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2021 52nd Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Friday, October 22, 2021 to Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Event #43: DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $1,000
  • Prizepool: $3,551,990
  • Entries: 3,991
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 5:39 PM Local Time
Guay Gets Value With Top Flush

From the small blind, Frank Lagodich raised and David Guay defended in the big blind.

The flop came down    . Lagodicth bet 800,000, Guay called.

The turn was the  . Lagodich led again for 2,800,000 and Guay came along for the ride to the river which came the   to put three spades on board.

Lagodich led with a small downsized bet of 1,400,000. Guay took his time before cutting out a raise to 10,300,000. Lagodich looked uncomfortable immediately and moved around in his chair staring down Guay. Eventually, after a couple of minutes, he called.

Guay tabled the    for the top flush. Lagodich showed visible frustration, angrily mucked his cards and walked away from the table to cool off as Guay collected the big pot.

David Guay52,500,00014,500,000
Frank Lagodich6,300,000-15,700,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 5:25 PM Local Time
Kenneth Inouye Eliminated in 7th place ($74,796)

Kenneth Inouye

Kenneth Inouye went all-in for 5,300,000 and from middle position, David Guay called and action folded all the way around.

Kenneth Inouye:   
David Guay:   

The board ran out       and Inouye was drawing dead on the turn and left the tournament in 7th place.

David Guay38,000,00011,200,000
Kenneth Inouye0-5,400,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 5:17 PM Local Time
Little Overtakes Platt in Chips

From the hijack Jeff Platt raised to 1,800,000. Timothy Little called from the big blind.

The flop came    . Platt continued with a bet of 1,200,000, Little called.

The turn was the  , both players checked it to the river which was the  . Little led with a bet of 2,800,000 and Platt folded quickly to send the pot to Little who has now overtaken Platt in chips by a thin margin.

Timothy Little24,700,0002,400,000
Jeff Platt23,800,000-3,000,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 5:09 PM Local Time
Joshua Harrison Eliminated in 8th Place ($58,735)

Joshua Harrison

Frank Lagodich went all-in on the button for 13,000,000 and action folded to Joshua Harrison in the big blind who called all in for less.

Joshua Harrison:   
Frank Lagodich:   

The flop of     kept Harrison in the lead, but the turn   left Harrison drawing dead to a queen to chop on the river. The river came a   and Harrison was eliminated in 8th place.

Frank Lagodich22,000,00011,200,000
Joshua Harrison0-7,750,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:59 PM Local Time
Little More Than Doubles in Four-Way Pot

Anthony Denove unintentionally flatted under the gun, thinking the big blidn was a raise. Timothy Little called from middle position. David Guay called from the cutoff and the big blind Steven Stozenfeld came along to.

The four players saw a flop of    . Little jammed all in and was called by Guay, the other two players folded quickly.

Little had the    for top pair and the nut flush draw while Guay had two-pair with the   .

The turn was the   to give Little trips and the river was the   to give him the big pot to more than double.

David Guay26,800,000-8,700,000
Timothy Little22,300,00012,550,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:45 PM Local Time
Level 36 started
Level: 36
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:37 PM Local Time
Break Time Chip Counts
Anthony Denove53,000,0004,000,000
David Guay35,500,0007,800,000
Jeff Platt26,800,0001,400,000
Steven Stolzenfeld15,200,0000
Frank Lagodich10,800,000-3,800,000
Timothy Little9,750,000-2,650,000
Joshua Harrison7,750,0001,050,000
Kenneth Inouye5,400,000-2,700,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:35 PM Local Time
Matthew Raffoul Eliminated in 10th Place ($36,949); Michael Wang Eliminated in 9th Place ($46,430)

Matthew Raffoul - Michael Wang

Anthony Denove opened to 1,300,000 on the cutoff and from the small blind, Matthew Raffoul went all-in for 7,600,000. Michael Wang went into the tank for roughly a minute before he declared he was all-in for 11,600,000. Denove checked his hand again and called with the covering stack.

Matthew Raffoul:   
Michael Wang:   
Anthony Denove:   

The flop came out     which gave Denove top set and left the other two players to draw to backdoors. The turn came a   meaning Raffoul needed a nine to stay alive, and Wang needed a ten or five. The river came a   and Denove scooped the biggest pot of the whole tournament, eliminating Raffoul in 10th place and Wang in 9th place, because he had more chips.

Anthony Denove49,000,00019,600,000
Michael Wang0-11,250,000
Matthew Raffoul0-9,900,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 4:13 PM Local Time
Guay Takes One

Joshua Harrison raised under the gun to 1,200,000. Timothy Little called on the button and Davd Guay defended from the big blind.

Three players saw the flop come    . Harrison continued with a bet of 1,600,000. Little folded and Guay called.

The turn was the   action went check-check to the river which was the  . Guay bet 2,500,000 and Harrison called after a moment.

Guay tabled the    which was good enough as Harrison mucked.

David Guay27,700,0004,300,000
Timothy Little12,400,000-1,200,000
Joshua Harrison6,700,000-4,300,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:56 PM Local Time
Platt Wins An Early One

Joshua Harrison called in the small blind, and in the big blind Jeff Platt made it 2,100,000. Harrison called and a flop was dealt.

The flop came down     and the action checked through to the   turn. Harrison bet 2,400,000 and Platt called.

The river of   was checked through and Platt tabled    for a pair of eights. Harrison tapped the table and mucked and Platt scooped an early pot of the final table.

Jeff Platt25,400,0004,600,000
Joshua Harrison11,000,000-4,600,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:41 PM Local Time
Final Table Redraw
SeatPlayerChip Count
1Anthony Denove29,400,000
2Kenneth Inouye8,100,000
3Matthew Raffoul9,900,000
4Michael Wang11,250,000
5Timothy Little13,600,000
6Frank Lagodich14,600,000
7David Guay23,400,000
8Joshua Harrison15,600,000
9Jeff Platt20,800,000
10Steven Stolzenfeld15,200,000
Anthony Denove29,400,0007,100,000
David Guay23,400,000700,000
Jeff Platt20,800,000-3,800,000
Joshua Harrison15,600,000100,000
Steven Stolzenfeld15,200,000-2,600,000
Frank Lagodich14,600,0003,100,000
Timothy Little13,600,000200,000
Michael Wang11,250,000-1,950,000
Matthew Raffoul9,900,0002,200,000
Kenneth Inouye8,100,000900,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:41 PM Local Time
Alex Kulev Eliminated in 11th Place ($36,949)

Alex Kulev

Alex Kulev went all-in on the cutoff for 3,700,000 and to his right, Anthony Denove went all-in for 24,000,000. The action folded around and the cards were tabled.

Alex Kulev:   
Anthony Denove:   

The board ran out       and Kulev was eliminated, bringing the field down to ten players and having a redraw.

Anthony Denove29,400,0007,100,000
Alex Kulev0-6,550,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:30 PM Local Time
Alexander Farahi Eliminated in 12th Place ($29,602)

Alexander Farahi

In a blind on blind battle the flop came    . Alexader Farahi led for 850,000 from the small blind and David Guay called.

The turn was the  . Farahi bet 1,800,000 and Guay called again.

The river was the  . Farahi moved all in and Guay called quickly.

Guay tabled the    for two-pair while Farahi had the    for air and he was out the door just like that.

David Guay22,700,0008,000,000
Alexander Farahi0-7,400,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:25 PM Local Time
Stolzenfield Wins From Nenove

Steven Stolzenfeld raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Anthony Denove defended the big blind.

The flop came down     and Denove check-called a bet of 1,600,000 from Stolzenfeld.

The turn came a   and Stolzenfeld bet 3,000,000. Denove went into the tank for over a minute before he ultimately landed on folding, giving Stolzenfeld the pot.

Anthony Denove22,300,0001,100,000
Steven Stolzenfeld17,800,0004,400,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:20 PM Local Time
Guay Withstands Pressure

The board read    . From the small blind David Guay bet 500,000 and Joshua Harrison called from the big blind.

The turn was the  . Guay check-called a bet from Harrison.

The river came the  . Guay checked and Harrison jammed to put full pressure on Guay for his tournament life. Guay looked up and sighed, appearing to get ready for a long tank but he ultimately called within 20 seconds.

Harrison mucked while Guay tabled the    and collected the double up.

Joshua Harrison15,500,0001,000,000
David Guay14,700,0009,600,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:15 PM Local Time
Level 35 started
Level: 35
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 3:07 PM Local Time
Wang Doubles Two Up

Alexander Farahi moved all in for 3,700,000 from the button over a 1,100,000 raise from Michael Wang under the gun. Wang called.

Alexander Farahi:   
Michael Wang:   

The board ran out       and Farahi gathered a double.

A couple hands later, David Guay moved all in preflop and was called by Michael Wang.

David Guay:   
Michael Wang:   

The board ran out       and just like that Wang was down in chips after sending his stack strewn across the table.

Michael Wang13,200,000-13,300,000
Alexander Farahi7,400,0003,600,000
David Guay5,100,000-1,750,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:58 PM Local Time
Platt Wins One Against Stolzenfeld

Jeff Platt

Jeff Platt raised under the-gun to 1,000,000 and Steven Stolzenfeld defended his big blind.

The flop came down     and Stozenfeld check-called a bet of 750,000 from Platt.

The turn of   was checked through to the   river where Stozenfeld checked once more. Platt bet 2,200,000 and Stozenfeld went into the tank. After a minute of thinking Stozenfeld called and Platt tabled   . Stozenfeld mucked his hand and Platt's rail erupted into cheers.

Jeff Platt24,600,0004,300,000
Steven Stolzenfeld13,400,000-6,100,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:50 PM Local Time
Platt Turns Tables on Inouye

From the cutoff Jeff Platt raised to 1,000,000, Kenneth Inouye defended from the big blind.

The flop came    . Inouye check-raised Platt's bet of 750,000 to 1,600,000, Platt called.

The turn was the  . Inouye led out with a bet of 1,750,000, Platt called again.

The river came the  . Inouye played with his stack some before checking. Platt cut out a bet of 3,600,000. Inouye put his head in hands and tanked for about two minutes before letting his cards into the muck as Platt's rail applauded his new winnings.

Jeff Platt20,300,0004,700,000
Kenneth Inouye7,200,000-3,000,000
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:41 PM Local Time
Lagodich Doubles Through Farahi

Frank Lagodich went all-in from under the-gun for 5,100,000 and from middle position, Alexander Farahi went all-in for 8,900,000 and the action folded around.

Frank Lagodich:   
Alexander Farahi:   

The board ran out       which did not improve Farahi and Lagodich doubled.

Frank Lagodich11,500,0005,100,000
Alexander Farahi3,800,000-5,000,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
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