Saturday, October 23, 2021 6:01 PM Local Time
Manrique Felts One
A player limped from middle position and George Wolff raised to 1,800 from the cutoff. Camilo Manrique called from the button and both of the blinds called while the limper got out of the way.
The flop was and action checked to Manrique on the button for a bet of 4,100. The small blind took a moment before betting the pot, and the rest of the table folded back to Manrique for the shove of around 50,000. The small blind called.
Small Blind:
Camilo Manrique:
The turn was and the river and Manrique made kings full of sixes to beat three sixes and send the small blind to the rail.
| Camilo Manrique | 118,500 | 118,500  |
| George Wolff | 107,800 | -4,100  |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:42 PM Local Time
Wolff Climbing
George Wolff has crossed the 100K mark early in Day 1 action. Wolff has four cashes at the 2021 WSOP so far and he's looking for his first gold bracelet after finishing as the runner-up in 2019's $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship.
| George Wolff | 111,900 | 60,400 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:40 PM Local Time
Flush for Williams
David Williams in the small blind and a player in the big blind both defended when facing an open from the player on the button.
The flop of checked through and Williams led out with a bet of 2,100 on the turn. The player in the big blind folded while the opponent on the button called.
Williams checked after the peeled off on the river and his opponent checked back. Williams tabled for a flush and his opponent did not show.
| David Williams | 21,000 | -18,500 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:28 PM Local Time
Donabedian Calls Bleznick
Jared Bleznick raised to 1,100 from early position and Andrew Donabedian three-bet to 5,000 from the button. Bleznick was the lone caller.
The flop was and both players checked.
The turn was and both players checked again. The river was .
Bleznick fired 6,000 at the river and Donabedian called quickly. Bleznick turned over for three fives, but Donabedian had to make a straight and take the pot.
Donabedian is looking for his second bracelet after taking down the $600 PLO Deepstack in 2019.
| Jared Bleznick | 70,500 | 31,000 |
| Andrew Donabedian | 52,500 | 52,500 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:25 PM Local Time
Laplante Wins Flush-Over-Flush Pot
Ryan Laplante in the small blind was in a three-way pot that checked down to the river with the board reading .
Laplante led out with a bet of 1,200 and got a call from one of the opponents. Laplante showed an ace-high flush with and it was good as his opponent had a king-high flush with .
| Ryan Laplante | 55,000 | 6,700 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:02 PM Local Time
Players on First Break
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the tournament after two levels of play.
Saturday, October 23, 2021 5:01 PM Local Time
Deeb Shoves River
Picking up the action on the turn on a board reading with 12,000 in the middle, Shaun Deeb bet the pot from under the gun and his opponent called from UTG+1.
Deeb moved all-in on the river. His opponent took some time and sipped his coffee before eventually folding.
Players at the table speculated that Deeb was bluffing.
| Shaun Deeb | 70,000 | 12,700 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:59 PM Local Time
Sandrock Leads Latest Round of Chip Counts
| Chris Sandrock | 96,000 | 18,000 |
| Dong Suh | 81,100 | 11,900 |
| Randy Ohel | 79,500 | 19,500 |
| Josh Arieh | 78,000 | 78,000 |
| Veselin Karakitukov | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Pete Chen | 62,500 | 62,500 |
| Will Jaffe | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 59,400 | 59,400 |
| Shaun Deeb | 57,300 | 57,300 |
| Julien Martini | 56,800 | 56,800 |
| John Beauprez | 54,100 | 54,100 |
| PJ Cha | 50,800 | 50,800 |
| Ryan Laplante | 48,300 | -11,700 |
| Stephen Moreschi | 45,500 | -14,500 |
| Niklas Astedt | 42,100 | -2,900 |
| Jared Bleznick | 39,500 | -20,500 |
| David Williams | 39,500 | -15,500 |
| Alexander Norden | 39,000 | -24,000 |
| Yuval Bronshtein | 38,500 | 38,500 |
| Chris Brewer | 28,700 | 28,700 |
| Dylan Weisman | 28,600 | -45,400 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:53 PM Local Time
Full House for Mosley
Niklas Astedt on the button opened to 1,000 and the player in the small blind and Dominique Mosley in the big blind both called.
Mosley led out with a bet of around 2,200 on the flop of and Astedt called, while the player in the small blind folded.
Mosley checked on the turn and Astedt checked back. Mosley took a minute on the river before announcing "pot" and getting snap-called by Astedt.
Mosley turned over for a full house and Astedt mucked.
| Dominique Mosley | 85,000 | |
| Niklas Astedt | 45,000 | -18,500 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:42 PM Local Time
Garza Chipping Up
A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and AP Garza three-bet to 4,200. The rest of the table got out of the way and the player in middle position called.
The flop was and Garza's opponent checked. Garza fired a bet of 4,000 and the player in middle position went into the tank for nearly a minute before tossing his hand in the muck.
Garza is chipping up early in Day 1. He is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet after a career-high finish in this year's Mixed Omaha event.
| AP Garza | 79,900 | 79,900 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:41 PM Local Time
WSOP 2021 | ARIEH'S 3RD BRACELET IS 16 YEARS IN THE MAKING! | Update Day 24
Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:39 PM Local Time
Yen Gets a Fold from Williams
David Williams raised in the small blind and Alexander Yen called in the big blind.
Williams checked to his opponent on the monotone flop of and Yen put out a bet of around 2,500. Williams folded.
| Alexander Yen | 65,000 | |
| David Williams | 55,000 | |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:11 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast: Friedman, Addamo & Arieh Talk 2021 WSOP Bracelet Wins
PokerNews Podcast
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
After missing the last episode, Jeff chimes in with his thoughts regarding the Poker Hall of Fame nominations. He also realizes he's getting crushed by Chad in their 2021 WSOP fantasy bet, and things got even worse when his title defense in the PokerNews WSOP Heads-Up Challenge ended in Round 1.
The duo then chat about Phil Hellmuth making a run at bracelet No. 17, Adam Friedman's incredible accomplishment winning the $10,000 Dealer's Choice for the third year in a row, Josh Arieh claiming his third bracelet and making a case for the Poker Hall of Fame, and Michael Addamo continuing his incredible heater by winning the $50K bracelet a month after winning both the Poker Masters and Super High Roller Bowl VI.
Listen to post-victory winner interviews with Friedman, Addamo, and Arieh in this must-listen episode!
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Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:08 PM Local Time
Suh Takes from Gussoni and Astedt
A player in middle position raised to 600 and Dong Suh called from the button before Niklas Astedt raised to 2,000 from the small blind. Robert Gussoni called from the big blind and the middle position player called along with Suh.
The flop was . Astedt, Gussoni, and the middle position player checked. Suh fired 2,600 and Astedt folded. Gussoni called and the player in middle position got out of the way.
The turn was and Suh continued for 3,200. Gussoni called and the river was .
Suh fired 2,500 on the river and Gussoni thought it over briefly before mucking his hand.
| Dong Suh | 69,200 | 69,200 |
| Niklas Astedt | 63,500 | 3,500 |
| Robert Gussoni | 50,500 | -3,500 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:08 PM Local Time
Benyamine Gets a Fold
David Benyamine in the small blind got to the river against Arthur Morris in the big blind on a board of with over 7,000 in the middle.
Benyamine fired out a bet of 5,000 and Morris thought about it a bit before folding.
| David Benyamine | 44,000 | -16,000 |
| Arthur Morris | 41,000 | |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 3:58 PM Local Time
Sandrock Chips Up Against Wolff
George Wolff four-bet to 5,200 and was called by Chris Sandrock as they headed to the flop. No betting action took place and Sandrock then led the turn for Wolff to call. The river was checked once more and Sandrock tabled the with a big grin in the face as Wolff mucked his cards.
| Chris Sandrock | 78,000 | 78,000 |
| George Wolff | 51,500 | -13,500 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 3:53 PM Local Time
Flop Check-Raise from Wolff
Picking up the action on a flop of , George Wolff in the big blind checked and his opponent on the button bet 2,000. Wolff responded with a check-raise to around 7,000 and his opponent folded.
| George Wolff | 65,000 | 5,700 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 3:49 PM Local Time
Norden Pressures Rockowitz
Jesse Rockowitz called 500 on the button and Alexander Norden raised to 22,000 from the small blind. The rest of the table got out of the way and Rockowitz called.
The flop was and Norden bet 3,200. Rockowitz gave a brief pause before folding to give the early pot to the Swedish PLO specialist.
| Alexander Norden | 63,000 | 3,000 |
| Jesse Rockowitz | 56,000 | 56,000 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 3:43 PM Local Time
More Names in the Field
| Adam Hendrix | 60,000 | |
| Alexander Norden | 60,000 | |
| Simon Mattsson | 60,000 | |
| Ryan Franklin | 60,000 | |
| Ben Wilinofsky | 60,000 | |
| Michael Perrone | 60,000 | |
| Avi Cohen | 60,000 | |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 3:35 PM Local Time
Wolff Finds a Fold
George Wolff raised to 900 from the button and the small blind got out of the way for Adam Johnson to call from the big blind.
The flop was and Wolff continued for 600. Johnson called and the turn was .
Both players checked the turn and the river was . Johnson fired 2,000 and Wolff threw his cards in the muck.
| Adam Johnson | 63,000 | 63,000 |
| George Wolff | 59,300 | -700 |