Sunday, October 24, 2021 11:19 PM Local Time
Elezra Triples Up With Broadway
Eli Elezra moved his remaining chips into the middle on a flop, and found two callers in Jonathan Witz and Travis Doran. Both Witz and Doran checked the turn and river, before Elezra turned over for the straight. Witz and Doran both mucked, as Elezra tripled his stack.
At the next table over, Aaron Wallace was eliminated in 35th place after he was unable to beat Ashly Butler's straight.
| Jonathan Witz | 1,280,000 | -20,000  |
| Ashly Butler | 520,000 | 340,000  |
| Eli Elezra | 210,000 | 55,000 |
| Travis Doran | 160,000 | -55,000 |
| Aaron Wallace | 0 | -100,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 11:12 PM Local Time
Tran Felted by Zack
JC Tran opted to check-call a bet worth 50,000 on the flop and then got his remaining chips in after the turn when facing further aggression by Daniel Zack.
JC Tran:
Daniel Zack:
Zack had flopped the world and turned trips deuces to leave Tran on thin ice. No miracle appeared with the river and that spelled the end for Tran in 39th place.
| Daniel Zack | 660,000 | 180,000 |
| JC Tran | 0 | -355,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 11:08 PM Local Time
Lewis Eliminated by Zimnik
In a preflop contest, Toby Lewis got his stack of around 300,000 in the middle and was looked up by Nathan Zimnik, who held the slightly superior stack size.
Toby Lewis:
Nathan Zimnik:
Lewis picked up a gutshot on the flop but failed to get there on the turn and river runout. After being well above the average before the dinner break, Lewis suddenly departed in 41st place.
| Nathan Zimnik | 770,000 | 460,000 |
| Toby Lewis | 0 | -300,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 11:06 PM Local Time
Doran Eliminates Israelashvili
Roland Israelashvili's short stack was at risk against Travis Doran.
Roland Israelashvili:
Travis Doran:
Israelashvili was ahead on the flop, but Doran connected with the turn and made two pair on the river to eliminate Israelashvili.
At a nearby table, Jonathan Witz knocked out Brandon Schaefer.
| Travis Doran | 215,000 | -160,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 0 | -210,000 |
| Brandon Schaefer | 0 | -220,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 11:04 PM Local Time
Ferrera Eliminated by Witz
The heads-up flop of , Keith Ferrera got his chips in against the red-hot running Jonathan Witz and was ahead when the cards were tabled.
Keith Ferrera:
Jonathan Witz:
The turn and the river paired the board for Witz to score the knockout as he further leaped above one million in chips.
| Jonathan Witz | 1,300,000 | 220,000 |
| Keith Ferrera | 0 | -530,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:55 PM Local Time
Racener Doubles Through Lewis
Toby Lewis three-bet the small blind and then bet the pot for 135,000 on the flop, which John Racener called. Lewis ripped it in after the turn and Racener called for the 201,000 he had behind.
John Racener:
Toby Lewis:
The river filled up Racener and he secured the double.
| John Racener | 710,000 | 350,000 |
| Toby Lewis | 300,000 | -355,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:52 PM Local Time
Linde Triples Up, Shack-Harris Eliminated
After Chris Sandrock raised and Brandon Shack-Harris called, Dylan Linde three-bet for most of his remaining chips. Sandrock called before Shack-Harris four-bet all of his chips, and Sandrock got out of the way.
Dylan Linde:
Brandon Shack-Harris:
Shack-Harris commented that he "misunderstood something" as he was contemplating his raise, and could only watch as the runout of left his kings behind giving Linde a triple up.
Shack-Harris was left short and was eliminated shortly after.
| Dylan Linde | 620,000 | 430,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 0 | -330,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:50 PM Local Time
Level 18 started
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:48 PM Local Time
Spurlin Eliminates Kempton
Isaac Kempton and Jordan Spurlin played a huge all-in pot preflop with two big hands that brought an end to Kempton's night.
Isaac Kempton:
Jordan Spurlin:
The board came , flopping Spurlin a full house and sending Kempton to the payout window with a min-cash.
| Jordan Spurlin | 615,000 | 215,000 |
| Isaac Kempton | 0 | -337,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:48 PM Local Time
Maksimov Doubles Through Schaefer
On a flop of , the chips of Artem Maksimov and Brandon Schaefer went into the middle with the former at risk for 304,000.
Artem Maksimov:
Brandon Schaefer:
The turn was a blank and the river improved Maksimov to jacks and tens for the double.
| Artem Maksimov | 770,000 | 255,000 |
| Brandon Schaefer | 220,000 | -260,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:42 PM Local Time
The Wall of Witz Grows Again
Jonathan Witz's large stack had recently taken a few hits, but it's back over a million thanks to a recent hand with Brandon Schaefer.
On a turn board reading , Schaefer bet 55,000 and got called by Witz.
The river brought the and again Schaefer bet, this time for 115,000. Witz responded quickly with a raise to 300,000.
After a brief deliberation, Schaefer folded, awarding the healthy pot to Witz, whose stack is back near the top of the leaderboard.
| Jonathan Witz | 1,080,000 | 590,000 |
| Brandon Schaefer | 480,000 | -209,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:36 PM Local Time
Heritsch gets Paid by Ireland
Michael Heritsch defended the big blind and check-called a bet by Anderson Ireland on the flop. The turn went check, check, and Heritsch bet the river for 80,000. Ireland called and announced top twp but Heritsch had the nuts with the for the six-high straight.
| Michael Heritsch | 475,000 | 85,000 |
| Anderson Ireland | 250,000 | -80,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:35 PM Local Time
Yanovski Knocks Out Ohel
Randy Ohel was faced with a decision for all of his chips after a bet from Leonid Yanovski on the river.
The board showed and Yanovski bet enough to put Ohel all in, and Ohel said he needed to "trust himself" as he made the call. Yanovski turned over for a straight, and Ohel mucked as he wished the rest of the table good luck.
| Leonid Yanovski | 1,065,000 | 310,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 0 | -303,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:29 PM Local Time
Witz Pays Off Ausmus
Jonathan Witz had previously doubled with a rivered nut flush and now check-called a bet worth 60,000 on the river. His sole opponent Jeremy Ausmus tabled the as the winning hand as Witz sent his cards into the muck.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 970,000 | 115,000 |
| Jonathan Witz | 490,000 | 210,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:28 PM Local Time
Two Down in the Money
Stephen Chidwick lost the remainder of his short stack soon after the bubble burst and Andrew Donabedian followed suit soon after to reduce the field to the final 46 contenders.
| Stephen Chidwick | 0 | -80,000 |
| Andrew Donabedian | 0 | -160,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:27 PM Local Time
Linde Doubles Through Montgomery
On a flop of , Dylan Linde put in his last 78,000 chips and got a call from Kyle Montgomery.
Dylan Linde:
Kyle Montgomery:
Linde had the better two pair and held after the and fell to complete the board.
| Kyle Montgomery | 780,000 | 155,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 190,000 | -30,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:20 PM Local Time
Matusow Doubles Again
Shortly after doubling up, Mike Matusow was at risk again facing Nathan Zimnik.
Mike Matusow:
Nathan Zimnik:
Matusow's aces fell behind after the flop, and Zimnik maintained the lead with his set of kings on the turn. Matusow then got the help he needed on the to make a flush and climb over the 600,000 mark.
| Mike Matusow | 625,000 | 300,000 |
| Nathan Zimnik | 310,000 | -375,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:17 PM Local Time
Andrew Donabedian Triples Up
Andrew Donabedian got his last 50,000 chips in the middle in a three-way pot with Toby Lewis and Adam Hendrix.
The flop came , Hendrix checked and Lewis bet 30,000. Hendrix folded his hand.
Andrew Donabedian:
Toby Lewis:
Donabedian flopped the nut flush versus the second nut flush held by Lewis.
The board completed with the and , earning Donabedian a nice triple up.
| Toby Lewis | 655,000 | 35,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 180,000 | -270,000 |
| Andrew Donabedian | 160,000 | 119,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:11 PM Local Time
Matusow Doubles Through Donabedian
In a preflop raising war, Andrew Donabedian out of the big blind and Mike Matusow in an early position got their chips in for the following showdown.
Mike Matusow:
Andrew Donabedian:
Matusow flopped best on and locked it up on the turn before then even making quads on the river. he doubled for 155,000 to leave Donebedian short.
| Mike Matusow | 325,000 | 95,000 |
| Andrew Donabedian | 41,000 | -444,000 |
Sunday, October 24, 2021 10:08 PM Local Time
Mitsiuk No More
Two short stacks clashed in Andrei Mitsiuk and Zhen Cai with the latter at risk in a preflop contest.
Zhen Cai:
Andrei Mitsiuk:
The board ran out and Cai made broadway on the river. Mitsiuk was left with very few chips and lost those shortly after to Robert Campbell.
| Robert Campbell | 235,000 | 97,000 |
| Zhen Cai | 135,000 | -55,000 |
| Andrei Mitsiuk | 0 | -130,000 |