Friday, October 29, 2021 8:57 PM Local Time
Wulff Makes a Full House to Double
The under-the-gun player raised to 6,000 and Tanya Wulff three-bet for all her chips, which was a total of 38,000. The player on her left called and the rest of the table folded.
Tanya Wulff:
Opponent:
Wulff was in trouble as she saw she was dominated and started to grab her stuff to leave. To her surprise though, the flop came , giving her top pair. The turn was the and she sat back down for the river . Wulff made a full house to survive her tournament life.
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:55 PM Local Time
Song the New Chip Leader
The action was picked up preflop when Kevin Song called the all-in from a player who was short stacked to put the player at risk for his tournament life.
Opponent:
Kevin Song:
Song's opponent needed help but the board ran out and with that pot there hasn't been a bigger stack seen in the tournament.
Song appears to be the chip leader here in Day 1 so far, and the bracelet winner will be looking to make a deep run.
Kevin Song | 480,000 | 480,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:44 PM Local Time
Zaver Smashes Flop
The player under the gun raised to 5,000. He was called by Ebrahim Zaver in middle position and the player in the hijack.
The flop came and the original raiser continued for 15,000. Zaver moved all-in having the original raiser covered. The player in the hijack folded and when it got back to the under the gun player he moved the remainder of his chips in the middle putting his tournament life at risk.
Original Raiser:
Ebrahim Zaver:
Zaver flopped a set. Unfortunately, his opponent flopped top pair to be eliminated.
Ebrahim Zaver | 120,000 | 120,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:39 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Raymond Grelll | 300,000 | |
Amanda Johnson | 155,000 | -65,000 |
Gregory Bock | 150,000 | -10,000 |
Peter Cross | 140,000 | -30,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:37 PM Local Time
Current Chip Counts
Benjamin Jacobs | 422,000 | 37,000 |
Angelo Kociper | 270,000 | 86,000 |
Himmat Singh | 266,000 | 173,500 |
Christopher Orio | 265,000 | 265,000 |
Kelly Dalke | 230,000 | 230,000 |
Michael Carroll | 197,500 | 90,000 |
Thomas Taylor | 124,000 | 124,000 |
TJ Touran | 109,500 | 0 |
Justin Arnwine | 85,000 | -60,000 |
J.P Griffen | 82,000 | -34,200 |
Ron Campbell | 55,500 | 55,500 |
Paul Sokoloff | 41,000 | 41,000 |
Steve Lauson | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Ebony Kenney | 28,500 | 28,500 |
Glyn Gracias | 21,000 | -30,200 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:21 PM Local Time
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Friday, October 29, 2021 8:17 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts In Pavilion
Thi Truong | 370,000 | |
Mohammed Ayyash | 280,000 | |
Jonathan Dimmig | 270,000 | |
Nick Sena-Hopkins | 245,000 | |
Tommy Townsend | 245,000 | |
John Jennings | 125,000 | |
Josh Edgell | 110,000 | |
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:13 PM Local Time
Kubin Puts Pressure on Konnikova
With about 25,000 chips already in the middle the flop read and Maria Konnikova put out a bet of 16,000 in position. Thomas Kubin check-raised to 50,500 from the small blind, forcing Konnikova to a decision.
After giving it some serious thought, Konnikova mucked her hand and asked if Kubin would show. He responded, "I had sixes full." As he gave the cards back to the dealer, face down.
Thomas Kubin | 95,500 | |
Maria Konnikova | 36,500 | 500 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:08 PM Local Time
Jacobs Continues to Scoop Pots
The action was picked up on the river with the board showing .
Benjamin Jacobs checked to a player behind him and the player bet 7,000.
Jacobs check-raised to 26,100 and his opponent quickly mucked the hand.
Jacobs scooped the pot and he continues to be one of the top stacks in the tournament.
Benjamin Jacobs | 385,000 | 105,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:01 PM Local Time
Touran Check-Raises Flop
Four players limped in and the flop came . TJ Touran and the player on his left checked before the early position limper put in a bet of 7,000. One player called and Touran check-raised to 20,000, which was able to take down the pot.
Friday, October 29, 2021 7:52 PM Local Time
Big Pot For Barnes
The action was picked up with four people all-in preflop. The player under the gun had two big blinds and put them in the pot. The player to act after him shoved to isolate but unfortunately, the players in the blinds, including Ivan Barnes in the big blind, woke up with some big hands and moved all-in putting their tournament lives on the line.
Under The Gun:
Middle Position:
Small Blind:
Ivan Barnes:
The board ran out . The pocket kings of Barnes held and he effectively trippled up.
Ivan Barnes | 150,000 | 150,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 7:48 PM Local Time
Prydvor's River Bet Gets Through
On a flop of Denys Prydvor called a bet of 7,000 from his opponent.
The turn was the and Prydvor called a bet again, this time his opponent bet 8,000.
On the river, his opponent checked to him and he threw in a bet of 27,000. His opponent gave it a few minutes of thinking before releasing his hand.
Denys Prydvor | 72,000 | 72,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 7:18 PM Local Time
2021 WSOP Streaming Exclusively on PokerGO
The 2021 World Series of Poker is in full swing, and PokerGO is live streaming many of the events.
PokerGO has partnered with CBS Sports Network to provide WSOP coverage with the likes of Lon McEachern, Norman Chad, and Jamie Kerstetter returning to the WSOP broadcast booth this year, along with PokerNews Podcast co-host Jeff Platt from time to time.
CBS Sports Network will televise 16 pre-produced and edited episodes of the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event, after striking a multi-year deal earlier this year. This deal sees coverage of the WSOP Main Event return to its original broadcast partner after featuring on CBS Sports Spectacular in the mid-1970s.
All 16 episodes will be televised following the conclusion of the tournament.
PokerGO will provide live streaming duties of the World Championship event starting on Day 1A (November 4) until the end on November 17, except Day 1B (November 5).
Away from the Main Event, there will be additional coverage of more than two dozen tournaments thru November 23, 2021. They include the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and the $250,000 Super High Roller.
Here's a look at the remaining PokerGO live-stream schedule:
Date | Event |
Saturday, October 30 | Event #53: $25,000 8-Handed High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha |
Friday, November 5 | Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship |
Thursday, November 19 | Event #79: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty |
Saturday: November 20 | Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller |
Monday, November 22 | Event #85: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em |
Tuesday, November 23 | Event #87: $100,000 High Roller |
*Dates, times, and specific events of this schedule are subject to change.
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Friday, October 29, 2021 6:49 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
Players have been on an early dinner break for the past 30 minutes or so.
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:20 PM Local Time
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Friday, October 29, 2021 6:11 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts in the Brasilia Room
Raymond Grell | 365,000 | 30,000 |
Benjamin Jacobs | 280,000 | 0 |
Amanda Johnson | 220,000 | 35,500 |
Peter Cross | 170,000 | -5,000 |
Greg Mayberry | 165,000 | 20,000 |
Gregory Bock | 160,000 | 80,000 |
Justin Arnwine | 145,000 | 29,000 |
JJ Liu | 74,000 | 26,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:58 PM Local Time
Morrison Doubles Through Chip Leader
The action was picked up when a player in middle position was all in. John Morrison and Raymound Grell made the call putting both players at risk.
Opponent:
John Morrison:
Raymound Grell:
The board ran out and with that Morrison doubled up and Grell eliminated a player from the field in the side pot.
Raymond Grell | 335,000 | -50,000 |
John Morrison | 105,000 | 105,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:52 PM Local Time
Kociper Shows the Bluff
Angelo Kociper raised in early position and a player in middle position three-bet. The button made the call before Kociper flatted the raise.
On the flop, Kociper checked to the three-bettor who put in a continuation bet of 16,000. The third player got out of the way and Kociper made the call.
The turn was the and Kociper took the lead by throwing in a healthy bet of 22,000 and his opponent called.
On the river, Kociper was in no mood to slow down and fired in a bet of 37,000. The opponent went deep into the tank and eventually folded face up and Kociper let him know he bluffed him with the .
Angelo Kociper | 184,000 | 104,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:45 PM Local Time
Matsuda Turns The Nuts
A player from middle position had moved all-in for his remaining 17,000 and got called by Tomoki Matsuda.
Opponenet At Risk:
Tomoki Matsuda:
Matsuda smashed the flop when it came and locked up the knockout when he filled up on the turn with the and the on the river.
Tomoki Matsuda | 70,000 | 70,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:42 PM Local Time
Gracias Doubles Through Platt
Aaron Skobel raised under the gun and Jeff Platt three-bet to 9,000. Glyn Gracias tanked for about a minute and decided to rip her entire stack of 21,600 in the middle. Skobel mucked and Platt made the call.
Glyn Gracias:
Jeff Platt:
Gracias had him dominated as the flop came , leaving Platt needing runner-runner. The turn gave him some outs as the hit but the on the river was a brick sealing Gracias' double up.
Aaron Skobel | 214,100 | 29,100 |
Jeff Platt | 105,000 | |
Glyn Gracias | 51,200 | -18,800 |