Friday, October 29, 2021 7:03 PM Local Time
A Round of Chip Counts
| Rogen Chhabra | 142,300 | 27,700  |
| Dylan Destefano | 125,400 | |
| Stephen Chidwick | 112,300 | 17,300 |
| Jon Villinas | 110,200 | 53,500 |
| Nick Schulman | 81,200 | |
| Aleksandr Shevlyakov | 71,800 | |
| Ali Imsirovic | 71,200 | |
| Alex Kulev | 67,500 | 7,500 |
| Dario Sammartino | 65,400 | |
| Francisco Benitez | 61,200 | 1,200 |
| Manig Loeser | 61,200 | -40,100  |
| Anton Wigg | 45,300 | -14,700 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:48 PM Local Time
Chidwick Turns Boat
With about 12,000 in the pot and a board of , Stephen Chidwick bet 3,500 in the big blind and the button player called.
Both players checked the turn, and on the river, Chidwick bet 6,000 and his opponent called.
Chidwick showed for a turned full house and took the pot.
| Stephen Chidwick | 95,000 | -5,200 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:45 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Arian Stolt | 266,400 | |
| Chris Sandrock | 201,300 | 88,400 |
| Georgios Sotiropoulos | 133,400 | 55,800 |
| Josue Aguirre | 124,500 | 15,600 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 122,400 | |
| Victoria Livschitz | 102,300 | 3,500 |
| Ian Steinman | 101,400 | |
| Patrick Chi | 100,000 | 18,800 |
| Boris Kolev | 91,200 | 0 |
| Jared Jaffee | 86,500 | |
| Elio Fox | 81,200 | -6,000 |
| Nick Yunis | 77,600 | 17,600 |
| Michael Addamo | 75,600 | |
| Sandeep Pulusani | 61,400 | 1,400 |
| John Gallaher | 60,000 | |
| Adrian Mateos | 51,200 | -7,500 |
| Frank Funaro | 50,000 | -17,500 |
| Hossein Ensan | 44,600 | -1,000 |
| Seth Davies | 44,300 | |
| Shannon Shorr | 39,400 | |
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:31 PM Local Time
Abdien Sets Up Opponent for KO
There was heads-up action between Nabil Mohamed Abdien from the cutoff and his opponent from the button with a board showing.
Abdien check-jammed after his opponent fired out 15,000 and they called off the rest of their 30,000 stack.
Opponent:
Nabil Mohamed Abdien:
Abdien's opponent was drawing dead and the river ended their tournament.
| Nabil Mohamed Abdien | 165,600 | 165,600 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:28 PM Local Time
Some Counts
| Sam Grafton | 75,000 | 16,300 |
| Joe McKeehen | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Nathaniel Silver | 58,000 | -37,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Sejin Park | 30,000 | -34,900 |
| Ryan Leng | 18,000 | -26,300 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:21 PM Local Time
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Friday, October 29, 2021 6:18 PM Local Time
Deeb's Cowboys Crack Aces
Freddy Deeb got the rest of his stack in preflop against an opponent and was at risk.
Freddy Deeb:
Opponent:
Deeb found himself on the wrong side of a cooler, but quickly found himself on the right side as the dealer spread the flop. The turn and river changed nothing and Deeb doubled.
| Freddy Deeb | 60,000 | 0 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:15 PM Local Time
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Friday, October 29, 2021 6:02 PM Local Time
Ramos' Nut Flush Ousts Brewer
With about 20,000 in the pot and a completed board of , Christopher Brewer bet 5,000 in the small blind. Felipe Ramos put in a stack of orange chips which was enough to put Brewer all-in. Brewer thought about it and eventually put in his remaining 18,000 chips.
Christopher Brewer:
Felipe Ramos:
Ramo's nut flush wasn't going to lose to any hand with that board and he scooped the pot as Brewer hit the rail.
| Felipe Ramos | 120,000 | |
| Christopher Brewer | 0 | -30,100 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 6:01 PM Local Time
Cowboys No Good for Salas
Reigning WSOP Main Event Champ Damian Salas raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and Darren Elias three-bet to 3,000 from the button.
Action folded back around to Salas who four-bet to 6,800 and Elias called bringing about the flop.
Salas check-called the 4,500 bet from Elias and the turn followed by the river were checked to showdown.
Salas showed but it was no good as Elias held to win the pot.
| Darren Elias | 62,300 | 17,800 |
| Damian Salas | 15,300 | -44,700 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:54 PM Local Time
Another Round of Chip Counts
| Joey Weissman | 121,300 | 51,600 |
| Manig Loeser | 101,300 | 101,300 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 100,200 | 20,200 |
| Boris Kolev | 91,200 | 91,200 |
| Elio Fox | 87,200 | 27,200 |
| Gal Yifrach | 86,700 | 16,700 |
| Ran Ilani | 82,300 | 22,300 |
| James Chen | 82,300 | 82,300 |
| Galen Hall | 74,500 | 74,500 |
| Brandon Wilson | 73,200 | 73,200 |
| Daan Mulders | 71,200 | 71,200 |
| Frank Funaro | 67,500 | 7,500 |
| Joao Vieira | 63,400 | 63,400 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 62,300 | 62,300 |
| Adrian Mateos | 58,700 | 21,100 |
| Kitty Kuo | 51,200 | 6,200 |
| Ryan Leng | 44,300 | 44,300 |
| Upeshka De Silva | 38,200 | 38,200 |
| Kristina Holst | 30,100 | -29,900 |
| Pavlo Veksler | 24,300 | -35,700 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:39 PM Local Time
Yifrach's River Bet Gets Fold
With about 10,000 in the pot and a flop, Gal Yifrach was in the cutoff and check-called a 3,500 bet from the button player.
Both players checked the turn, and Yifrach fired out an 8,000 bet on the river. His opponent folded and Yifrach took the pot without a challenge.
| Gal Yifrach | 70,000 | 10,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:30 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts From After Break
| Niklas Astedt | 166,700 | 91,700 |
| Allen Pock | 122,300 | |
| Chris Sandrock | 112,900 | 52,900 |
| Josue Aguirre | 108,900 | 18,900 |
| Victoria Livschitz | 98,800 | 38,800 |
| Georgios Sotiropoulos | 77,600 | 17,600 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 71,200 | 11,200 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 65,400 | |
| Gediminas Uselis | 60,000 | |
| Freddy Deeb | 60,000 | 30,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 58,700 | -1,300 |
| Hossein Ensan | 45,600 | |
| Darren Elias | 44,500 | -15,500 |
| Christopher Brewer | 30,100 | -4,900 |
| James Carroll | 30,000 | |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:21 PM Local Time
Froelich Doubles With Aces Over Laplante's Kings
Just before the break, Eric Froelich had gotten all his chips in preflop against Ryan Laplante.
Eric Froelich:
Ryan Laplante:
It was a classic cooler early in the day, The board ran out to keep Froelich's aces ahead and give him the double-up.
| Eric Froehlich | 90,000 | |
| Ryan Laplante | 45,000 | -15,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:02 PM Local Time
Take 15
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Friday, October 29, 2021 4:58 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts
| George Wolff | 139,800 | 79,800 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 122,300 | 62,300 |
| Rogen Chhabra | 105,600 | 105,600 |
| Robert Brobyn | 78,900 | 78,900 |
| Joey Weissman | 69,700 | 69,700 |
| Ryan Reiss | 66,700 | 66,700 |
| Chance Kornuth | 66,500 | 6,500 |
| Faraz Jaka | 65,700 | 65,700 |
| Daniel Reijmer | 64,500 | 64,500 |
| Denys Chufarin | 63,500 | 63,500 |
| Nikolai Mamut | 59,700 | 59,700 |
| Taylor Black | 47,600 | -12,400 |
| David Coleman | 42,300 | 42,300 |
| Thomas Boivin | 35,400 | -24,600 |
| Masato Yokosawa | 25,000 | -35,000 |
| Qing Liu | 18,600 | 18,600 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 4:48 PM Local Time
Park Defends and Wins
Jon Villinas raised to 900 from the button and Sejin Park defended his big blind to see a flop.
Park check-called the 1,000 continuation bet from Villinas bringing about the turn.
Both players checked and then did the same after the completed the board on the river.
Park rolled over for ace-high and it was good enough to win the pot after Villinas mucked his hand facedown.
| Sejin Park | 64,900 | 4,900 |
| Jon Villinas | 56,700 | 56,700 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 4:47 PM Local Time
Deeb Folds to Silver's Shove
On a flop and about 13,000 in the pot, Freddy Deeb bet 4,000 from the big blind and Nathaniel Silver raised to 13,000 in the cutoff. Deeb called.
The came on the turn and after Deeb checked, Silver jammed for Deeb's 30,000 effective stack.
Deeb thought about it and asked if he could rebuy, to which he was told no since it's a championship event.
After some more pondering, Deeb folded and then said, "The rebuy had nothing to do with it. I think you made the best hand."
Silver only said, "I had a good hand."
| Nathaniel Silver | 95,000 | 35,000 |
| Freddy Deeb | 30,000 | |
Friday, October 29, 2021 4:37 PM Local Time
Shing Doubles With Aces in Cooler
Philip Shing just collected an early double with a completed board of showing holding against his opponent from the big blind who held .
Friday, October 29, 2021 4:30 PM Local Time
Ostapchenko Sets Up Moron
There was heads-up action between Andrew Ostapchenko from the small blind and Ignacio Moron from the big blind.
The board was checked down to the river where Ostapchenko led out for 5,400 and Moron called.
Ostapchenko quickly showed for a set of fives and it was good enough to win the pot after Moron mucked his hand facedown.
| Andrew Ostapchenko | 63,700 | 3,700 |
| Ignacio Moron | 53,600 | -6,400 |