Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:54 PM Local Time
Gaspard Hits Turn to Stay Alive
Jean Gaspard jammed in his 63,000 stack on the button and Tobias Schwecht called in the big blind.
Jean Gaspard:
Tobias Schwecht:
The flop changed nothing, but the turn put Gaspard ahead. The completed the board to confirm the double.
| Jean Gaspard | 138,000 | 78,000  |
| Tobias Schwecht | 60,000 | 30,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:54 PM Local Time
Berkey Good with Ladies
Matt Berkey opened in the cutoff and Asi Moshe flat-called on the button.
Berkey checked on the flop of and called a bet of 24,000 from Moshe. Berkey checked again on the turn and Moshe checked back.
The river brought the and Berkey led out with a bet of 23,000. Moshe called and mucked when Berkey showed a pair of queens with .
| Matt Berkey | 900,000 | 140,000 |
| Asi Moshe | 760,000 | -50,000  |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:37 PM Local Time
Hyun's Rockets Double Through Schulman
Nick Schulman raised to 15,000 from middle position and Sung Joo Hyun jammed for 62,000 in the hijack. Schulman called and hands were revealed.
Sung Joo Hyun:
Nick Schulman:
The board ran out to improve Hyun to a flush and give him the pot.
| Sung Joo Hyun | 130,000 | 130,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 80,000 | -195,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:37 PM Local Time
Level 16 started
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:29 PM Local Time
Yunis Stacks Mackoff
Nick Yunis was seen raising all-in in a heads-up pot against Jonas Mackoff, who had already committed most of his stack on the board of .
"I'm just taking a moment to mentally prepare," said Mackoff. "I think I have to call."
Mackoff did call as the at-risk player and Yunis showed the best hand with for a set of sixes. Mackoff had a big hand as well and showed for two pair before leaving the tournament area.
| Nick Yunis | 831,000 | 565,000 |
| Jonas Mackoff | 0 | -267,500 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:23 PM Local Time
Eshkar Busts as Turned Flush Can't Hold
With about 70,000 in the pot and a flop of , Eyal Eshkar moved all in for 45,000 from the big blind. Mike Watson called in the hijack, Matt Berkey folded the cutoff, and Asi Moshe called on the button.
The turn saw Watson and Moshe check, and the river saw Moshe fold to a 100,000 bet by Watson.
Eyal Eshkar:
Mike Watson:
Eshkar turned a flush but the fourth diamond came on the river to give Watson a nut flush and oust Eshkar.
| Asi Moshe | 810,000 | 160,000 |
| Matt Berkey | 760,000 | 0 |
| Mike Watson | 620,000 | 479,000 |
| Eyal Eshkar | 0 | -102,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:18 PM Local Time
Chip Update
| Matt Berkey | 760,000 | -30,000 |
| Niklas Astedt | 530,000 | 240,000 |
| Ren Lin | 480,000 | 226,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 435,000 | -115,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 275,000 | -40,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 235,000 | 20,000 |
| Jeff Gross | 225,000 | 0 |
| Ben Yu | 210,000 | 86,500 |
| JJ Liu | 200,000 | -242,000 |
| Jake Schwartz | 170,000 | -105,000 |
| George Wolff | 90,000 | 25,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:06 PM Local Time
WSOP 2021 | Ryan Depaulo Hopes To Defend 3rd Place Title...! | Interview
Saturday, October 30, 2021 7:04 PM Local Time
Quad Aces for Diebold
Ben Diebold was in a heads-up pot against an opponent who was all-in for around 110,000.
Opponent:
Ben Diebold:
Diebold went from being ahead to having a complete stranglehold on his opponent as the flop gave him quads. The board ran out and the opponent hit the rail.
| Ben Diebold | 570,000 | 510,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:52 PM Local Time
Mantel Doubles With Aces Against Kings
Ariel Mantel was all-in with a stack of 378,000 against Kenny Hallaert, who had his opponent covered by about 86,000.
Ariel Mantel:
Kenny Hallaert:
Mantel had his opponent pipped in the massive cooler.
"Holy shit," someone at the table said when they saw the hands.
The board ran out and Mantel improved to a set he didn't need and secured the double-up.
| Ariel Mantel | 756,000 | 477,500 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 86,000 | -394,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:42 PM Local Time
Two Recent Eliminations
| Justin Bonomo | 0 | -40,000 |
| Jeremy Eyer | 0 | -183,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:25 PM Local Time
Players on Second Break
Players are on their second 15-minute break of Day 2 after four levels of play.
Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:20 PM Local Time
Eshkar Gets a Double Courtesy of Laplante
Eyal Eshkar was all-in for around 50,000 in a heads-up pot against Ryan Laplante.
Eyal Eshkar:
Ryan Laplante:
Eshkar took the lead with a pair of jacks on the flop of , but the on the turn gave Laplante the lead. Eshkar re-took the lead when the river brought the and was saved from elimination.
| Ryan Laplante | 290,000 | 40,000 |
| Eyal Eshkar | 102,000 | 42,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:20 PM Local Time
Aces Versus Tens in the Blinds
A player in the cutoff raised to 10,000 and Arian Stolt three-bet to 45,000. Steve Yea then jammed in his stack of 286,000 in the big blind. The cutoff folded and Stolt thought about it and called.
Steve Yea:
Arian Stolt:
Yea found a good time to pick up rockets and he held as the board ran out to keep him in front and get him to nearly ten times the starting stack as the bubble starts to get closer.
| Steve Yea | 590,000 | 400,000 |
| Arian Stolt | 80,000 | -208,500 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:14 PM Local Time
Schulman Adds to Stack
Vojtech Ruzicka opened on the button and Nick Schulman defended out of the big blind.
Both players checked on the flop of and Schulman led out with a bet of 16,000 on the turn. Ruzicka called.
Schulman sized down to 11,000 when the peeled off on the river and Ruzicka slid his cards into the muck.
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 370,000 | 105,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 315,000 | 98,500 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:03 PM Local Time
Astedt Gets Fold on River
On a board of , Niklas Astedt was on the button and had jammed in his remaining 94,000 into a pot of about 200,000.
Abhinav Iyer was in the hijack and had gone into the tank. After thinking it over for a while, he decided to lay down his hand and the dealer sent the pot to Astedt without a showdown.
| Abhinav Iyer | 520,000 | 36,500 |
| Niklas Astedt | 290,000 | -95,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 5:57 PM Local Time
Four-Bet from Berkey
Two of the biggest stacks in the tournament got in a preflop raising war beginning with Matt Berkey opening out of the small blind.
Asi Moshe three-bet to 53,000 from the big blind and Berkey took a minute before four-betting to 150,000. Moshe folded without much of a fight.
Berkey showed the table he wasn't four-betting light by flipping over .
| Matt Berkey | 790,000 | 100,000 |
| Asi Moshe | 650,000 | 300,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 5:41 PM Local Time
Payouts
The total prize pool amassed from the 329 total entrants is $3,067,925 with the top 50 players getting a piece of it.
A min-cash is worth $16,098, but all the players will be aiming for the WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $721,453.
| Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $721,453 |
| 2 | $445,892 |
| 3 | $293,578 |
| 4 | $198,205 |
| 5 | $137,303 |
| 6 | $97,660 |
| 7 | $71,373 |
| 8-9 | $53,637 |
| 10-12 | $41,481 |
| 13-18 | $33,042 |
| 19-24 | $27,132 |
| 25-30 | $22,990 |
| 31-36 | $20,122 |
| 37-42 | $18,865 |
| 43-48 | $17,607 |
| 49-50 | $16,098 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 5:30 PM Local Time
Berkey Check-Raises River
Daniel Maor opened on the button and called when Matt Berkey three-bet out of the small blind.
Berkey checked on the flop of and called when Maor bet 25,000. Berkey checked again on the turn and Maor checked back.
Berkey checked a third time on the river and Maor bet 20,000. Berkey then raised to 120,000 and his opponent folded. After the hand, Berkey claimed he held ace-king.
| Matt Berkey | 690,000 | 190,000 |
| Daniel Maor | 122,000 | -68,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 5:27 PM Local Time
Ramos Outkicks Moshe
With about 60,000 in the pot on a board of , Felipe Ramos bet 23,000 from middle position and Asi Moshe called on the button.
The completed the board and Ramos check. Moshe put out a single orange chip for a 5,000 bet and Ramos called.
Moshe showed which wasn't good against the of Ramos.
| Asi Moshe | 350,000 | -240,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 145,000 | -20,000 |