Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:34 PM Local Time
Current Chip Counts Around Amazon Purple
| Mustapha Kanit | 223,000 | -9,000  |
| Asi Moshe | 135,000 | 32,000  |
| Johnnie Moreno | 129,100 | 11,100 |
| Richard Geyer | 97,200 | 15,200 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 86,500 | 12,500 |
| Peter Sippel | 83,500 | 28,500 |
| Ryan Snow | 58,000 | 1,300 |
| Jesse Yaginuma | 57,000 | 22,000 |
| Jeremiah Fitzpatrick | 44,800 | -27,200 |
| Kenji Yamase | 31,000 | -22,000 |
| Russell Clayton | 27,200 | -14,600 |
| Ryan Pedigo | 17,000 | 0 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:28 PM Local Time
Kanit Takes Two
Mustapha Kanit continued chipping up at his table after taking down back-to-back pots.
In the first, Kanit bet a board showing and was called to the river. Kanit immediately bet enough to put his opponent all-in and eventually earned a fold.
The second hand involved a preflop raise from Kanit that was called to the flop. Kanit bet 1,000 and was called. On the turn both players checked. The river brought a bet of 3,200 from Kanit to earn another fold and more chips in his direction.
| Mustapha Kanit | 232,000 | 41,000 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:23 PM Local Time
River Leaves Imsirovic With Scraps
All the chips got into the middle on the turn as the board read . Ali Imsirovic had the and was ahead of the of D'Antonio Brown.
The dealer quickly dealt the on the river to give Brown two-pair and leave Imsirovic with only five big blinds.
| D'Antonio Brown | 98,000 | 61,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 2,600 | -33,400 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:20 PM Local Time
Brunson Flops the Nuts, Gets Maximum Action
In a hand from the PokerGo livestream, David Lolis raised in early position with and Max Tavepholjalern put his final 3,600 chips all-in with . From the big blind, Doyle Brunson, holding , called, as did Lolis.
The flop came out , giving "Texas Dolly" the stone-cold nuts. He opted to check, and Lolis bet 7,000 with top pair and top kicker. Brunson went for a check-raise to 17,000, and his opponent jammed for 42,200, a beautiful sight for the poker legend, who snap-called with the bigger stack.
The turn was a , and then the hit the river, which kept Tavepholjalern alive as he chopped the main pot. Brunson, however, shipped the massive side pot and sent Lolis home.
| Doyle Brunson | 113,100 | 41,200 |
| Max Tavepholjalern | 5,800 | 5,800 |
| David Lolis | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:20 PM Local Time
Clark Trucks It In
Scotter Clark was all-in for around 12,500 from the small blind, but there was a dispute about his betting action.
Clark had placed calling chips out with his left hand before bringing them back and putting them in a toy truck. After carefully placing the rest of his stack in the toy truck, he rolled it into the middle.
Action folded around to the button, who pointed out that Clark had placed chips out with his left hand to call. The floor manager was beckoned over to adjudicate the matter.
After reviewing the facts, the action was considered a call, and the decision was made that there would be no more bets allowed using toy trucks at the 2021 WSOP.
The flop came . Clark immediately shoved and the player on the button snap-folded.
| Scotter Clark | 15,800 | 5,200 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:16 PM Local Time
Drucker Doubles Through Lim
A reraise to 9,000 was in front of Cameron Drucker and Dragana Lim then pushed all-in with the far covering stack from one seat over. Around one minute passed and Drucker then said "Okay, I call" to set up the following showdown.
Cameron Drucker:
Dragana Lim:
The board ran out and Drucker doubled for 45,200 with trips aces. Lim remains a big stack but Vidur Sethi is the biggest stack at their table.
| Vidur Sethi | 252,000 | 41,000 |
| Dragana Lim | 220,000 | -5,000 |
| Cameron Drucker | 93,000 | 93,000 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:16 PM Local Time
Sethi's Ten is Good
On the river with a board showing , Vidur Sethi and Mark Bailey checked and when it was Arnaud Enselme's action Dragana Lim checked out of turn and opened her hand showing . The floor was called over and asked Enselme to complete his action.
Enselme threw in a bet of 5,000. Lim folded instantly before Sethi called and Bailey folded. Enselme tabled for a pair of fives and Sethi showed for a pair of tens to take down the pot.
| Dragana Lim | 225,000 | 71,000 |
| Vidur Sethi | 211,000 | 45,500 |
| Mark Bailey | 78,000 | |
| Arnaud Enselme | 38,000 | 31,800 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:13 PM Local Time
Mills' Rockets Good for Chips
With about 20,000 in the pot and a flop, a player in the hijack checked and Deon Mills bet 16,000 in the cutoff. The hijack called.
Both players checked down the turn and river.
Mills showed which was good for the pot as his opponent mucked.
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:11 PM Local Time
Yao Meng Can't Hold For Knockout
Natalie Yao Meng and James Lim got all the chips in the middle on the turn , with Lim at risk.
Natalie Yao Meng:
James Lim:
Yao Meng was ahead with two pair, but Lim was on a flush draw. The river was the , just what Lim needed to survive.
| James Lim | 150,000 | 106,000 |
| Natalie Yao Meng | 83,500 | -52,500 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:07 PM Local Time
Kurtzman Bluffs Hata and Weissman
Picking up the action on the turn, Aymon Hata led for 7,000 in he big blind and was called by Joey Weissman in an early position. Eric Kurtzman also called and they headed to the river. Hata quickly checked and so did Weissman, which then prompted a bet worth 22,000 by Kurtzman.
Hata folded after very brief consideration and Weissman went deep into the tank. He then asked the one question most poker players are aware of: "Will you show if I fold?" The clock was called on him thereafter and Weissman folded. Kurtzman indeed showed as he flashed the for a busted flush draw and got away with the bluff.
| Eric Kurtzman | 130,000 | 45,000 |
| Joey Weissman | 100,800 | -14,200 |
| Aymon Hata | 90,500 | -19,500 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:05 PM Local Time
Livingston Keeps Rising
The board read on the turn. Alex Livingston and his opponent checked it to the river which came the .
Livingston bet 14,000 which got a quick call and he tabled the for the flush which was good for yet another pot as the 2021 WSOP Main Event 3rd Place finisher continues his excellent Day 1a.
| Alex Livingston | 266,000 | 23,000 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:05 PM Local Time
Bryne Spikes a Queen To Keep Chasing the Dream
The action was picked up with Melissa Bryne all in and at risk having been called. Their hands were tabled.
Melissa Bryne:
Opponent:
The board read . Bryne hit a queen on the flop to double through her opponent and stay alive.
| Melissa Bryne | 33,000 | 17,000 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 8:03 PM Local Time
Brunson Correctly Makes Difficult Fold
In a hand from the PokerGo livestream, Chau Nguyen limped for 500 under the gun with and Doyle Brunson just called with . Eliran Yamin called from the small blind with and then David Lolis checked out of the big blind.
The flop came and Yamin quickly led for 1,000. Lolis folded right away, while Nguyen and "Texas Dolly" called.
When the hit on the turn, Yamin checked and Brunson finally began the aggression with a big hand, betting out 3,500. Nguyen refused to go away and called.
The river was a cruel card for the 10-time bracelet winner. Nguyen, who picked up a full house, checked. Brunson bet 12,000 and was check-raised to 30,000.
Brunson sniffed out the monster hand and correctly, and found a fold. Instead of losing most of his stack, Doyle still had over 70,000 chips.
| Eliran Yamin | 128,000 | 23,000 |
| Chau Nguyen | 96,600 | 96,600 |
| Doyle Brunson | 71,900 | 34,900 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:54 PM Local Time
Perfilev Check-Raises Flop
Scotter Clark raised in the cutoff to 18,000 and Dmitrii Perfilev defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and once checked to Clark threw in a bet of 3,000. Perfilev asked to see Clarks stack and after seeing Clark had about 15,000 total he put in a stack of 1,000 chips for a total of 22,000. Clark's cards instantly hit the muck.
| Dmitrii Perfilev | 133,500 | 48,500 |
| Scotter Clark | 10,600 | -5,400 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:53 PM Local Time
More Chip Counts
| Mustapha Kanit | 191,000 | 16,000 |
| Leyla Rogers | 176,000 | -9,000 |
| Natalie Yao Meng | 136,000 | 20,000 |
| Jason Koon | 78,000 | 0 |
| Maryann Wegh | 55,600 | 3,100 |
| Rania Nasreddine | 24,300 | -7,700 |
| Luigi Curcio | 0 | -41,300 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:51 PM Local Time
Orloff Gets River Value
With about 35,000 in the pot and a board of , Aryeh Orloff bet 8,500 and his opponent called. Orloff showed for a missed flush draw, but a rivered top pair which was good enough to take the pot as his opponent mucked.
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:49 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts from Amazon Orange
Amazon Orange is breaking down and only one row remains with just less than 90 minutes to play in Level 4.
| Adrian Mateos | 191,500 | 11,500 |
| Maxx Coleman | 115,900 | 45,600 |
| Ayaz Mahmood | 63,300 | 13,300 |
| James Hughes | 58,000 | -7,000 |
| Alexandros Theologis | 57,500 | |
| James Woods | 56,500 | -700 |
| Johannes Becker | 24,100 | 1,800 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:45 PM Local Time
Kasabov Fires; Bryne Folds
With around 6,500 in the pot and on the board, Boris Kasabov checked from early position. Melissa Bryne bet 2,200 and Kasabov called quickly.
The turn was and both players checked. The river came .
Kasabov fired 3,600 at the river and Bryne got away from it.
Both players are looking for an opportunity to run it up as the tournament enters the later stages of Day 1.
| Boris Kasabov | 40,200 | 40,200 |
| Melissa Bryne | 16,000 | -2,800 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:44 PM Local Time
Dzivielevski More Than Doubles
Yuri Dzivielevski bet out on a board showing and found a call from one opponent and an all-in raise from another. Dzivielevski did not take long to commit the rest of his stack as well, and the second opponent mucked his hand.
Dzivielevski tabled for a straight, while his opponent turned over for an inferior straight and was drawing dead. The river completed the runout, and Dzivielevski more than doubled his stack.
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 132,000 | 83,000 |
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:44 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Leyla Rogers | 185,000 | 112,000 |
| Spencer Christenson | 115,000 | -20,000 |
| Chris Sandrock | 115,000 | 25,000 |
| Asi Moshe | 103,000 | 22,500 |
| Raymond Ross | 88,000 | -57,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 85,000 | -5,000 |
| Steve Chanthabouasy | 55,000 | 44,000 |
| Daan Mulders | 47,000 | -32,000 |
| D'Antonio Brown | 37,000 | -69,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 36,000 | 36,000 |
| Jesse Yaginuma | 35,000 | -24,000 |
| Timothy Miles | 33,000 | 33,000 |
| Rania Nasreddine | 32,000 | -1,200 |
| Scotter Clark | 16,000 | -25,000 |
| Upeshka De Silva | 9,000 | -9,000 |