Friday, November 5, 2021 2:45 PM Local Time
Various Chip Updates From Purple Tables
| Pavel Plesuv | 90,000 | -11,000  |
| Bart Lybaert | 86,000 | 16,000  |
| Yun Zheng | 80,000 | -6,000 |
| Thomas Chapman | 72,000 | |
| Thomas Grier | 66,000 | 11,000 |
| Terry Wheeler | 60,400 | -600 |
| Cary Katz | 57,000 | -3,000 |
| Daniel Fuhs | 55,400 | 3,900 |
| Scott Thompson | 54,000 | 4,000 |
| Michael Perrone | 47,000 | |
| Jakub Malesa | 47,000 | 4,000 |
| Sean Greenough | 46,000 | -18,000 |
| Leonard Maue | 44,000 | |
| Chris Hammett | 39,500 | -3,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:40 PM Local Time
Romano's Aces Become a Kicker
Jay Romano was ahead in a classic preflop all in cooler with vs of his opponent.
The board would keep Romano ahead in an unconventional way as it ran out to give both players quad nines but the ace kicker of Romano ousted the player holding the king kicker as he got up and left the table while Romano stacked the big pot.
| Jay Romano | 139,000 | 139,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:39 PM Local Time
Carlton Eliminated
Everett Carlton hit the rail during Level 2 and players at the table filled PokerNews in on the action that led to his demise.
Carlton saw a flop of in a three-bet pot against Sean Ragozzini. Carlton bet out on the flop and Ragozzini check-raised to get the rest of the chips in the middle, with Ragozzini being the player at risk.
Carlton held but his opponent had and had flopped a set. Carlton couldn't improve as the board ran out .
Carlton was left with just 6,000 after the hand and busted shortly after.
| Sean Ragozzini | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Everett Carlton | 0 | -62,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:35 PM Local Time
Notable Chip Counts in Amazon Purple
| Bradley Rogoff | 64,000 | -3,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 57,000 | -6,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 55,000 | 9,000 |
| Jared Jaffee | 47,000 | -19,000 |
| Dylan Hortin | 33,500 | -21,500 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:35 PM Local Time
Matusow Versus Koller
The action picked up three ways between Daniela Rodriguez in the hijack, Ran Koller on the button, and Mike Matusow in the big blind, with a board reading .
Action checked to Koller who bet 900, getting a call from Matusow and a fold from Rodriguez.
The turn of checked through and the river of was bet at by Matusow to the tune of 1,000. Koller went into the tank and after about 30-seconds of thinking he tossed his hand into the muck, giving Matusow the pot.
| Mike Matusow | 66,000 | 6,000 |
| Daniela Rodriguez | 66,000 | -19,000 |
| Ran Koller | 42,000 | -11,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:34 PM Local Time
Pocket Tens Turn Into Straight for Myers
There were three players that saw a flop after an initial 800 raise and Gary Benson led out for 1,600 from under the gun.
Only Matt Myers called from middle position and the turn was checked by both players to the river. Benson led out for 2,000 and then called the 5,000 raise from Myers.
Myers announced straight and rolled over to collect the pot.
| Matt Myers | 82,400 | |
| Gary Benson | 46,800 | 4,300 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:27 PM Local Time
ClubGG Qualifers Update
| Yun Zheng | 86,000 | -14,000 |
| Francisco Estrada | 66,000 | 6,000 |
| Sean Greenough | 64,000 | 19,000 |
| Scott Thompson | 50,000 | -400 |
| Jakub Malesa | 43,000 | 9,000 |
| Joseph Linville | 33,000 | -27,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:27 PM Local Time
Updated Counts In Orange
| Justin Arnwine | 89,000 | 27,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 86,000 | 2,000 |
| Chad Eveslage | 83,400 | 20,400 |
| Marle Spragg | 80,000 | -6,000 |
| Christopher Puetz | 73,000 | 9,000 |
| Joao Simao | 69,000 | 1,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 67,000 | 5,200 |
| Sorel Mizzi | 61,000 | 0 |
| Brandon Sheils | 56,800 | -3,200 |
| Elio Fox | 56,500 | -3,500 |
| Richard Bai | 51,000 | 51,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 44,000 | 3,500 |
| Freddy Deeb | 17,000 | -21,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:17 PM Local Time
Katz Folds to River Bet
Cary Katz was out of position in a heads-up pot and got to the river on a board of with about 20,000 in the middle.
Katz checked and his heads-up opponent bet 9,200. Katz thought for a minute and mumbled something before folding.
| Cary Katz | 60,000 | 16,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:16 PM Local Time
Koller Lets it Go
Ran Koller faced a bet of 8,000 on a completed board of with approximately 10,000 in the middle.
Koller tanked for a minute before deciding on a fold.
Koller won a bracelet earlier in this WSOP in Event #33: $800 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack. But with that pot, he dips a little under his starting stack.
| Ran Koller | 53,000 | -31,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:13 PM Local Time
Aido Takes One Down On River
Sergio Aido raised to 800 preflop from the cutoff and got one caller from the button.
The board ran out and it checked on every street until the river when Aido bet 600 to get a snap-fold from his opponent.
| Sergio Aido | 48,000 | 5,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:13 PM Local Time
Jared Jaffee Spotted in a Pot
The action was picked up preflop when Jared Jaffee raised to 800 and the big blind made the call.
Jaffee then said, "you're not going to make it 3,500 again." The flop then come and the big blind checked again.
Jaffee fired again this time 500 and the big blind made the call. The river was and the big blind checked again.
Jaffee bet 2,000 and the big blind quickly mucked his hand. Jaffee then scooped in the pot.
| Jared Jaffee | 66,000 | -6,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:11 PM Local Time
Hovenden Sends Badziakouski to the Tank
The board read . With a pot of about 3,500 in the middle, Todd Hovenden bet 2,000 which made Mikita Badziakouski go into the tank.
He contemplated it for several moments before finally folding his hand and Hovenden tabled the to answer some of the questions in Badziakouski's mind.
| Todd Hovenden | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 66,000 | 6,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:10 PM Local Time
"Chan Checks it Right Back"
Johnny Chan dodged a bullet in a recent hand with Boris Bershadskiy.
According to the players, Bershadskiy raised to 900 in middle position and got called by Chan on the button and a player in the small blind.
The flop came and action was checked to Chan who bet 1,500. only Bershadskiy called.
The turn brought the and again, Bershadskiy checked to Chan, who this time bet 2,500. Again, Bershadskiy called.
On the river , Bershadskiy checked a final time but this time, but Chan didn't bite.
"I have the nuts", said Bershadskiy as he rolled over for the nut flush.
As Chan aided in describing the hand, he exuberantly asked to describe the river action as "and Chan checks it right back!"
| Borislav Bershadskiy | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Johnny Chan | 34,000 | -26,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:07 PM Local Time
Simao Five-Bets Preflop
A player under the gun raised to 700 from middle position. The action folded to Joao Simao in the cutoff and he put in a three-bet to 2,100. It folded to the player in the big blind who called Simao's raise.
The original raiser in middle position then four-bet to 6,700. Simao then five-bet to 16,000 which got both his opponents to fold to scoop a decent pot preflop.
| Joao Simao | 68,000 | 8,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:04 PM Local Time
Deeb Loses One
Action picked up on the turn with 2,200 in the middle and a board reading . An out-of-position player bet 1,600 into Shaun Deeb who called.
The river came a and the opponent bet 5,000 which Deeb snap-called. The opponent turned over , Deeb nodded and tossed his cards into the muck.
| Shaun Deeb | 40,500 | -4,500 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:03 PM Local Time
Bonomo Folds to Three-Bet, Ghiai Shows Aces
Justin Bonomo opened to 900 in early position and the action folded to Schahin Ghiai in the cutoff, who three-bet to 2,700. Bonomo folded and it turned out to be the right move as his opponent showed .
| Schahin Ghiai | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 46,000 | -1,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 2:02 PM Local Time
Players Filling Into Amazon Gold
| Alon Eldar | 92,600 | 40,600 |
| Javier Zarco | 74,200 | 74,200 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 68,900 | 68,900 |
| Niall Farrell | 68,800 | 1,800 |
| Gary Benson | 61,300 | 61,300 |
| Neil Ho | 58,300 | 58,300 |
| Michael Bailey | 51,800 | 29,800 |
| Frank Stepuchin | 46,700 | |
| Bryan Mileski | 45,100 | 45,100 |
| Daniel Rezaei | 35,600 | -1,400 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 1:55 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts After Break
| Louise Francoeur | 73,000 | |
| Brian Hastings | 71,000 | 1,000 |
| Christopher Puetz | 64,000 | 7,000 |
| Ryan Depaulo | 45,000 | -42,500 |
| Shaun Deeb | 45,000 | -20,000 |
| Freddy Deeb | 38,000 | -11,000 |
| Ignacio Moron | 31,000 | -2,000 |
Friday, November 5, 2021 1:52 PM Local Time
Chan, Badziakouski Join the Field in Amazon Purple
10-time WSOP bracelet winner Johnny Chan and high-stakes crusher Mikita Badziakouski are among those who have entered the field to begin the second level of play.
| Johnny Chan | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 60,000 | 1,000 |