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Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:25 PM Local Time
Yunis Loses One
A player raised to 1,000 and it was called by Nick Yunis on the button and the small blind.
The flop brought and it was checked to the initial player who continued for 1,300, only called by Yunis. The turn fell the and this time Yunis folded after another bet worth 2,500 from his opponent.
| Nick Yunis | 16,300 | -6,700  |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:21 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Around the Room
| Paul Baksi | 240,000 | |
| Don Nguyen | 176,500 | 176,500  |
| Dennis Phillips | 106,000 | 11,000 |
| Hossein Ensan | 77,300 | -7,700 |
| Matt Glantz | 75,700 | 2,700 |
| Josh Arieh | 71,500 | 12,900 |
| Erik Seidel | 67,500 | -5,700 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:16 PM Local Time
Nguyen Clashes with Yockey
2016 Main Event champion Qui Nguyen raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and Bryce Yockey called from the big blind.
The flop came and Yockey checked. Nguyen continued for 1,100 more and Yockey quickly folded.
| Qui Nguyen | 115,500 | -2,700 |
| Bryce Yockey | 88,000 | 15,500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:16 PM Local Time
Jattin Chips Up
On the tail end of a bigger pot with around 19,000 in the middle, the board showed . The action checked to Farid Jattin and he overbet by tossing in a single T-25,000 chip. A reluctant call by his table neighbour followed and Jattin tabled the for the king-high straight in order to claim a very healthy pot.
| Farid Jattin | 140,000 | 55,500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:13 PM Local Time
Betting Units in Descending Order
| Lucas Greenwood | 160,000 | 17,000 |
| David Prociak | 130,000 | -23,000 |
| Arash Ghaneian | 115,000 | 5,000 |
| Dennis Phillips | 95,000 | 21,000 |
| Corbin White | 90,000 | 13,500 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 85,000 | -4,000 |
| Mike Watson | 70,000 | -22,300 |
| Pedro Padilha | 63,000 | -7,000 |
| Cindy Kerslake | 57,000 | 5,000 |
| Mikiyo Aoki | 56,000 | 0 |
| Tony Dunst | 56,000 | -16,500 |
| Nikolay Fal | 55,000 | -3,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 53,000 | 12,900 |
| Sam Abernathy | 40,000 | -11,200 |
| Tony Miles | 37,000 | -3,000 |
| Elias Gutierrez | 31,800 | -16,200 |
| Jonathan Dokler | 10,600 | -19,200 |
| Juan Pardo | 0 | -39,000 |
| Niklas Astedt | 0 | -42,300 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:11 PM Local Time
Chalifour Makes Quads Against Ensan
Mobi Fehr won a pot against Hossein Ensan without showdown and Daniel Chalifour in the four seat then mentioned "you missed a big hand to write about." Fortunately, Chalifour had taken a picture as he doubled through Ensan previously.
Chalifour's had flopped quads on the board as Ensan's for eights full ended up second best. Ensan still has a healthy stack in the third level of the day, though.
| Hossein Ensan | 85,000 | 3,500 |
| Daniel Chalifour | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:10 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Rafael Andrada | 128,200 | 65,200 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 89,000 | 4,000 |
| Vanessa Kade | 83,500 | -8,500 |
| Corbin White | 76,500 | -13,500 |
| Adam Demersseman | 65,200 | 1,600 |
| Christopher Burr | 54,000 | -11,000 |
| Melisa Singh | 40,000 | 500 |
| Shannon Shorr | 21,100 | -25,200 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:08 PM Local Time
Petit Chipping Down
In a heads up pot, the flop showed when Rosalie Petit check-called her opponent for 1,200. The same action happened on the turn, this time for 2,500.
The river fell a and Petit checked once more. Her opponent bet 8,000 and after some thinking, Petit called but only to muck her cards after her opponent revealed for a set of fours.
| Rosalie Petit | 16,300 | -12,700 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 4:08 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Jesse Lonis | 103,200 | 53,500 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 96,500 | 18,500 |
| Mike Watson | 92,300 | 27,300 |
| Ryan Hagerty | 79,800 | 7,700 |
| Jeremiah Williams | 70,100 | |
| Pete Chen | 62,100 | -4,900 |
| Andrew Frankenberger | 56,700 | -8,300 |
| Sam Abernathy | 51,200 | 9,200 |
| Will Berry | 51,200 | -7,400 |
| Bob Whalen | 51,200 | |
| Niklas Astedt | 42,300 | 27,000 |
| Soo Jo Kim | 28,700 | -52,500 |
| James Romero | 26,300 | -700 |
| Thierry Veilleux | 19,800 | -13,000 |
| Amanda Botfeld | 19,200 | -22,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:55 PM Local Time
Chip Update from Section Orange
| Lucas Greenwood | 143,000 | 40,800 |
| Blake Barousse | 125,000 | 10,000 |
| Tom Choi | 110,000 | -25,200 |
| Steve Sparks | 105,000 | 105,000 |
| Ted Forrest | 90,000 | -10,000 |
| Allyn Shulman | 70,000 | 3,500 |
| Marios Savvides | 62,000 | -13,000 |
| Allen Pock | 60,000 | 3,000 |
| Donald Boyer | 55,000 | -35,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 43,000 | -2,000 |
| Shaundle Pruitt | 40,500 | 40,500 |
| Eric Hicks | 30,000 | -13,200 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:54 PM Local Time
More Chip Counts
| Gyuhoon Kang | 110,000 | 18,500 |
| Lucas Tabarin | 101,000 | 9,000 |
| Vanessa Kade | 92,000 | 31,000 |
| Christopher Gu | 91,000 | 20,000 |
| Tony Dunst | 72,500 | 16,500 |
| John Petit | 57,500 | -2,500 |
| Rosalie Petit | 29,000 | -54,000 |
| Christopher Basile | 23,500 | -16,500 |
| Darrin Wright | 0 | -29,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:50 PM Local Time
Bargas Flops a Royal Flush
A player in early position raised to 1,000 and the player on his immediate left three-bet to 3,300. The action folded around to Vince Bargas in the big blind and he called as did the original raiser.
The dealer spread a flop of and all three players checked to the turn. Bargas and the player on his left checked before the preflop aggressor bet 3,100 and only Bargas called.
The paired the board and Bargas fired out a bet of 7,000. His opponent only thought about it for a couple of seconds before he folded and Bargas tabled for a royal flush as he raked in the pot.
| Vince Bargas | 23,600 | 23,600 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:50 PM Local Time
Purple Stack Updates
| Bruno Furth | 162,000 | 162,000 |
| David Prociak | 153,000 | 38,000 |
| John Bolton | 83,000 | 21,000 |
| Akenya Hill | 82,000 | -24,000 |
| Luis Gustavo Shinike Kame | 77,000 | |
| Mitchell Towner | 75,000 | 2,000 |
| Dennis Phillips | 74,000 | 9,000 |
| Khamar Xaytavone | 71,000 | 71,000 |
| Mikiyo Aoki | 56,000 | -7,000 |
| Robbi Jade Lew | 55,000 | 7,000 |
| Colby Hartje | 31,000 | -1,900 |
| Nick Yunis | 23,000 | 3,000 |
| Adam Sherman | 0 | -17,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:45 PM Local Time
Rubinberg Wins With Ease
Andrew Rubinberg raised to 900 from late position and the button called bringing action heads-up to the flop.
Rubinberg continued for 1,000 and his opponent quickly folded giving him the pot.
| Andrew Rubinberg | 56,700 | 300 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:43 PM Local Time
Romero Gets Called
On a board showing in a head's up situation, James Romero sent a bet worth 10,500 and after some consideration his opponent called.
The fell on the river and Romero fired 26,000, putting his opponent into a decision. After some time, the latter called and Romero tabled . His opponent revealed to take down the pot with a pair of aces.
| James Romero | 27,000 | -55,300 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:42 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Qui Nguyen | 118,200 | -14,800 |
| Hossein Ensan | 81,500 | -28,200 |
| Bryce Yockey | 72,500 | -2,500 |
| Josh Arieh | 58,600 | 58,600 |
| Jonas Mackoff | 54,000 | -3,000 |
| Eric Hicks | 43,200 | -11,800 |
| Nick Yunis | 20,000 | -7,500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:42 PM Local Time
Padilha Jams Into Dokler
Picking up the action on the turn, Jonathan Dokler and Pedro Padilha invested 7,000 in chips to see the on the river. Dokler opted to check and Padilha then announced all-in for an effective 29,800, as that's what Dokler had left.
No call followed and Padilha raked in the pot without showdown. The same table also features Cindy Kerslake and Koray Aldemir.
| Pedro Padilha | 70,000 | |
| Cindy Kerslake | 52,000 | |
| Koray Aldemir | 40,100 | 2,100 |
| Jonathan Dokler | 29,800 | |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:39 PM Local Time
Garcia Chips Back Up
In a battle of the blinds, Cord Garcia called a raise to 900 while in the big blind and the small blind then continued only to get raised to 3,000 by Garcia on the flop, which was called. The small blind check-called a bet worth 5,200 and then check-folded the river when Garcia made it 18,600 to go.
| Cord Garcia | 47,000 | 9,400 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:38 PM Local Time
Choi Nears 300K
With 21,000 in the pot and on the board, Susan Choi was all-in from the big blind with her opponent in late position covered.
Choi's opponent was deep in the tank with around 50,000 left when another at the player called the clock.
As the tournament director arrived, Choi clarified for all that she did not call the clock.
"That was not from me. I never call the clock. That's my golden rule."
Nevertheless, the tournament director counted Choi's opponent down and he ultimately folded.
Choi dragged another pot and her run at the top of the leaderboard continues.
| Susan Choi | 283,000 | 72,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 3:31 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast: Dan Cates Wins $50K PPC, WSOP Main Event Underway & Sarah is BACK!
PokerNews Podcast
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
The $10,000 Main Event is underway and one Doyle Brunson jumped into action. Meanwhile, Dan "jungleman" Cates shipped the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for his first bracelet. Hear from him plus other recent bracelet winners including Ben Yu, Brian Yoon, and Kevin Gerhart, who all captured the fourth bracelets of their respective careers.
Other stories include Josh Arieh winning his second bracelet of the series, the young Cole Ferraro making a name for himself, Robert McMillan and Jean-Luc Adams finding success in the Seniors events, Team Ruter taking down the Tag Team Event, and victories by Eric Zhang and Eelis Parssinen.
Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!
