Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:40 PM Local Time
Valenzuela's Aces Cracked
Joseph Valenzeula was facing a river bet of 8,000 on a board of . He called and showed the . But it was no good as Hieu Dang had the for the straight.
Valenzuela stood up in frustration as he saw a decent portion of his stack carved away to leave him with one-third starting stack.
| Hieu Dang | 46,000 | 46,000  |
| Joseph Valenzuela | 21,000 | 21,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:32 PM Local Time
Queens for Prociak
The board already showed when David Prociak check-called his opponent for 3,100.
A came on the river and Prociak checked. His opponent bet 10,000 and Prociak tanked for some time before making the call. The initial player showed and Prociak flipped over for the winning hand.
| David Prociak | 95,000 | 17,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:32 PM Local Time
Forrest Near 100K
With 15,000 in the pot and on the board, Ted Forrest bet 8,000 from under the gun. One player folded and the button called.
The river was . Forrest fired 6,700 and the button went into the tank for a moment before sending his hand into the muck.
Forrest took the pot and moves close to 100K at the halfway point of Level 2.
| Ted Forrest | 97,100 | 11,100 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:29 PM Local Time
Some Updated Stacks in Amazon Orange
| Soo Jo Kim | 65,000 | -11,500  |
| Eric Hicks | 65,000 | -15,000 |
| Brett Kennedy | 65,000 | 3,000 |
| Ben Underwood | 62,000 | -9,000 |
| Daniel Maor | 58,000 | 8,000 |
| Allen Pock | 57,000 | -5,000 |
| Shawn Gill | 55,000 | -18,500 |
| Lucas Greenwood | 50,000 | -4,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 45,000 | -7,200 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:26 PM Local Time
Queens Hold for Hicks
In a heads up pot the flop was and the action checked to Eric Hicks who put in a bet of 4,000 and his opponent called.
The turn was the and both players quickly checked to the river. Both players checked once again and the player first to act tabled for a busted straight and flush draw and Hicks took down the pot with .
| Eric Hicks | 80,000 | 23,500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:25 PM Local Time
Pepper Doubles With a Set
"Too much in the pot already," the table neighbour of Adam Pepper sighed when he had one T-25,000 chip placed in the middle on the flop and then faced the shove of Pepper for 53,800. The call followed as Pepper revealed for a set and was up against .
Both the turn and river were no threat and Pepper doubled to join the early chip leaders. The same table also features Tony Miles as well.
| Adam Pepper | 126,000 | |
| Tony Miles | 54,000 | -500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:21 PM Local Time
Ensan Rivers Broadway and Get Paid
There was three-way action between 2019 Main Event Champ Hossein Ensan and two others with a completed board of showing.
With roughly 10,000 already in the middle, action was checked to Ensan who fired out 9,800 and both his opponents called.
Ensan showed the nuts and collected the pot.
| Hossein Ensan | 104,500 | 34,500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:18 PM Local Time
Kennedy Spotted at Table 512
Brett Kennedy was in position in a heads-up pot on a board reading and bet about 1,500 when checked to. His opponent called.
The opponent checked again on the turn and opted to fold when Kennedy threw out a bet of 3,000.
Kennedy gave PokerNews his name and the table reacted strongly upon learning the player's surname.
"Oh my god, you're a Kennedy?" one player said. "Guys, we've got John F. Kennedy, Jr. at our table."
Kennedy assured the table he wasn't cursed but also noted that he did not fly into Vegas.
"I never fly," he said.
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:15 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Qui Nguyen | 87,300 | 12,300 |
| Ted Forrest | 86,000 | 86,000 |
| Bryce Yockey | 85,200 | 13,100 |
| Matt Glantz | 77,500 | 7,500 |
| Shawn Gill | 73,500 | -3,400 |
| Mikiyo Aoki | 72,500 | 7,500 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 71,700 | 2,200 |
| Eric Hicks | 56,500 | 16,500 |
| Tony Miles | 54,500 | 11,500 |
| Sam Greenwood | 52,200 | 3,200 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:12 PM Local Time
Nguyen Bombs The River
Heads-up on a board, Qui Nguyen bet 4,300 on the button after being checked to by the big blind.
Nguyen's opponent called and the completed the board. Nguyen quickly bet 20,000 and his opponent folded just as quickly.
"Lot of outs," Nuguyen's opponent said.
"I had a lot of outs too," Nguyen replied.
| Qui Nguyen | 110,000 | 50,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:12 PM Local Time
Some Chip Counts in Orange
| Allyn Shulman | 75,400 | -2,600 |
| Ben Underwood | 71,000 | 16,000 |
| Thomas Tolbert | 68,000 | 10,300 |
| Sam Ho | 64,800 | 9,800 |
| Thierry Veilleux | 63,300 | 5,800 |
| Erik Seidel | 61,000 | -3,300 |
| Steven Grybas | 54,500 | 8,600 |
| Tawab Hessam | 41,000 | -4,200 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:11 PM Local Time
A Round of Chip Counts
| Soo Jo Kim | 76,500 | 13,500 |
| Phong Chau | 74,500 | |
| Cord Garcia | 74,300 | 12,300 |
| Jungwon Kim | 71,200 | 11,200 |
| David Sheinin | 64,300 | 4,300 |
| Darren Rabinowitz | 56,400 | -3,600 |
| Youjin Jang | 47,500 | -12,500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:11 PM Local Time
Tabarin Let it Go
Lucas Tabarin raised to 700 and called a three-bet worth 2,500 from the button. The flop showed and Tabarin took a minute before check-folding after the button continued for 2,500.
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:10 PM Local Time
Kamei Makes Correct Call
Action was picked up on the river with the board reading . Luis Gustavo Shinike Kamei was facing a bet of 16,000 from his opponent with a pot of about 23,000 in the middle.
He thought for about 20 seconds before he called. His opponent showed the which Kamei had beat as he tabled the and collected the pot for a nice chip up.
| Luis Gustavo Shinike Kamei | 95,000 | 95,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:09 PM Local Time
Shulman Chips Up
Heads-up to the turn, the action checked to Allyn Shulman and she bet 1,200. Her opponent check-called and Shulman then checked behind the river to turn over the . "I had the world," her opponent exclaimed and flashed the for the busted wheel and nut flush draw.
| Allyn Shulman | 78,000 | 1,500 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:07 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts With Some New Faces
| Jay Farber | 85,000 | 5,000 |
| Corbin White | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Farid Jattin | 63,000 | -200 |
| Pete Chen | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Mike Watson | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Juan Pardo | 39,000 | 39,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:05 PM Local Time
Shorr Rivers a Flush
Shannon Shorr raised in early position to 700 and Thomas Gjerde called in the small blind.
The dealer spread a flop of and both players checked to see the on the turn. Gjerde led out for 1,300 and Shorr made the call.
When the river hit the board Gjerde checked to Shorr who put in a bet of 3,900. Gjerde thought it over for a few seconds before making the call. Shorr tabled , which was a pair of queens on the flop that made a flush on the river and Gjerde mucked his hand.
| Thomas Gjerde | 74,700 | -9,800 |
| Shannon Shorr | 36,500 | -5,600 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 1:04 PM Local Time
Cooper Doubles Through McCollum
Picking up the action on the flop, Brian Cooper and Brett McCollum checked and Koray Aldemir bet 3,800. Cooper then check-raised to 13,000 and McCollum called while Aldemir folded.
The fell on the turn and Cooper jammed for 33,400, which McCollum called with the covering stack.
Brian Cooper:
Brett McCollum:
"Oh wow," Arash Ghaneian stated in table chat when both players turned over sets that improved to full houses. Cooper prevailed when the river came a blank and the table broke right after.
| Brian Cooper | 105,000 | 55,100 |
| Koray Aldemir | 38,000 | -10,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 12:55 PM Local Time
Wright Chipping Down
In a three-bet pot with four players going to the flop, the small blind checked and Arjun Saluja bet 5,000. James Taylor folded and Darrin Wright made the call on the button as did as the small blind.
The fell on the turn and was checked through. The river was the and Wright bet 5,000 which was only called by Saluja.
Wright tabled for a pair of tens but the pot was sent to Saluja who turned over .
| Arjun Saluja | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Darrin Wright | 29,000 | -18,000 |
| James Taylor | 20,000 | -38,000 |
Saturday, November 6, 2021 12:51 PM Local Time
Gill Bets the Turn
Soo Jo Kim raised to 800 from middle position, Shawn Gill called from the small blind as did the big blind.
The flop was and all three players checked.
The turn was the and Gill bet 1,100. The big blind folded and Kim thought briefly before tossing his hand in the muck.
| Shawn Gill | 76,900 | 76,900 |
| Soo Jo Kim | 63,000 | -7,000 |