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2021 52nd Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Thursday, November 04, 2021 to Thursday, November 04, 2021

Event #67: MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em World Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $62,011,250
  • Entries: 6,650
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:14 PM Local Time
Players on Last Break

Players are on their last 20-minute break of the evening. While they are on break, read about a few of the biggest hands of Level 4:

- Robinson Chips Up and Chases His Dad in the Counts
- Flopped Flush for Rand
- Krpan Sends One Out with Aces Full
- Campbell Takes Last Sips of Martini
- Galinec Puts Pressure

Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:13 PM Local Time
Galinec Puts Pressure

In a heads-up situation with a pot already containing around 15,000, the flop showed     and both Ivan Galinec and his opponent on the button checked.

The turn fell a   and Galinec took some time before check-calling a bet worth 7,500 from the button.

The   completed the board on the river and Galinec fired 19,900, putting his opponent into a big decision.

After a few minutes, the latter folded.

Ivan Galinec172,00091,000
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:11 PM Local Time
Chip Update in Amazon Gold
Marton Czuczor175,000-40,000
Tamon Nakamura155,00055,000
Roland Israelashvili110,00015,000
Maksym Lavrov105,000-15,000
Mojahed Abuhadba105,00043,000
Noah Schwartz90,000-20,000
Oliver Biles90,00035,000
Sebastiano Mottura85,00017,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier82,00017,000
Roman Valerstein80,000-13,000
Anthony Spinella80,000-50,000
Ryan Osman71,000-9,000
John Leonhirth67,000-19,000
Jeff Boski65,000-12,000
Sanjeev Kapoor65,00037,000
Danielle Andersen62,000-13,000
Sunghyuk Moon42,0004,000
Kunal Patni42,000-30,000
Eran Soffer37,000-28,000
Huy Nguyen24,100-10,900
Jason Somerville11,000-2,000
Vladas Burneikis0-25,000
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:11 PM Local Time
Update Chip Counts From Amazon Orange
David "Bakes" Baker195,000-25,000
David Stefanski188,000-29,000
Ben Keeline185,400-8,600
Scott Baumstein162,0009,000
Cliff Josephy134,00066,000
Gary Cheng123,0006,000
Alex Outhred97,800-12,700
David Tuthill93,0000
Aleks Dimitrov91,000-1,200
Michael Acevedo86,000-15,000
Gregory Jensen76,0009,000
Alex Fitzgerald73,0002,000
William Akins72,100-10,900
Jonathan Little67,0000
Hiroki Nawa67,0009,000
Ben Ludlow66,000-25,000
Salko Imsirovic65,00032,000
Michael Ruane30,300-8,000
Tom Gity25,00010,000
Derek McMaster15,600-21,400
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:11 PM Local Time
Counts From The Brasilia
Zachary Grech345,00025,000
Matthew Romero201,00085,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko200,00030,000
Ben Heath175,0009,900
James Chen165,00015,000
Jeremy Malod145,00047,000
Ping Liu116,00045,000
Michael Walker114,000-43,000
Allen Kessler110,0004,500
John Krpan103,000-2,000
Amir Kaikhah92,000-15,000
Yingge Yan85,00085,000
Mark Newhouse83,000-56,500
Matthew Wantman80,0007,700
Jonathan Avne75,00015,000
Mark Liedtke69,00037,000
Dario Sammartino61,00029,000
Kathy Liebert60,000-10,000
Jon Pardy51,00051,000
Jesse Sylvia50,000-23,000
Alan Sternberg48,500-4,500
Patrick Tardif48,1001,500
Landon Tice45,0007,300
Frank Kassela42,000-8,000
Gediminas Uselis40,000-21,000
Greg Himmelbrand37,000-1,500
Connor Armstrong37,000-14,200
Ari Engel22,000-37,000
Kane Kalas20,000-7,000
Kevin Martin18,000-4,800
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:09 PM Local Time
Kerstetter Doubles; Remains Short

Jamie Kerstetter

Jamie Kerstetter was all-in for just 6,100 with the    and earned a call from Jacob Toole with the   .

Another player at the table mentioned he had folded a nine and Kerstetter prevailed thanks to the       board.

However, she remains on a short stack despite this double-up.

Jacob Toole135,000135,000
Jamie Kerstetter14,000-27,200
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:06 PM Local Time
Gonzalez Raises it Away

On the river with a board showing      , there was a 1,200 bet and it was on Drew Gonzalez. Gonzalez threw in 6,000 and his opponent instantly folded.

Drew Gonzalez26,200
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:05 PM Local Time
Flush for Pineiro

A player raised and it was called by Martin Pineiro in the small blind and the big blind. A flop     was dealt and the three players checked.

The turn fell the   and only Pineiro check-called a bet worth 3,000 from the big blind.

The   came on the river and Pineiro check-called another bet from his opponent, this time for 5,000. Pineiro revealed    for the flush and his opponent mucked   .

Martin Pineiro78,00032,000
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:04 PM Local Time
Rossitto's Full House Trumps Nut Flush

Michael Rossitto

Michael Rossitto opened to 1,200 from under the gun and the player directly to his left three-bet to 3,400.

Action folded to the button who called, as did Rossitto and action went three-ways to the     flop. All three players checked and the   fell on the turn.

Rossitto led out for 6,000 and only the player directly to his left called to see the   complete the board on the river.

Rossitto led out once again for 13,000 only to be faced with a 38,000 raise from his opponent. After some careful thought in the tank, Rossitto called and both players tabled their hands.

Rossitto quickly showed his full house    in fear his opponent held quads but luckily for him, they rolled over    for the nut flush and he scooped the pot.

Michael Rossitto135,40095,800
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:02 PM Local Time
Burkhart Loses Some Ground

Jacqueline Burkhart

Jacqueline Burkhart raised to 1,200 and Garry Gates three-bet to 3,000. Burkhart four-bet to 10,000 and earned a snap-fold.

In the next hand, Burkhart raised to 1,200 once more and was called by the big blind. Burkhart bet the     flop for 1,600 when checked to and picked up a call. The   turn was bet for 2,000 by the big blind and the   river brought another bet worth 15,000. Burkhart called the first bet and surrendered therafter.

Fast forward to the next hand, Burkhart raised to 1,200 once more and this time three opponents called. The     flop was checked to Demetrios Kappatos and he bet 4,100 in the cutoff, earning a call from Burkhart only. She then check-called another 7,000 on the   turn and checked the   river. Kappatos checked behind and won the pot with the    for the bottom set.

"Not what I expected," Burkhart said in table chat after she dropped to nearly the starting stack again.

David Eldridge135,00015,000
Demetrios Kappatos95,00095,000
Francis Anderson75,000-5,000
Jacqueline Burkhart67,2007,200
Garry Gates65,00041,000
Esther Taylor0-23,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:00 PM Local Time
Adomkevicius Gets River Fold

With about 22,000 in the pot and a       board, Aneris Adomkevicius had a single green chip in front of him as a bet, although the exact bet amount is unknown. It was enough to make his opponent lay down his hand, and the GGPoker Qualifier took the pot.

Aneris Adomkevicius53,0000
Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:00 PM Local Time
Little's Stack Gets a Bit Bigger

Jonathan Little

It's been a swingy day for Jonathan Little, down to under 30,000 at one point and peaking at about 70,000, but a recent pot has him back close to that high watermark.

Little raised on the button and was three-bet by the big blind to 4,400. Little called to see a flop of    , and his opponent continued for another 5,000. Little then sprinkled a batch of orange 5,000 chips forward which would put his opponent all-in for a bit under 25,000.

After some deliberation he folded, awarding the pot to Little.

Jonathan Little67,00035,000
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:59 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts in Amazon Purple
Michael Schwartz112,000-42,300
Liya Gerasimova108,000-25,000
Filip Nechansky87,00016,800
Marc Etienne McLaughlin82,000-9,000
Vytautas Semaska68,50024,200
Janet Kosloff62,0006,800
Roland Rokita57,000-4,000
Yaniv Peretz56,70012,700
Manig Loeser52,400-11,000
Aleksandras Rusinovas45,500-14,500
Marcel McGray42,00016,000
William Klein32,000-11,000
Tomas Jozonis25,500-8,500
Daria Feshchenko9,400-2,100
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:54 PM Local Time
McDaniel Holds On

Brian McDaniel was all in for his last 14,800 after a     flop from under the gun and was called by the cutoff.

Brian McDaniel:   
Opponent:   

McDaniel had his opponent dominated while holding the nut flush draw, but the   turn gave him a sweat as it gave his opponent an open-ended straight draw.

Luckily for the two-time circuit ring winner, the   completed the board and kept his Main Event alive.

Brian McDaniel33,200-24,900
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:52 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Amazon Tan
Donovan Dicken210,00035,000
Osman Ihlamur160,00030,000
Harry Lodge147,0005,000
Mike Gao140,000-16,000
Steven Kirton140,000-2,000
Justin Liberto125,00047,000
Ehsan Amiri107,000-6,000
Robert Cowen90,000-20,000
Anthony Zinno86,0006,000
Fatima Nanji82,0008,800
Jim Collopy80,0007,000
Selahaddin Bedir75,00028,000
Gregory Robbins75,00025,000
Andrew Donabedian70,00015,000
Adam Levy58,00029,300
Jeff Gross58,000-13,000
Mason Hinkle53,00017,000
Artem Maksimov40,00040,000
Dylan Wilkerson35,000-4,000
Rene Knapp0-51,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:52 PM Local Time
Gidopoulos Eliminates Forlenza in Aces vs. Kings Confrontation

George Gidopoulos and John Forlenza were seen getting all-in preflop with Forlenza being the player at risk.

John Forlenza:   
George Gidopoulos:   

Forlenza was on the losing end of the cooler but the      board gave him a straight draw. The river bricked out for him with the   and he was eliminated.

George Gidopoulos75,000
John Forlenza0
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:49 PM Local Time
Barbero Takes From Magnus

Nacho Barbero was heads-up against Nadya Magnus on a board of     .

Barbero bet 2,200 from the hijack and Magnus called on the button.

The   completed the board and Barbero fired 8,000 into the middle. Magnus folded and Barbero collected the pot.

Nacho Barbero130,00065,000
Nadya Magnus85,00085,000
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:41 PM Local Time
Sternberg Gets Value

Alan Sternberg

With a flop of     showing, the big blind checked to Alan Sternberg, who bet of 1,500. The big blind check-raised to 6,000 and Sternberg made the call.

The   fell on the turn and both players checked to see the   river.

Once checked to Sternberg, he put in a bet of 3,000 and his opponent called.

Sternberg showed    for a flush with his eight, and his opponent mucked his hand.

Alan Sternberg53,00053,000
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:39 PM Local Time
Three-Way Pot for Stavila

The flop showed     in a three-way pot when Graham Mathews checked from the blinds and Benjamin Luber bet 1,300. Dan Stavila called, as well as Mathews.

The turn fell a   and it checked to Stavila who bet 3,700. Mathews quickly folded and Luber went deep into the tank before folding as well.

Dan Stavila102,000102,000
Benjamin Luber91,00033,000
Graham Mathews27,000-26,600
Sunday, November 7, 2021 8:37 PM Local Time
"Mr. Humble" Doubles With a Boat

Thomas Midena was in a heads-up pot on a flop reading    . Midena bet on the flop and his opponent raised all in with Midena covered. Midena thought for a minute before calling off with 47,000.

Thomas Midena:   
Opponent:   

Midena was ahead with two pair while his opponent was on a flush draw. The turn brought the   to give Midena a full house and the river brought a diamond with the   just to tease the opponent.

After Midena secured the double, table mate Eric Nathan took it upon himself to nickname Midena "Mr. Humble."

Midena seemed indifferent about the proposal.

Thomas Midena100,000100,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander