Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:47 PM Local Time
Kassela Gets a Fold
A player opened to 1,100 from under-the-gun and action folded to Frank Kassela in the hijack, who three-bet to 2,500. The original raiser called.
Kassela continued for a 3,000 bet on the board and his opponent quickly folded.
Kassela, who won the WSOP Player of The Year award in 2010, is still under a starting stack with 42,000.
| Frank Kassela | 42,000 | 4,000  |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:40 PM Local Time
Stojanovic Loses One
In a heads-up pot, the flop read when Vlada Stojanovic bet 1,100 and was called by his opponent.
On the turn, Stojanovic check-called this time for 2,700. The river brought the and Stojanovic checked again before calling a last bet worth 2,700 from his opponent. The latter tabled for two pair and Stojanovic mucked his cards.
| Vlada Stojanović | 45,300 | -9,700  |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:38 PM Local Time
Ostapchenko Wins Big With Better Two Pair
Marcel Mcgray raised to 1,100 from middle position and was called by the button before Andrew Ostapchenko three-bet to 5,600 from the big blind.
Only Mcgray called and heads-up action was taken to the flop.
Ostapchenko check-called the 8,100 bet from Mcgray and the turn was checked by both players to the river.
Ostapchenko led out for 15,000 and Mcgray quickly called. Ostapchenko rolled over for top two-pair and it was good as Mcgray tossed into the muck.
| Andrew Ostapchenko | 71,200 | 30,000 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:37 PM Local Time
Vaillancourt Doubles Through Dang
There were just a handful of chips in until the turn when the chips of David Vaillancourt and Hieu Dang went into the middle.
Vaillancourt was the player at risk for 30,000 with the and Dang had the for the top pair and superior flush draw. However, the river was a blank and Vaillancourt doubled. Dang was left with a short stack and busted soon after. Big stack at the table is Mike Gao with nearly three times the starting stack.
| Mike Gao | 163,000 | 163,000 |
| David Vaillancourt | 66,000 | 66,000 |
| Hieu Dang | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:37 PM Local Time
Baker Doubles With Aces Over Kings
According to Christopher Bond, the preflop action saw a raise to 900 from early position by Jongwook Lee, a three-bet to 3,000 from David Baker in the hijack, a four-bet by Lee to 12,000, and a five-bet by Baker to 29,000 which Lee called.
The flop came and Lee check-jammed after Baker bet 15,000. Baker called for the rest of his stack.
David Baker:
Jongwook Lee:
Lee couldn't avoid the cooler and was left with a short stack after the board completed with the and . Baker, meanwhile, now has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| David "Bakes" Baker | 177,000 | 89,000 |
| Christopher Bond | 94,000 | 94,000 |
| Jongwook Lee | 16,000 | 16,000 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:36 PM Local Time
Little's Overbet Gets Paid
Action was picked up on a river board reading with approximately 10,000 in the pot.
Jonathan Little had a 13,000 chip bet in front of him and was awaiting his opponent's decision.
After a couple of minutes of thought, the opponent called, and Little showed for a rivered flush.
With the pot, Little is over his starting stack for the first time today.
| Jonathan Little | 70,000 | 7,000 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:34 PM Local Time
Armstrong Pushes Romero Off a Straight
Michael Walker raised to 1,000, Connor Armstrong called in the cutoff, Matthew Wantman called on the button, the small blind called and Matthew Romero called in the big blind.
In the multi-way flop of , the action checked to Connor Armstrong and he put in a bet of 1,800. Only Romero called.
The landed on the turn and Romero took the lead, betting 4,200 and Armstrong made the call.
When the hit, Romero bet 3,300 and Armstrong raised all-in for 31,500, putting Romero in the tank. After about three minutes, another player on the table called clock and the floor was summoned to the table.
The floor had told Romero he had 30 seconds to act before his hand was dead and after about ten seconds he decided to let his hand go, tabling for Broadway on the turn. Armstrong didn't show and gave the cards back to the dealer.
| Michael Walker | 144,500 | -2,500 |
| Matthew Romero | 61,000 | 61,000 |
| Matthew Wantman | 58,600 | -8,800 |
| Connor Armstrong | 51,200 | 51,200 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:32 PM Local Time
Razavi Wins With the One-Second Snap
Sam Razavi limped in and Chulhan Choi raised to 1,300, which Felix Bleiker and Razavi called. They checked the flop and the turn was checked to Bleiker, who bet 2,600. Only Razavi called and then check-called once more on the river for another 2,600.
Bleiker tabled the for a bluff and Razavi won the pot with the . "The one second bluff," grinned Razavi as he raked in the pot.
| Felix Bleiker | 65,000 | |
| Sam Razavi | 48,000 | |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:31 PM Local Time
Raymer Becomes Second Main Event Champion to Fall on Day 1d
A player opened to 1,000 from the hijack and was called by Victor Peppe on the button. Greg Raymer then squeezed to 4,700 from the small blind and action folded back to Peppe, who announced he was all in.
Raymer called off for his remaining chips and cards were revealed.
Greg Raymer:
Victor Peppe:
Raymer found himself dominated and the runout kept Peppe best — eliminating Raymer from contention.
| Victor Peppe | 95,000 | |
| Greg Raymer | 0 | -24,000 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:31 PM Local Time
Pineiro Chips Down
Th board read with a pot already containing 27,000 when Martin Pineiro check-called a bet worth 13,800 from his opponent.
A completed the board on the river an Pineiro quickly check-folded after his opponent announced all in.
| Martin Pineiro | 47,800 | -30,200 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:29 PM Local Time
Czuczor Wins Back-to-Back Pots
Marton Czuczor was seen winning back-to-back pots in Amazon Gold, first in a hand where he faced a river bet of 25,000 from his heads-up opponent on a board reading with approximately 60,000 already in the middle.
Czuczor called with and took down the pot with top pair as his opponent showed .
The next hand, Czuczor in early position and called when a middle position opponent three-bet to 3,000.
Czuczor checked on the flop of and called a bet of 3,800 from his opponent. Both players checked on the turn and Czuczor led on the river with a bet to put his opponent all-in for 25,000. The opponent mucked.
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:29 PM Local Time
Robinson Keeps Building Stack
The father and son duo Pete and Lukas Robinson can be found in the Amazon Room and both remain up for the day. Pete has the superior stack right now and kept winning smaller pots to chip up. The latest hand brought no showdown either when he bet the heads-up river on a river for 3,500 and earned a fold from his sole remaining opponent.
| Pete Robinson | 122,000 | 12,000 |
| Lukas Robinson | 74,000 | -2,000 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:27 PM Local Time
Loeser Mucks River
In a raised pot, the flop showed when Manig Loeser called on the button a bet of 1,200 from his opponent. The same action happened on the turn, this time for 2,200.
The river was the and Loeser's opponent sent a third barrel for 3,000. Loeser took a minute and made the call, but only to muck his cards after his opponent flipped over for a set.
| Manig Loeser | 38,000 | -18,300 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:25 PM Local Time
A Whole Bunch of Counts Across the Amazon Room
Terry Jordon has emerged as one of the early big stacks and already tripled his starting stack.
| Terry Jordon | 180,000 | |
| Nana Sanechika | 150,000 | 7,000 |
| Anthony Spinella | 136,000 | 19,000 |
| Scott Baumstein | 120,000 | 14,000 |
| Roman Valerstein | 105,000 | 22,000 |
| Danielle Andersen | 84,000 | 28,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 82,000 | 21,000 |
| Michael Gathy | 78,000 | -2,000 |
| Blake Bohn | 77,000 | 21,000 |
| Shyam Srinivasan | 72,000 | -7,000 |
| Masashi Oya | 70,000 | -35,000 |
| Martin Finger | 70,000 | |
| Jonathan Little | 63,000 | 11,000 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 59,000 | -6,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 57,000 | 7,500 |
| Ashley Sleeth | 57,000 | -16,000 |
| Raja Chirumamilla | 56,000 | -2,000 |
| David Moses | 48,000 | 7,000 |
| Francisco Benitez | 46,000 | -4,000 |
| Sejin Park | 41,000 | -11,000 |
| John Esposito | 0 | |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:21 PM Local Time
Aces Hold for Seimas
Trevor Pearlman raised to 800 from under the gun and Manig Loeser called from the hijack before Joseph Seimas three-bet to 2,800 from the cutoff.
Action folded back to Pearlman who called, as did Loeser, and the three players watched a flop hit the felt.
Action was checked to Seimas who continued for 1,800 and only Pearlman called. The turn was checked by both players and the dealer dropped the on the river.
Seimas check-called the 6,000 bet from Pearlman and quickly showed to win the pot while Pearlman tossed into the muck.
| Manig Loeser | 56,300 | -38,700 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:18 PM Local Time
Huge Pot Launches Cheng Up Leaderboard
A massive pot just developed at table 503, as Gary Cheng opened on the button to 1,000 and was three-bet by Hiroki Nawa in the small blind to 4,000. Cheng responded with a four-bet to 10,000, which Nawa called.
The flop came and both players checked.
The action picked up again on the turn as Nawa led for 5,200 on the , which Cheng raised to 14,500. After some deliberation, Nawa called.
The river brought the and Nawa checked to Cheng, who didn't slow down. He bet 32,000, leaving himself just 22,000 behind.
Nawa went deep into the tank, thinking for over five minutes before Andrew Brinkley called for the clock.
A floorman came over and gave Nawa the 30-second countdown. As the count hit 'one', Nawa tossed in calling chips.
Cheng showed and Nawa unhappily tossed his cards into the muck.
Cheng is now among the day's chip leaders with that pot.
| Gary Cheng | 144,000 | 144,000 |
| Hiroki Nawa | 23,000 | 23,000 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:17 PM Local Time
Luber Takes from Mathews
Graham Mathews opened to 900 on the button and Benjamin Luber decided to three-bet to 3,100 in the big blind. Mathews tanked for a minute and made the call.
The flop revealed and Luber continued for 2,500. Mathews didn't take long to fold his hand.
| Benjamin Luber | 58,000 | -26,000 |
| Graham Mathews | 53,600 | -4,400 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:15 PM Local Time
Paz-Gutierrez Takes From Blenkarn
Jeff Blenkarn was the preflop aggressor on the button and earned a call from Jose Paz-Gutierrez in the big blind. On the flop, Paz-Gutierrez check-called for 1,100 and then bet the turn for 2,300. Blenkarn elected to fold and flashed the .
| Jose Paz-Gutierrez | 84,500 | 84,500 |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 53,000 | -16,500 |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:14 PM Local Time
Miyamoto Takes it on the River
Mark Newhouse raised to 1,000 from middle position, the button called and Masakazu Miyamoto called in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Miyamoto checked to Newhouse who continued for 1,600. The button folded and Miyamoto made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river. Miyamoto fired out a bet of 5,000 and Newhouse snap-mucked.
| Mark Newhouse | 135,000 | 28,000 |
| Masakazu Miyamoto | 33,000 | |
Sunday, November 7, 2021 4:14 PM Local Time
Sixes Are Not Good for Rusinovas
Aleksandras Rusinovas raised under the gun to 900 and only the cutoff player called.
The flop came and Rusinovas continued for 1,100, called by his opponent. Both checked on the turn and river. Rusinovas showed and the pot was sent to his opponent who held for a pair of eights.
| Aleksandras Rusinovas | 86,000 | 8,600 |