Monday, November 8, 2021 3:23 PM Local Time
Smith Cracks Blumstein's Aces, It Could Have Been Worse
Rex Smith limped from under the gun. The action folded to Scott Blumstein in the cutoff who raised it up to 1,300. It folded back around to Smith and he four-bet to 3,800.
Blumstein opted to just call going to a flop that read . Smith lead with a bet of 5,500 and Blumstein quickly called.
The action checked through the turn.
The came on the river pairing the board. Smith checked and thought that he saw Blumstein check so he tabled his hand which was the .
Smith turned his hand back over when he realized that Blumstein had not acted.
Blumstein was tickled by what had happened and said, "I check" as he tabled pocket aces.
Smith took down the pot with trip kings having saved Blumstien from committing more chips to the pot by acting out of turn.
| Rex Smith | 80,000 | 20,000  |
| Scott Blumstein | 62,000 | -13,000  |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:23 PM Local Time
Counts From Orange Before Break
| Anthony Huntsman | 141,200 | 61,400 |
| La Sengphet | 95,300 | -26,900 |
| Melissa Saphier | 89,200 | 22,100 |
| Julian Milliard-Feral | 86,500 | 31,800 |
| Aaron Massey | 81,200 | 18,000 |
| Laurie Tournier | 78,500 | 16,500 |
| Terence Reid | 68,200 | -5,200 |
| Kenny Tran | 66,200 | 11,900 |
| Jake Bazeley | 59,800 | 59,800 |
| Keven Stammen | 59,700 | 59,700 |
| Peter Park | 59,700 | 2,100 |
| Eddie Blumenthal | 59,600 | 59,600 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 58,300 | 14,700 |
| Alexander Greenblatt | 56,700 | -14,500 |
| Andre Akkari | 52,300 | 4,300 |
| Matthew Schwagler | 47,800 | -9,800 |
| Keith Heine | 41,500 | -21,800 |
| Wendy Freedman | 36,000 | -11,100 |
| Ethan Yau | 35,000 | -22,600 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 21,200 | 2,200 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:18 PM Local Time
Seiver Still Strong
With around 5,000 in the pot and on the board, Scott Seiver bet 4,000 from early position. His opponent went into the tank for a brief time before finally folding.
Seiver is hanging onto a healthy stack as the end of Level 2 nears.
| Scott Seiver | 82,500 | 11,500 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:16 PM Local Time
Zeevi Rivers Quads to Bust One
A big pot had already developed by the river between Benya Zeevi and a player in the blinds. The board read and Zeevi's opponent bet 10,000.
Zeevi then raised all in, easily covering his opponent's remaining 30,000. His opponent tanked for several minutes, playing with his chips while Zeevi sat with his head resting in his hand.
His opponent eventually splashed in the chips to call and showed , but Zeevi had for quads to send his opponent home.
According to the table, Zeevi had limped pre-flop before calling a raise from his opponent. It was also the second time he's made quads on the river so far today.
"God bless you. I hope you win the tournament," a tablemate said.
| Benya Zeevi | 170,000 | 170,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:16 PM Local Time
Updated Counts In Orange
| Jeremy Pekarek | 75,000 | 17,400 |
| Dan Ott | 67,000 | 16,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 63,000 | -4,000 |
| Neil McFayden | 61,000 | 300 |
| Griffin Benger | 57,000 | 3,000 |
| Jason Wheeler | 52,000 | -10,000 |
| Brock Wilson | 51,000 | -4,500 |
| Max Silver | 47,300 | -6,700 |
| Brandon Bergin | 45,000 | -19,000 |
| David Einhorn | 10,500 | -56,300 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:16 PM Local Time
Betting Units in Order From High to Low
| Mark Ioli | 95,000 | -4,000 |
| Sonny Franco | 88,000 | 88,000 |
| Ajay Gnanasambanthan | 85,000 | 21,000 |
| Antonin Teisseire | 84,000 | 6,000 |
| Denise Pratt | 77,000 | 6,700 |
| Dylan Linde | 75,000 | 16,000 |
| Dan Ott | 67,000 | 16,000 |
| Rafael Moraes | 62,000 | 0 |
| Kao "Flexx" Saechao [Kao "Flex" Saechao] | 62,000 | 62,000 |
| Evan Wirsch | 61,000 | -1,000 |
| Aaron Been | 57,000 | 57,000 |
| Kazuki Ikeuchi | 52,500 | -11,500 |
| Jean-Luc Adam | 40,000 | 1,000 |
| Lily Kiletto | 39,000 | 7,000 |
| Kelly Saxby | 38,000 | -14,000 |
| Yervand Boyadjian | 0 | -36,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:16 PM Local Time
Jewett Folds to Pressure
With 2,000 in the pot and on the board, Matthew Jewett bet 900 from middle position and a player in late position called.
The turn was and Jewett continued for 2,400. His opponent raised to 8,300 and Jewett folded quickly.
| Matthew Jewett | 82,500 | -7,700 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:10 PM Local Time
Orange Section Chip Counts Before the Break
| Noam Muallem | 81,700 | -6,800 |
| Chris Hunichen | 81,500 | -1,500 |
| Tyler Hancock | 71,500 | -1,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 67,000 | 1,500 |
| Eli Elezra | 63,200 | 1,200 |
| Brock Wilson | 55,500 | -16,500 |
| Day Kotoviezy | 51,400 | -2,300 |
| Kris Steinbach | 34,000 | 2,000 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 19,000 | -10,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:08 PM Local Time
Wong Wins With Set
Four players were in a hand as the flop read . Scott Seiver was on the button and bet 2,000 after it had checked around to him. Jose Wong called from the small blind and the players in early and middle position both called.
The turn came the . It checked around.
The river was the . Wong led for 6,600. The early position player called, the middle position player folded and Seiver took his time and checked his cards before folding.
Wong tabled the for a flopped set and gathered the pot.
| Jose Wong | 126,000 | 126,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 71,000 | -4,700 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 3:01 PM Local Time
Pratt Is Back
Denise Pratt lost a large pot in the early goings of the day when her pocket aces were cracked, leaving her with 12,000 chips. She has been steadily chipping up throughout the day and just recently was involved in another big hand with pocket aces.
Action picked up with cards already on their back with Denise Pratt all-in and at risk for 34,700 and having already been called.
Denise Pratt:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Pratt took the pot down with her aces-up, boosting her stack to over 70,000.
| Denise Pratt | 70,300 | 33,300 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:59 PM Local Time
Leahy Scoops With No Resistance
The player under the gun opened to a raise of 600, He was called by Michael Leahy in the cutoff but when it was the button's turn to act he raised it up to 1,600. The player in the small blind smooth called. The original raiser shuffled his chips and took some time before just calling. Leahy completed the action.
The action checked through the flop.
The was the turn card and the action checked all the way to Leahy in the cutoff who bet 3,500. All of his opponents folded and he took it down on the turn.
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:59 PM Local Time
Wainer Hits a Straight Flush to Double
Paul Wainer was just on the lucky end of a massive cooler to double up.
According to Wainer, who took a picture of the board, his opponent had for queens full. Wainer, though, had for the straight flush with all his chips in the middle.
"It's been a pretty cool experience," Wainer, who has just $10,950 in career earnings, said about his time in the Main Event so far.
| Paul Wainer | 126,300 | 126,300 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:49 PM Local Time
Sengphet Collecting Chips
The hijack opened for 1,000 and La Sengphet called from the button before the small blind three-bet to 3,800.
The initial raiser folded while Sengphet called and action went heads-up to the flop.
Action went check-check and the fell on the turn.
The small blind check-called the 4,800 bet from Sengphet and then did the same for 11,700 after the completed the board on the river.
Sengphet quickly rolled over and it was good as she collected the pot after her opponent mucked their hand facedown.
| La Sengphet | 122,200 | 57,900 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:48 PM Local Time
Baker Chips Up
Michael Noori raised to 700 preflop from middle position and was called by David Golder in the cutoff, David Baker in the big blind, the small blind, and the button.
The flop came out and action checked around to Golder who bet 1,600. Baker and Noori called while the small blind and the other players folded.
The turn came out the and action checked once more to Golder who bet 4,400 and was called by Baker, while Noori folded.
The river came out a and action checked through. Golder showed down while Baker had which was the best hand and took down the pot.
| David "ODB" Baker | 71,000 | 8,700 |
| Michael Noori | 63,000 | -11,800 |
| David Golder | 52,000 | 52,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:46 PM Local Time
Early Exit for Leng Against Hunichen
The cards were already on their backs with the turn reading when Ryan Leng was all-in and at risk holding the for the top two pair. Chris Hunichen had the for the nut flush tabled and the river paired the board but failed to improve Leng.
"Good game guys," Leng said on the way out as Hunichen slowly raked in the pot while he was enjoying a massage.
| Toby Lewis | 99,000 | 3,000 |
| Balakrishna Patur | 90,000 | 12,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 83,000 | 12,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 62,000 | 2,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 0 | -26,700 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:45 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts
| Dieter Dechant | 71,000 | 800 |
| Dietrich Fast | 68,000 | 4,000 |
| Mark Gregorich | 68,000 | 5,000 |
| Daniel Lowery | 67,000 | 13,500 |
| Max Silver | 54,000 | -14,000 |
| Andre Akkari | 48,000 | -25,400 |
| Danut Chisu | 42,000 | -3,000 |
| Kris Steinbach | 32,000 | -28,000 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 29,000 | -1,400 |
| Yiannis Liperis | 11,000 | -48,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:39 PM Local Time
Some Chip Counts in Amazon Purple
| Yiming Cao | 185,000 | 65,000 |
| Simon Shalev | 92,000 | 16,000 |
| Greg Dyer | 53,000 | -7,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 47,000 | -9,000 |
| Gershon Distenfeld | 30,000 | -3,000 |
| Nathan Gamble | 15,000 | -50,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:38 PM Local Time
Vasquez Shows Aces, Tilts Stalba
There was already 21,000 in the middle on the turn when Alvaro Vasquez bet 6,200 and Thomas Stalba called.
On the river , Vasquez sized up to 10,000 and Stalba called.
Vasquez tabled and Stalba looked frustrated as he mucked.
"God d*****," said Stalba. "Thank god the diamond didn't come, I was piling in."
Vasquez happily dragged the pot as Stalba continued to stew.
"That is so sick," he said to PokerNews. " I can't believe it."
| Thomas Stalba | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Alvaro Vasquez | 68,400 | 68,400 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:33 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts from Around the Room
| Matthew Jewett | 90,200 | -4,800 |
| Koki Kudo | 78,800 | -1,100 |
| Scott Seiver | 75,700 | 4,900 |
| Michael Noori | 74,800 | 17,800 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 65,500 | 6,600 |
| Daniel Lowery | 53,500 | 9,000 |
| Wendy Freedman | 47,100 | 2,900 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 2:32 PM Local Time
Leanos Calls Down Ogita
Michael Leanos and Daisuke Ogita built up a pot of around 8,000 pre-flop. Ogita bet 3,500 on the board and Leanos called.
The river came the and Ogita continued for 7,200. Leanos again called to see the fall on the river. Ogita bet another 5,500 and Leanos quickly called.
Ogita showed , but Leanos had outflopped him with for two pair, aces and sevens.
Ogita was left with around 25,000 but got some back the next hand when he three-bet to 3,000 from the button and an opponent called in the hijack. Ogita bet 3,500 on the flop and was called, then both players checked down the turn and river. His opponent turned over for a missed straight draw, while Ogita showed to win with king-high.
| Michael Leanos | 95,000 | |
| Daisuke Ogita | 30,000 | |