Monday, November 8, 2021 1:47 PM Local Time
Muallem Has Aces Cracked
Noam Muallem raised to 800 under-the-gun and only the big blind called.
The big blind check-called a bet of 1,500 from Muallem on the flop .
On the turn , the big blind check-called again the 3,000 bet from Muallem.
The river was the and the big blind check-called once more, this time for 5,000.
"My first one today," said Muallem as he tabled .
The big blind had it beat though with for two pair.
"Oh wow," said Muallem.
Muallem is still sitting comfortably above his starting stack.
| Noam Muallem | 88,500 | 88,500  |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:46 PM Local Time
Negreanu Applies Pressure
The button raised to 700 and the small blind called. Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 3,300 from the big blind and the button called while the small blind got out of the way.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn was .
Negreanu fired 2,500 and his opponent folded without much hesitation.
| Daniel Negreanu | 48,700 | 700 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:45 PM Local Time
Updated Counts From Orange
| Anthony Huntsman | 79,800 | 13,600 |
| Terence Reid | 73,400 | 10,200 |
| Andre Akkari | 73,400 | 400 |
| Alexander Greenblatt | 71,200 | 16,000 |
| Melissa Saphier | 67,100 | 900 |
| Keith Heine | 65,700 | 4,500 |
| Dan Ott | 65,200 | 19,200 |
| La Sengphet | 64,300 | 2,000 |
| Aaron Massey | 63,200 | 200 |
| Julian Milliard-Feral | 63,200 | 2,000 |
| Ethan Yau | 57,600 | -3,600  |
| Matthew Schwagler | 57,600 | 7,600 |
| Peter Park | 57,600 | -9,700 |
| Jeremy Pekarek | 57,600 | -13,600 |
| Kenny Tran | 54,300 | -4,400 |
| Wendy Freedman | 44,200 | -1,800 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 43,600 | -10,700 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 39,900 | -900 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:41 PM Local Time
More Assorted Counts From Purple
| Nathan Gamble | 65,000 | 4,500 |
| Dillon Ott | 64,000 | 4,000 |
| Andreas Ioakimides | 62,000 | 62,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 59,000 | -1,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 56,000 | 0 |
| Matt Stout | 55,000 | 3,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:38 PM Local Time
Ramdin Has a Better Full House Versus Alache
ClubGG qualifier Oscar Alache bet 2,000 on a board of and Victor Ramdin and another player called. All three players checked the on the river.
"Ace," Ramdin said, turning over for a full house, aces over sixes. Alache mucked, claiming to have had queens full.
"Blame the dealer, don't blame me," Ramdin said.
| Oscar Alache | 73,600 | -1,400 |
| Victor Ramdin | 67,000 | 7,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:35 PM Local Time
Baker Versus Noori
Action was picked up on the flop between David "ODB" Baker and Michael Noori. With a pot of 2,400 on the board, action checked to Noori who bet 1,000. Baker raised to 3,100 which Noori snap-called.
The turn came out a and the action checked through to the river where Baker led out for 5,000 and Noori snap-folded giving Baker the pot.
| Michael Noori | 57,000 | -3,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 54,000 | 5,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:33 PM Local Time
Einhorn Smashes the River
With about 5,000 in the middle on the board, David Einhorn and Glenn Ward checked to the river.
Einhorn led for 3,200 and Ward called.
Einhorn turned over for a rivered set of nines and Ward mucked.
| David Einhorn | 66,800 | 66,800 |
| Glenn Ward | 40,000 | -1,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:26 PM Local Time
Updated Counts Across the Room
| Antonin Teisseire | 78,000 | 78,000 |
| Robert Bickley | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Max Silver | 68,000 | 1,700 |
| Noah Bronstein | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Toby Lewis | 63,000 | 3,000 |
| Rafael Moraes | 62,000 | 2,000 |
| Yiannis Liperis | 59,000 | -1,000 |
| Griffin Benger | 54,000 | -6,000 |
| Danut Chisu | 45,000 | -7,500 |
| Daniel Lowery | 44,500 | -13,000 |
| Denise Pratt | 37,000 | 24,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:25 PM Local Time
Level 2 started
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:15 PM Local Time
Updated Amazon Purple Chip Counts
| Robert Fried | 130,000 | 10,000 |
| Oscar Alache | 75,000 | 26,000 |
| Benjamin Harrison | 66,000 | 11,000 |
| Hermann Han Bing Lee | 65,000 | |
| Frank Dedato | 65,000 | 0 |
| Erick Sarkis | 63,000 | 2,000 |
| Vasu Amarapu | 63,000 | 5,000 |
| Arturo Segura | 59,000 | -6,000 |
| Koki Kudo | 42,000 | -10,000 |
| Thomas Brown | 35,000 | -24,000 |
| Harijs Broza | 35,000 | -19,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:03 PM Local Time
Heller Gets Shown the Nuts
Freddy Heller bet 6,500 on a flop of and Mark Groner called. Both players checked the turn before Groner led out for 10,000 on the river.
Heller called but mucked when Groner turned over for the nut flush as players headed out on break.
| Mark Groner | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Frederic Heller | 27,000 | -38,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:02 PM Local Time
Nine-Time WSOP Ring Winner Looking for Main Event Glory
Daniel Lowery is an accomplished mid-stakes grinder with nine rings and 89 cashes on the WSOP circuit, but he's still looking for his first bracelet. Lowery made the final table and finished ninth in the 2021 $600 Deepstack event, and he's looking for a deep run in the Main Event.
Lowery raised to 800 from middle position and the small blind three-bet to 3,800. Lowery called and the flop was .
The small blind checked and Lowery bet 3,000. The small blind called and the turn was .
Both players checked the turn and the river was . Both players checked the final street.
The small blind turned over and Lowery mucked the losing hand.
| Daniel Lowery | 57,500 | 57,500 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:01 PM Local Time
Chip Counts Before the Break
| Chris Hunichen | 79,000 | 5,000 |
| Max Silver | 66,300 | -3,700 |
| Walter Treccarichi | 63,000 | 3,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 55,000 | -3,800 |
| Day Kotoviezy | 53,700 | -6,300 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 40,800 | -200 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 1:00 PM Local Time
Jacobson Extracts Value from Distenfeld
Janelle Jacobson opened the action from early position to 600. Gershon Distenfeld put in a three-bet to 1,800 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Jacobson who made the call.
The flop came . Jacobson check-called Distenfeld's continuation bet of 2,100.
The turn card came the . Jacobson now took the betting lead and tossed out 6,300. Distenfeld tanked for a minute before making the call.
The river came the . Jacobson slowed down with a check and Distenfeld fired 11,000. Jacobson snap-called.
Gershon Distenfeld
Janelle Jacobson:
Distenfeld flopped a gutshot straight draw and chased it to the river. Jacobson flopped a set of sevens and was able to induce a bluff from Distenfeld on the river when she checked it to him.
| Janelle Jacobson | 89,000 | 0 |
| Gershon Distenfeld | 33,000 | -17,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 12:55 PM Local Time
Allacher Folds Aces to Shalev, Doesn't Believe Him
With around 50,000 in the pot and the board showing , Simon Shalev shoved for his last 42,000. Action was on Scott Allacher to his left, who went into the tank for several minutes.
"Sorry guys," Allacher said as he questioned Shalev about his hand. Shalev remained silent and just stared back. Allacher eventually folded .
"Good fold," Shalev said. "I had a set of kings."
"You didn't have a set of kings. You had two hearts," Allacher responded. "He says he had a set of kings, but I don't know."
| Simon Shalev | 76,000 | |
| Scott Allacher | 45,000 | |
Monday, November 8, 2021 12:52 PM Local Time
Alexander Gets River Value
With 7,500 in the pot on a completed board of , James Alexander bet 3,200 and Bret Karr called.
"Straight," said Alexander.
Alexander tabled and Karr flashed the as he mucked.
| James Alexander | 85,000 | 85,000 |
| Bret Karr | 58,900 | 58,900 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 12:52 PM Local Time
Purple Chip Counts
| Daniel Lee | 95,000 | 6,600 |
| Frank Funaro | 82,000 | 22,000 |
| Casey Carroll | 77,000 | 77,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 75,000 | -10,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 73,000 | 13,000 |
| Shkelzen Gocaj | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Florencio Bunal | 62,000 | 62,000 |
| Hayden Fortini | 58,000 | -2,000 |
| Scott Blumstein | 56,000 | -3,000 |
| Brandon Adams | 53,000 | -15,000 |
| Matt Stout | 52,000 | -7,000 |
| Gershon Distenfeld | 50,000 | -10,000 |
| Jacob Baumgartner | 48,000 | -12,000 |
| Lily Kiletto | 45,000 | -15,000 |
| Andrew Barber | 39,000 | -23,000 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 12:46 PM Local Time
Chisu Chops a Pot; Loses a Pot
Danut Chisu three-bet an open raise to 1,900 and earned a call by the initial raiser. The flop was checked to Chisu, who continued for 1,200 and received a call.
Both players then checked the turn and river as Chisu chopped with , his opponent had the equally strong .
One hand later, Chisu opened and Dan Lowery came along in the big blind. Lowery check-raised the flop from 700 to 2,200 and earned a call by Chisu.
The turn was check-called by Lowery for 3,000 and the river went check, check. Lowery tabled the for the top pair and won the pot.
| Daniel Lowery | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Danut Chisu | 52,500 | 52,500 |
Monday, November 8, 2021 12:45 PM Local Time
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