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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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Monday, November 8, 2021 5:45 PM Local Time
Some Assorted Counts Before Dinner
Brandon Adams158,0007,000
Benya Zeevi125,000-15,000
Ajay Gnanasambanthan115,00030,000
Balakrishna Patur113,00011,000
Aaron Been73,600-1,900
Dan Ott67,0001,000
Daniel Lowery65,000-28,000
Kazuki Ikeuchi64,00010,000
Jake Schindler48,0002,000
Jean-Luc Adam48,0006,000
Noah Bronstein38,000-18,000
Cedric Adam37,500-10,500
Danut Chisu10,000-23,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:43 PM Local Time
Ioli Beats Saechao After "Worst Call in History"

Heads-up to the      turn, Mark Ioli and Kao "Flex" Saechao both checked. Ioli then bet the   river for 2,800 and Saechao sighed. "This might be the worst call in history," he said in a semi-serious way.

Another player at the table remarked "you gotta call with ace-ten" and five seconds later, Saechao called. Ioli rolled over the    and Saechao exposed his    for a pair of tens to lose a small portion of his stack.

Mark Ioli134,00039,000
Kao "Flexx" Saechao [Kao "Flex" Saechao]73,00019,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:42 PM Local Time
Yau Left Short

Ethan Yau

Ethan "Rampage Poker" Yau raised to 1,000 from middle position and then called the 3,200 three-bet Sean Osman made form the button.

The     flop saw Yau check-call the 2,500 continuation bet from Osman and then lead out for 5,200 after the   paired the board on the turn.

Osman called and the   completed the board on the river.

Yau led out once again, this time for 12,000 only to fold after Osman tossed out a 75,000 raise.

Sean Osman184,300184,300
Ethan Yau11,200-23,400
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:41 PM Local Time
Updated Counts Before Dinner
Edgardo Rosario172,00062,000
David Simon (ID)146,00014,000
David "ODB" Baker110,00014,400
Chris Hunichen110,00013,800
Noam Muallem96,500-500
Denise Pratt83,0002,000
Dietrich Fast82,000-16,000
Neil McFayden80,0001,000
Mariano Grandoli67,10067,100
Toby Lewis67,000-26,000
Dan Ott66,000-48,500
Griffin Benger62,0007,000
Jeremy Pekarek61,2004,200
Paul Dhaliwal58,000-15,000
Brock Wilson56,0001,000
Day Kotoviezy54,000-4,000
Michael Noori53,000-7,500
Jason Wheeler46,0009,000
Max Silver41,0007,000
Maurice Hawkins36,00012,000
Kelly Saxby34,00016,200
David Golder31,000-21,000
Kenny Tran26,000400
Eli Elezra22,000-14,600
David Einhorn10,000200
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:35 PM Local Time
Mizrachi Flops It, Gets Paid

Robert Mizrachi

Robert Mizrachi bet 15,000 on a completed board of       with about 25,000 in the pot.

His opponent tossed in a call but then tapped the table in defeat when Mizrachi tabled    for a flopped flush.

Mizrachi now moves past the 100,000 chip mark.

Robert Mizrachi109,00062,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:34 PM Local Time
Pre-Dinner Break Chip Counts
Yiming Cao190,0005,000
Benya Zeevi140,000-30,000
Antonin Teisseire115,00040,000
Ben Parker67,0001,000
Michael Leanos60,000-35,000
Kazuki Ikeuchi54,000-4,000
Paul Volpe53,00013,000
Jake Schindler46,000-14,000
Jean-Luc Adam42,0002,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:33 PM Local Time
Kenny Rivers Needed Ace

Moments ago a large gasp was heard from the Amazon Purple section and one disappointed player was speed-walking for the door.

Michael Kenny was seen taking in a large pot after he called the shove of his opponent on the turn with      on the board.

Opponent:   
Michael Kenny:   

Kenny's opponent had three eights but the river was   and Kenny took advantage of the miracle ace to move among the chip leaders.

Michael Kenny192,000192,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:32 PM Local Time
GGpoker and ClubGG Update
Erick Sarkis160,00055,000
Koki Kudo130,00052,500
Arturo Segura83,00024,000
Vasu Amarapu79,000-15,500
Frank Dedato70,0005,000
Harijs Broza27,000-8,000
Hermann Han Bing Lee5,300-59,700
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:26 PM Local Time
Everybody Raises

Bradley Helm raised to 900 preflop from the hijack and was called by Glenn Ward on the button and David Einhorn in the big blind.

The flop came down     and action checked to Helm who bet 1,300 and was met with an immediate raise from Ward to 3,400. Einhorn got out of the way and action went back over to Helm who called.

The turn came a   and Helm checked to Ward who bet 4,000 and was met with a raise to 11,000 which caused Helm to look at Ward quizzically. After some thinking Ward tossed his hand into the muck and said "is it possible you have some kind of a three?" Helm shrugged and said "It's possible," while raking in the pot.

Bradley Helm94,000
Glenn Ward28,000-12,000
David Einhorn9,800300
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:25 PM Local Time
Kelsey Escapes From Elimination

Raymond Rivera raised it up and David Kelsey then jammed his short stack of 8,600 in from the button. Brandon Bowers in the big blind tanked for a while and clicked it back, which forced a fold from Rivera.

David Kelsey:   
Brandon Bowers:   

"I folded queens," Rivera said in table chat while Kelsey asked for an ace on the flop. That wish was denied but the ace fell on the turn of the       board for Kelsey to double.

Raymond Rivera68,00068,000
David Kelsey19,00019,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:24 PM Local Time
A Round of Purple Counts
Brandon Adams151,00016,000
Alexander Green136,00042,000
Jose Wong128,000-7,000
Ross Feldman120,000-25,000
Hayden Fortini110,000-7,000
Frank Funaro95,00014,000
Michael Lech83,00024,000
Romain Lewis80,00014,500
Daniel Lee75,000200
Dillon Ott65,0000
Kao Saechao52,00052,000
Ayman Mahfoud42,000-43,000
Lily Kiletto30,0002,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:22 PM Local Time
Waldbaum Hustles Some Chips

With the board showing      , Carla Waldbaum threw out a green 25,000 chip. Her opponent on the button called and Waldbaum showed    for the rivered full house to win the pot.

"Short to strong, that's a hustler right there," a tablemate said.

"She's been acting like she doesn't know what she's doing," another tablemate added.

Carla Waldbaum75,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:15 PM Local Time
Updated Feature Table Counts

Matt Stout lost a bigger portion of his stack and Nathan Gamble has continued to slide down further in the counts as he is currently the shortest stack on the two active feature tables.

Mark Charleston99,000
Dylan Linde92,000-1,000
Scott Blumstein74,00012,000
Jacob Thibodeau74,0001,000
Andreas Ioakimides65,000-5,000
Chad Layne54,000
Joe Hachem51,0004,000
Andrew Barber40,0007,000
Matt Stout24,000-19,000
Nathan Gamble11,000-5,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:14 PM Local Time
Elias Wins One, Still Low on Chips

Darren Elias

There was a raise to 1,000 and a call and Darren Elias came along from the small blind to the     flop. Elias check-called a bet of 1,500 and the original raiser folded.

On the turn  , action checked to the river  . The action went check-check again and Elias tabled    for aces-up to win the pot.

Darren Elias18,000-13,500
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:13 PM Local Time
Ladies Hold for Silva

Ryan Silva opened under the gun for 1,100 and found two callers bringing action three-ways to the     flop.

The big blind check-called the 2,300 continuation bet from Silva while the cutoff folded and the   turn was checked to the   river.

The big blind led out for 3,400, Silva called and rolled over    to win the pot.

Ryan Silva132,400
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:10 PM Local Time
New Notable Entries on Day 1e

Jake Schindler, Paul Volpe and Dan Smith have all been spotted in the field after late registering and Volpe bet a multi-way pot for 1,300 on the     flop. Only Andrew Halseth called and they checked the   turn and   river. Volpe rolled over the    but Halseth had that beat with the   .

Jake Schindler60,000
Dan Smith49,000-12,500
Paul Volpe40,000-22,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:09 PM Local Time
Bunal Catches Some More Chips

Florencio Bunal, who was dressed in a full Pikachu costume earlier but has since taken off the mask, called a pre-flop raise of 1,200 from the hijack and saw the flop against four opponents.

The flop came     and a player in middle position bet 2,200. Bunal then raised to 6,000 and everyone but the original better folded. Bunal bet another 7,000 on the   and his opponent tanked for about two minutes before letting go of his hand. Bunal showed   .

"Pikachu, still in," Bunal yelled as he raked in the chips to climb back up to starting stack.

Florencio Bunal60,000-2,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:09 PM Local Time
Bronshtein Bluffs

Yuval Bronshtein limped under the gun for 400. Daniel Blum made it 1,500 from the cutoff. Mark Gunterman called from the button. Bronshtein then three-bet to 6,900. Both opponents called.

The three players saw the flop of    . Bronshtein led for 10,800. Blum folded and Gunterman called.

The turn was the  . Bronshtein then placed a green chip in the middle for a bet of 25.000. Gunterman went deep into the tank and thought it over for several minutes. Finally as the players from the table started to get ancy and stand up to stretch, he folded.

Bronshtein showed the    for the bluff and took down the pot.

Yuval Bronshtein82,00020,000
Daniel Blum70,00070,000
Mark Gunterman32,00032,000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:06 PM Local Time
Adam Loses a Bunch

On the river of a board      , Jean-Luc Adam bet 3,600 out of the big blind. His opponent on the button then raised to 9,000 and Adam tank-called to get shown the    for a flush.

Jean-Luc Adam40,0000
Monday, November 8, 2021 5:05 PM Local Time
Updated Orange Counts
David Simon (ID)132,0007,000
Dietrich Fast98,00024,000
Denise Pratt81,0004,000
Neil McFayden79,00018,000
Jeremy Pekarek57,000-11,000
Griffin Benger55,0002,000
Brandon Bergin41,000-2,000
Jason Wheeler37,000-1,000
Max Silver34,000-14,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander