Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:35 PM Local Time
Some Updated Counts From Brasilia
| Vic Peppe | 175,400 | 7,400  |
| Alex Outhred | 158,000 | 20,100 |
| Matt Waxman | 105,400 | -10,100  |
| DJ MacKinnon | 105,400 | 43,100 |
| Ap Garza | 74,300 | 51,200 |
| Ralph Massey | 68,500 | 8,200 |
| Bill Klein | 64,200 | 64,200 |
| Yulia Lisichkina | 63,400 | 19,400 |
| Mark Liedtke | 63,200 | -30,600 |
| Haven Werner | 51,200 | -6,400 |
| Sarah Stefan | 49,600 | -3,200 |
| Kristen Deardorff | 0 | -25,900 |
| Thomas Hickner | 0 | -30,700 |
| Nick Shkolnik | 0 | -30,900 |
| Yoongwon Woo | 0 | -14,500 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:30 PM Local Time
A Whole Bunch of Counts From Pavilion
| Alex Livingston | 300,000 | -19,200 |
| Bart Lybaert | 220,000 | 31,000 |
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 205,000 | -25,000 |
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 185,000 | -9,800 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 185,000 | 8,000 |
| Justin Liberto | 180,000 | 15,000 |
| Matt Berkey | 150,000 | -29,800 |
| Daan Mulders | 150,000 | 44,800 |
| Joao Simao | 150,000 | 54,600 |
| Fabian Gumz | 125,000 | -26,800 |
| Fatima Nanji | 120,000 | -20,200 |
| Robert McLaughlin | 105,000 | 0 |
| Roman Valerstein | 105,000 | -7,500 |
| Michael Krasienko | 100,000 | 25,000 |
| Jordan Pailha | 100,000 | 23,400 |
| Chris Moorman | 100,000 | 3,000 |
| James Woods | 96,000 | -1,800 |
| Lynne Ji | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Kathy Liebert | 90,000 | -7,300 |
| Ryan Riess | 90,000 | 49,400 |
| Nabil Cardoso | 80,000 | -25,000 |
| Kitty Kuo | 80,000 | 22,400 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 70,000 | 14,500 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 64,000 | -110,900 |
| Maria Ho | 64,000 | -21,700 |
| Craig Varnell | 60,000 | 8,700 |
| Raffaele Sorrentino | 52,000 | -16,300 |
| Jerry Wong | 45,000 | -12,300 |
| Mike Matusow | 42,000 | -3,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 32,000 | 2,600 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 22,500 | -5,600 |
| Mihai Manole | 1,000 | -77,200 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:25 PM Local Time
Conway Spikes Jack
Andrew Conway was spotted collecting a double up as his was the winner on a board of with the turn having cracked the of Justin Wright.
All of the chips apparently got into the middle on the turn as the table discussed the spot and hand after it was over.
| Andrew Conway | 87,000 | 41,000 |
| Justin Wright | 41,000 | -59,200 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:20 PM Local Time
More Counts From Pavilion Black
| Amnon Filippi | 119,000 | -10,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 115,000 | -9,900 |
| Jon Pardy | 109,000 | 109,000 |
| Kenneth Cleeton | 63,000 | -11,300 |
| Frank Kassela | 57,000 | 13,900 |
| Ismael Bojang | 50,600 | 400 |
| Benny Glaser | 48,000 | -3,000 |
| Brian Yoon | 27,000 | -6,400 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 25,800 | 1,800 |
| Clayton Fletcher | 20,000 | -600 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:18 PM Local Time
Green Section Chip Check
| Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 165,500 | 35,500 |
| Cheryl Spencer-Nejtek | 149,900 | 87,400 |
| Adam Friedman | 114,000 | -15,300 |
| Jordan Spurlin | 110,500 | 3,100 |
| Allen Kessler | 92,800 | -8,100 |
| Ebony Kenney | 86,000 | -7,400 |
| Andra Zachow | 63,700 | -16,300 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 33,300 | -19,600 |
| Mason Hinkle | 31,200 | -32,300 |
| Dario Sammartino | 31,100 | -12,900 |
| Jeff Gross | 26,900 | -1,400 |
| Ashley Sleeth | 16,300 | -3,400 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:16 PM Local Time
More Empty Seats In Brasilia
| Alyssa Stachowski | 0 | -36,500 |
| Caren Josephs | 0 | -33,300 |
| Ngoc (Angel) Vu | 0 | -53,200 |
| Minseung Kwak | 0 | -17,000 |
| Hiroki Nawa | 0 | -46,200 |
| Mark Gallagher | 0 | -44,800 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 0 | -43,100 |
| Nima Salehizadeh | 0 | 0 |
| Gennaro Proscia | 0 | -11,600 |
| Frank Demeris | 0 | -57,900 |
| Dan Wirgau | 0 | -71,500 |
| Benjamin Hunholz | 0 | -40,400 |
| Stephen Hesse | 0 | -136,200 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:15 PM Local Time
Ajayi Flushes Out Opponent
A player opened to 1,800 in early position and was called by Adedapo Ajayi from the cutoff.
The flop came and Ajayi called a 2,400 bet from his opponent.
The fell on the turn and Ajayi called at bet from his opponent again — this time for 8,000.
Ajayi was checked to on the river and he put his opponent all in. His opponent called and Ajayi tabled for a flush. His opponent couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Ajayi.
| Adedapo Ajayi | 483,000 | 142,100 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:15 PM Local Time
Brunson Stops Slide
Doyle Brunson has had rough sledding to start Day 2abd as he has less than half of the stack he started the day with. However he was able to claw in a few chips when he raised from under the gun, and got a middle position caller in Marc Rivera.
The flop came . Brunson bet 3,500 and Rivera called.
The turn was the . Bruson led again, this time for 6,500. Rivera took his time before folding and sending a needed pot over to Texas Dolly.
| Doyle Brunson | 71,000 | -8,000 |
| Marc Rivera | 27,000 | 10,200 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:06 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts From Pavilion Black
| Fabian Quoss | 334,000 | 60,200 |
| JJ Liu | 300,000 | 0 |
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 230,000 | 32,800 |
| Adrian Mateos | 161,000 | -51,500 |
| Ivan Demidov | 59,000 | -1,400 |
| Melanie Weisner | 39,000 | 0 |
| Sam Grafton | 26,000 | 0 |
| Maria Konnikova | 26,000 | -36,200 |
| Seth Davies | 0 | -42,100 |
| Kevin Martin | 0 | -9,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:04 PM Local Time
Liu Drags Huge Pot
On a turn board reading , JJ Liu check-raised a bet and call of 4,500 from Melanie Weisner and Sam Grafton to 30,000. Only Weisner called to see a river card of the .
Liu bet 50,000, and was quickly called by Weisner. Liu showed for a winning flush to drag a huge pot, putting her stack at approximately 300,000 chips.
| JJ Liu | 300,000 | 119,800 |
| Melanie Weisner | 39,000 | -86,200 |
| Sam Grafton | 26,000 | -3,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:04 PM Local Time
Marchese Gets Paid With Nut Flush
Action was picked up on the turn as the board read . Tom Marchese bet 6,500 from the button, Rahul Jain called from the big blind.
The river came the . Jain checked. Marchese made a large overbet of 34,000 into a pot of about 20,000, leaving himself with only 600 behind. Jain thought for a while as it was for the majority of his stack. After a few moments he called.
Marchese tabled the for the flopped nut flush to take in a large boost to his stack.
| Tom Marchese | 82,000 | 45,000 |
| Rahul Jain | 18,000 | -57,200 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:04 PM Local Time
Lappin Chips Up Further
David Lappin has chipped up further and now holds a six-figure stack. As recalled by the Irishman, he limp-called a raise with and check-called a bet worth 4,000 on a flop.
He checked behind the turn which brought a second flush draw and then bet the river for 3,700. His opponent raised to 12,000 and Lappin reraised to 27,000 in order to get called by pocket jacks to claim the pot with the nut straight.
Fellow Irishman Dara O'Kearney has also opted to enter Day 2 and already boosted his stack after sitting down.
| David Lappin | 104,000 | 39,000 |
| Dara O'Kearney | 78,000 | 78,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:00 PM Local Time
Fragoso Doubles, Minkin Takes a Pot
Francisco Fragoso was seen raking in a pot with the all-in button in front of him in a heads-up pot against Landen Lucas on a board reading . Fragoso held the winner with for a pair of sevens while Lucas had .
At the same table, Kelly Minkin raised in the small blind and Evgeni Tourevski defended from the big blind.
Minkin continued with a bet of 1,500 on the flop of and called when her opponent raised to 5,500. Minkin checked on the turn and Tourevski checked back.
Minkin led out with a bet of 11,000 when the peeled off on the river and Tourevski went in the tank before folding.
| Francisco Fragoso | 160,000 | 71,100 |
| Evgeni Tourevski | 155,000 | -42,000 |
| Kelly Minkin | 70,000 | 20,900 |
| Landen Lucas | 60,000 | -64,200 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:56 AM Local Time
More Fallen Players From Brasilia
| Darius Studdard | 0 | -43,100 |
| Herbert Karp | 0 | -33,900 |
| Nima Salehizadeh | 0 | -41,600 |
| Patrick Tardif | 0 | -31,000 |
| Eider Da Cruz | 0 | -29,600 |
| Harvey Mathews | 0 | -24,200 |
| Gal Erlichman | 0 | -155,900 |
| Ivan Zhechev | 0 | -30,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:52 AM Local Time
Griener Survives After Big Blind Special
Aneris Adomkevicius raised from the button and then called the 8,900 three-bet jam Jared Griener made from the big blind.
Jared Griener:
Aneris Adomkevicius:
Griener was dominated and the flop didn't change a thing.
Luckily for Griener, the dealer dropped the on the turn to put him in the lead and the river secured his much-needed double.
| Jared Griener | 17,200 | 2,700 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:52 AM Local Time
Hoang Felts Rasmechai
With 14,000 in the pot and on the board, Grai Rasmechai checked and Reuben Hoang bet 75,000.
Rasmechai went into the tank for a moment, considering that the bet had him covered and that his tournament life was at stake. He called and turned over . Hoang had .
The turn was a and Hoang's ace-queen took the lead. The river was a brick and Rasmechai hit the rail early on Day 2.
| Reuben Hoang | 181,500 | 59,400 |
| Grai Rasmechai | 0 | -43,300 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:51 AM Local Time
Wellendorf Wins Three-Bet Pot Against Shashikhina
John Wellendorf raised it up in a middling position and called a three-bet to 6,000 by Sonia Shashikhina in the cutoff.
The flop was checked by Wellendorf and he then called a bet worth 4,000. Neither the turn nor the river brought any action and Wellendorf won the pot with .
| John Wellendorf | 180,000 | 8,400 |
| Sonia Shashikhina | 168,000 | -13,900 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:51 AM Local Time
Newhouse Fires Three Barrels
Mark Newhouse raised to 1,800 on the button and was called by Steven Tabb in the small blind.
Tabb check-called a 2,200 bet on the flop and a 6,000 on the turn.
The completed the board and Tabb checked once more — prompting an 11,000 bet from Newhouse. Tabb decided to let his hand go and Newhouse dragged the pot.
| Mark Newhouse | 147,000 | 3,400 |
| Steven Tabb | 54,000 | -2,900 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:49 AM Local Time
Lappin Among the Late Entrants
Several players opted to enter on Day 2 instead of the final starting day which is expected to commence at noon. David Lappin was among them and the Irishman was spotted winning an early pot.
He defended the big blind against a button raise and they checked the turn. Lappin then bet the river for 6,000 and the button folded.
| David Lappin | 65,000 | 65,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 11:49 AM Local Time
Koon and Brunson Involved in Pot
There was a three-way pot on progress on the turn as the board read . Ardit Kurshumi made a bet that folded out Doyle Brunson and Jason Koon called.
The river came the . Koon lead with a bet of 6,000. Kurshumi thought for a while before folding his cards.
| Kyna England | 156,000 | 6,300 |
| Ardit Kurshumi | 152,000 | 16,200 |
| Doyle Brunson | 79,000 | -72,000 |
| Scotter Clark | 38,000 | 11,000 |