Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:31 PM Local Time
Jaka Shoves The River
The player in the cutoff raised to 4,000 and found one caller in Faraz Jaka in the big blind.
Jaka check-called a 3,500 bet from his opponent on the flop and a 9,500 bet from him on the turn.
However, Jaka shoved all in when the completed the board and his opponent quickly folded.
Jaka tabled a lone before collecting the pot.
| Faraz Jaka | 360,000 | -10,000  |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:30 PM Local Time
Min Takes From Luu
Mimi Luu opened for 4,800 from under the gun and found two callers which included Jason Min who sat directly to her left.
Action was checked to Luu who continued for 6,500 and Min raised to 18,000. Action folded back to Luu who just couldn't muster the call and mucked her hand.
| Mimi Luu | 122,300 | 46,600  |
| Jason Min | 73,200 | 22,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:30 PM Local Time
Pitstock Doubles With Quads — Twice
A table in the White Section erupted in screams and PokerNews inquired about the reason.
According to the table, Kevin Pitstock had just doubled up twice with quads, first in a hand where he had on a flop of and snap-called a jam from his opponent.
Just a few hands later, Pitstock opened and the same opponent three-bet to 18,000. Pitstock called, and the rest of the chips got in the middle on the flop reading .
Pitstock had while his opponent held and doubled up Pitstock once again when the board ran out .
| Kevin Pitstock | 125,000 | 25,600 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:28 PM Local Time
A Few More Big Stacks Around the Room
| Alex Outhred | 535,000 | 85,000 |
| Mitchell Halverson | 505,000 | 99,400 |
| Alex Livingston | 455,000 | 145,000 |
| Brittney Stout | 450,000 | 120,000 |
| Johan Schumacher | 420,000 | 130,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:26 PM Local Time
Kanit Forced to Fold; Loses Chip Lead
Mustapha Kanit has been cruising through the day, but his potential status as day-end chip leader has been put into question following a recent hand.
Kanit opened to 4,100 in early position and was three-bet by the player in the big blind to 15,000. Kanit called and the duo saw a flop of .
The big blind fired again for 8,000 on the flop, and Kanit called in position.
On the turn , the big blind sized up to 35,000, and once more, Kanit called.
On the river , the big blind brought out the big guns, going all-in for over 100,000. Kanit gave his decision some pause before opting to fold, dropping his stack to just over 600,000, which is no longer the biggest stack in the room.
| David Mock | 660,000 | 0 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 605,000 | -55,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 593,000 | -3,700 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:26 PM Local Time
Brief Summary of Betting Units
| Matt Affleck | 355,000 | 153,800 |
| Steve Yea | 320,000 | 10,000 |
| Martin Finger | 295,000 | 220,200 |
| Florian Duta | 240,000 | 30,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 235,000 | -27,000 |
| Scott Baumstein | 225,000 | 85,000 |
| Erkut Yilmaz | 160,000 | 58,300 |
| Blake Bohn | 145,000 | 28,500 |
| Adam Hendrix | 105,000 | 5,010 |
| Lexy Gavin | 0 | -42,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:23 PM Local Time
Chu Holds Strong with Aces
With 50,000 in the pot and on the board, Peter Chu bet 12,000 into his opponent on the button. The button three-bet shoved for 78,300 and Chu called quickly.
Opponent:
Peter Chu:
The turn came and the river with no help for the pocket eights as Chu's opponent hit the rail while he dragged the big pot.
| Peter Chu | 222,300 | 109,400 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:22 PM Local Time
How'd You Like This Table Draw?
Imagine walking up to your Day 2 Main Event table and seeing 4x bracelet winner Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow and Hall of Famer Maria Ho. This was the fate of a few lucky (or unlucky) players today and those who lived to tell about it... did. Plus, what Mike thinks about Maria's No-Limit game.
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:21 PM Local Time
Kornuth Turns the World
Action was picked up on the river with a board reading . Chance Kornuth bet 45,000 into a pot of about 110,000.
His opponent thought for about 20 seconds before calling.
Kornuth tabled the for the turned boat and collected the nice pot.
| Chance Kornuth | 281,000 | 202,500 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:20 PM Local Time
"Fun Guy" Busts With Aces
"Way to bust the fun guy," another player at the table remarked as the pot was shipped over to Philippe Souki, who responded with a "Wait, I thought I was the fun guy?"
Souki had flopped a set with the and knocked out his table neighbor holding the on a board of .
The Brit had started the day with just 18,500 in chips and now added a zero to that in the final level of the night.
| Philippe Souki | 185,000 | 166,500 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:18 PM Local Time
Flip Puts the Chips to Use
Miguel Use was spotted with a three-bet to 15,000 and the initial raiser then four-bet to 55,000. Use jammed for 95,000 and was quickly called.
It was a classic flip with the for Use and the of his opponent. The board came and the queens held for Use.
| Miguel Use | 195,000 | 82,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:10 PM Local Time
Counts From Pavilion White
| Nick Petrangelo | 596,700 | 144,000 |
| Mitchell Halverson | 405,600 | 224,400 |
| Ayaz Mahmood | 276,500 | -25,900 |
| Jessica Cai | 265,900 | -39,100 |
| Cliff Josephy | 254,300 | -7,400 |
| Martin Jacobson | 249,800 | 144,200 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 234,500 | 55,000 |
| Nancy Matson | 220,100 | 22,900 |
| Allison Hollander | 213,200 | 56,000 |
| Seung Mook Jung | 204,500 | 33,300 |
| Jared Jaffee | 192,300 | -37,700 |
| Craig Trost | 157,600 | -5,600 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 135,400 | -29,600 |
| Justin Arnwine | 132,400 | -24,300 |
| Pavlo Veksler | 125,600 | -16,400 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 101,200 | -7,300 |
| Orson Young | 72,300 | 3,100 |
| Lance Steinberg | 71,200 | -107,100 |
| Francisco Benitez | 58,600 | -52,700 |
| Lauren Kitt-Carter | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Michael Marder | 43,500 | 2,300 |
| Anatolii Zyrin | 31,200 | -7,800 |
| Dan Buzgon | 21,300 | -155,900 |
| Linda Huard | 0 | -98,300 |
| Ryan Riess | 0 | -82,100 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 10:01 PM Local Time
Cleeton Check-Raises Chidwick
The action kicked off with a raise to 4,500 by Stephen Chidwick in the cutoff and he was called by Kenneth Cleeton in the big blind. Cleeton checked the flop and Chidwick then continued for 3,000.
Cleeton check-raised to 8,500 and Chidwick mucked near instantly to surrender. By claiming the pot, Cleeton reached a six-figure stack.
| Stephen Chidwick | 180,000 | 5,000 |
| Kenneth Cleeton | 100,000 | 34,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:57 PM Local Time
Kempton Mixes it Up
Isaac Kempton raised to 4,400 preflop and got one caller.
The flop came . He continued with a down sized bet of 3,000 which was called.
The turn was the . He raised the scales with the next bet which was for 15,000 and that proved to be a level too high as his opponent relinquished the cards required to continue in the hand and Kempton acquired some new chips.
| Isaac Kempton | 119,000 | -9,100 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:52 PM Local Time
A Few Big Stacks Entering the Final Level
| Brian Altman | 475,000 | 85,000 |
| Adam Monaghan | 440,000 | 30,000 |
| Roman Hrabec | 439,000 | 239,000 |
| Matthew Shaw | 421,000 | 258,500 |
| Matthew Nemitoff | 408,000 | 3,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:51 PM Local Time
Some Are Up; Some Are Down; All Are Still In
| Alex Outhred | 450,000 | 120,000 |
| Adedapo Ajayi | 420,000 | 0 |
| David Lappin | 231,000 | 53,700 |
| Jared Jaffee | 230,000 | 113,000 |
| Kasparas Klezys | 220,000 | -50,000 |
| Maxi Lehmanski | 220,000 | -30,000 |
| Harry Ross | 185,000 | -10,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 165,000 | 35,700 |
| Stefan Huber | 145,000 | -7,000 |
| Robert Campbell | 120,000 | 20,700 |
| Stefan Schillhabel | 95,000 | 48,700 |
| Chris Conrad | 70,000 | -8,000 |
| Josip Simunic | 65,000 | -37,900 |
| Lexy Gavin | 42,000 | 2,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:47 PM Local Time
Level 10 started
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:30 PM Local Time
Final Break
Players are now on their last 20-minute break of the day.
Here are some highlights from level nine:
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:27 PM Local Time
Simao Tanks For Ten Minutes
The board read and there was a pot of about 55,000 in the middle. Joao Simao was in the big blind and was facing an all in shove from his opponent for her remaining 82,000.
He was already in the tank for a couple of minutes as he entered an even deeper tank. Several times it looked like he was about to make a decision, only to sit back and go into neutral again. He stared down his opponent who sat motionless. The players at the table stood around and seemed content to allow the tank.
Finally after a full ten minutes, as per the tournament clock, a player at the table called clock. The floor came over to administer the countdown and Simao finally folded with five seconds left on the countdown.
| Joao Simao | 195,000 | -53,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 9:26 PM Local Time
Some Hopefuls and Their Corresponding Stack Sizes
| Brian Altman | 390,000 | 50,000 |
| Georgios Sotiropoulos | 380,000 | 144,600 |
| Jonas Kronwitter | 330,000 | 100,000 |
| Greg Mueller | 325,000 | 15,000 |
| Anton Wigg | 290,000 | -10,000 |
| Alex Goulder | 285,000 | 120,000 |
| Maxi Lehmanski | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Onur Unsal | 240,000 | 158,500 |
| Billy Baxter | 235,000 | -13,600 |
| Wojciech Barzantny | 230,000 | 65,000 |
| Chase Bianchi | 190,000 | -90,000 |
| Tim Reilly | 185,000 | 97,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 150,000 | -5,000 |
| Barny Boatman | 140,000 | 20,000 |
| Noah Boeken | 110,000 | 48,300 |
| Jim Collopy | 95,000 | -9,600 |
