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Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:32 PM Local Time
Selected Chip Counts From Pavilion
| Steve Foutty | 330,000 | 103,000  |
| Justin Bonomo | 245,000 | 125,000 |
| JJ Liu | 200,000 | -2,000  |
| Adrian Mateos | 198,000 | -67,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 146,500 | 41,000 |
| Fabian Quoss | 138,000 | -107,000 |
| Melanie Weisner | 77,000 | 21,000 |
| Kenneth Cleeton | 45,300 | -16,700 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 0 | -28,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:32 PM Local Time
Three Big Stacks on the Same Table
Robert Brobyn raised it up and Alex Goulder three-bet to 7,000 on the button, which Kamal Bittar called out of the small blind. Brobyn also called and the trio checked the flop. On the turn, it checked to Brobyn and he bet 10,000 to win the pot.
Besides Goulder and Bittar, Brian Altman can also be found on the same table and all three of them have big stacks at their disposal.
| Kamal Bittar | 315,000 | 158,500 |
| Alex Goulder | 295,000 | 76,500 |
| Brian Altman | 240,000 | 121,800 |
| Robert Brobyn | 80,000 | 18,700 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:30 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts
| Jimmy D'Ambrosio | 360,000 | 110,000 |
| Johan Schumacher | 291,000 | 86,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 230,000 | -10,000 |
| Joao Simao | 198,000 | 48,000 |
| Justin Arnwine | 155,000 | -55,000 |
| Steve Zolotow | 135,000 | 40,000 |
| Landen Lucas | 127,000 | 54,000 |
| Rania Nasreddine | 118,000 | -44,000 |
| Lynne Ji [Liyingxue Ji] | 115,000 | 10,500 |
| Pavlo Veksler | 110,000 | -200 |
| Kelly Minkin | 95,000 | 18,000 |
| James Woods | 71,000 | -39,200 |
| James Barnett | 53,000 | -5,800 |
| Nathan Zimnik | 43,000 | -118,000 |
| Michael Marder | 29,000 | 1,900 |
| Frank Stepuchin | 0 | -55,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:28 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts and Bustouts in Pavilion
| Adedapo Ajayi | 500,000 | 17,000 |
| Andjelko Andrejevic | 290,000 | 60,000 |
| Chris Sandrock | 240,000 | 111,900 |
| Felix Bleiker | 240,000 | 153,000 |
| Timo Kamphues | 205,000 | 3,900 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 150,000 | 117,700 |
| Randy Ohel | 135,000 | -58,000 |
| Anthony Spinella | 130,000 | 75,300 |
| Wojciech Barzantny | 115,000 | -11,600 |
| Justin Young | 110,000 | -48,700 |
| Ping Liu | 105,000 | -59,500 |
| Vladimir Peck | 95,000 | 36,900 |
| Francois Pirault | 85,000 | -49,500 |
| Mike Wattel | 60,000 | -52,400 |
| Javier Gomez | 0 | -25,000 |
| Bjorn Kozenkai | 0 | -22,000 |
| Javid Javani | 0 | -98,600 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:21 PM Local Time
More Counts From Pavilion White
| Alex Kulev | 166,500 | 13,500 |
| Mitchell Halverson | 145,300 | 112,900 |
| Craig Trost | 133,400 | 75,600 |
| Daniel Sepiol | 132,400 | -15,000 |
| Martin Jacobson | 110,200 | 3,200 |
| Pavlo Veksler | 110,200 | 55,200 |
| Rob Wazwaz | 104,300 | 5,900 |
| Asher Conniff | 91,200 | -41,800 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 87,600 | 10,600 |
| Mark Liedtke | 81,200 | 18,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 67,500 | -14,500 |
| Michael Marder | 27,100 | -43,800 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:15 PM Local Time
Lisichkina Rivers Flush to Beat Two Sets
Yulia Lisichkina opened to 1,200 from under the gun and the players in the blinds called.
Lisichkina continued with a bet of 3,000 on the flop reading and the small blind called, while the big blind raised to 12,500. Lisichkina and the small blind both called.
The small blind checked on the turn and the big blind moved all-in. The small blind folded and Lisichkina called off with 41,000.
Yulia Lisichkina:
Big Blind:
Lisichkina had a pair and a flush draw while her opponent was ahead with a set of sevens. The river brought the to give Lisichkina the ace-high flush and she raked in the massive pot.
After the hand, the small blind said he also had a set with pocket threes.
| Yulia Lisichkina | 165,000 | 101,600 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:15 PM Local Time
Little Gets Paid With Flush
Jonathan Little was heads-up from under-the-gun against a lone opponent in the small blind on a completed board of .
Little had an 18,000 bet in front of him and his opponent tanked for some time before placing calling chips into the middle.
Little tabled for the nut flush and his opponent mucked — awarding the pot to Little.
| Jonathan Little | 95,000 | 14,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:10 PM Local Time
Some Counts From Pavilion White
| Lance Steinberg | 178,000 | 177,999 |
| Dan Buzgon | 173,400 | 96,200 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 171,200 | 72,200 |
| Nancy Matson | 170,600 | 30,500 |
| James Woods | 110,200 | 14,200 |
| Ryan Riess | 101,200 | 15,200 |
| Jared Jaffee | 81,100 | -23,900 |
| Orson Young | 72,100 | 11,200 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 67,400 | 53,600 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:09 PM Local Time
Manko Picks Off Bluff
At a table featuring Ryan Riess, action was picked up on the turn on a board that read . Eduardo Arias bet 12,500 into a pot of about 28,000 and Taras Manko called.
The river came the . Arias fired about for 30,000. Manko sighed and looked uncomfortable but made the call.
Arias immediately said Manko was good as Manko tabled the and took the pot as Arias mucked.
| Taras Manko | 160,000 | 56,200 |
| Ryan Riess | 86,000 | -4,000 |
| Eduardo Arias | 37,000 | 1,300 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:09 PM Local Time
A Round of Green Stacks
| Chang Liu | 371,000 | 174,500 |
| Masato Yokosawa | 248,400 | 123,100 |
| Robert Campbell | 157,000 | 34,300 |
| Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 155,000 | 33,300 |
| Jordan Spurlin | 123,000 | 30,800 |
| Cheryl Spencer-Nejtek | 96,000 | 9,000 |
| Zu Zhou | 93,000 | 10,000 |
| Stuart Marshak | 89,000 | -29,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 3:07 PM Local Time
Lee Chips Up with Full House
With over 60,000 in the pot and on the board, a player in early position bet 51,000 and Jimmy Lee shoved his last 65,000.
Lee turned over for tens full of kings. His opponent had .
The river was and Lee dragged the pot for a big double.
| Jimmy Lee | 192,000 | 82,900 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:58 PM Local Time
Badziakouski Among Recent Eliminations; Updated Counts
| Robert Kuhn | 280,000 | 120,000 |
| Steve Foutty | 227,000 | -53,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 193,000 | 83,000 |
| Nadya Magnus | 185,000 | 13,000 |
| Ben Yu | 160,000 | -20,000 |
| Ronnie Bardah | 153,000 | 10,000 |
| Mike Dentale | 122,000 | 40,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 120,000 | 10,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 114,000 | -6,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 92,000 | -38,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 80,000 | 18,000 |
| Brent Hanks | 71,000 | -9,000 |
| Craig Varnell | 71,000 | 1,000 |
| Ray Henson | 16,000 | -5,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 0 | -50,100 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:56 PM Local Time
Berkey Folds River
Matt Berkey was in a four-way pot and called a bet of 6,600 on a flop reading . The action folded to Zachary Hirst on the button, who three-bet to 20,000. Only Berkey called.
Berkey checked on the turn and Hirst checked back. Berkey checked again on the river and Hirst announced a bet of 20,000 before throwing out a green chip.
Berkey moved his cards back and forth as he thought through his decision and eventually folded.
| Zachary Hirst | 120,000 | 4,300 |
| Matt Berkey | 96,000 | -54,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:54 PM Local Time
Rogers Busts One
On a flop of , Leyla Rogers had an opponent at risk with the and was trailing versus . Both had top pair and a straight draw as Rogers then gained more equity on the turn with the double gutshot while the at-risk player picked up an additional flush draw.
The river gave Rogers the straight and she scored the knockout. Xuan Liu and Vlad Darie can also be found on the same table, Luke Martinelli no more.
| Leyla Rogers | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Vlad Darie | 195,000 | 109,200 |
| Xuan Liu | 105,000 | -38,000 |
| Luke Martinelli | 0 | -23,600 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:52 PM Local Time
Tanaka's Lead Does the Trick
Jessica Cai raised under the gun, it folded around to Ryona Tanaka in the big blind who defended her big blind.
The flop came . Tanaka check-called a bet of 3,000.
The turn was the . Tanaka then led for 10,000. Cai folded after some consideration to drop the pot but she has nevertheless had a nice day so far increasing her stack. Meanwhile, a few big stacks reside at the same table.
| Francisco Estrada | 328,000 | 68,000 |
| Jessica Cai | 253,000 | 60,000 |
| Yudai Goto | 216,000 | 55,900 |
| Ryona Tanaka | 66,000 | 10,000 |
| Frank Stepuchin | 55,000 | 27,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:52 PM Local Time
Steinman Takes From Li
Fred Li opened to 2,200 from early position and found one caller in Ian Steinman from the middle.
Both player checked on the flop and Li checked again on the turn, prompting a 3,000 bet from Steinman. Li called.
Both players checked again on the river and Li tabled for a pair of queens. It was no good against the of Steinman for two pair.
"That's what I do — I bet when I'm behind and check when I'm ahead," Steinman joked as he collected the pot.
| Ian Steinman | 98,000 | -50,900 |
| Fred Li | 63,000 | -8,900 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:50 PM Local Time
Valerstein Turns the Nuts to Bust One
On a heads-up turn of , the player in the big blind bet-called all-in when Roman Valerstein splashed in his green T-25,000 chips. The big blind tabled the for the nine-high straight but Valerstein had the nuts with the . Nothing changed with the river as Valerstein notched up the elimination.
| Roman Valerstein | 240,000 | 135,000 |
| Lynne Ji | 75,000 | -15,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:46 PM Local Time
Betting Discs and Their Current Owners
| Justin Liberto | 255,000 | 75,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 240,000 | 3,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 225,000 | 70,000 |
| Osman Ihlamur | 220,000 | 23,800 |
| Justin Arnwine | 210,000 | -20,000 |
| Johan Schumacher | 205,000 | -18,000 |
| Anton Wigg | 200,000 | 126,000 |
| Pierre Calamusa | 180,000 | 90,000 |
| Joao Simao | 150,000 | 15,000 |
| Michael Gagliano | 130,000 | 43,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 130,000 | 59,700 |
| Steve Zolotow | 95,000 | 31,000 |
| Noah Schwartz | 95,000 | -27,600 |
| Vladimir Bozinovic | 75,000 | -23,200 |
| Chris Moorman | 75,000 | -36,000 |
| Nabil Cardoso | 70,000 | 6,000 |
| Jerry Wong | 30,000 | -40,000 |
| Francisco Benitez | 25,000 | -44,600 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:45 PM Local Time
WSOP 2021 | DAY 2 OF MAIN EVENT IS UNDERWAY! |Update Day 41
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:41 PM Local Time
More Counts From Pavilion Black
| Asi Moshe | 197,000 | 67,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 105,500 | 500 |
| Jon Pardy | 88,000 | -21,000 |
| Kenneth Cleeton | 62,000 | 2,000 |
| Ken Aldridge | 52,000 | -88,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 46,000 | -4,600 |
| Frank Kassela | 45,000 | -12,000 |
| Benny Glaser | 42,000 | -16,000 |
| Rep Porter | 37,000 | -53,100 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 28,000 | 2,200 |