Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:41 PM Local Time
Nitsche Bombs River
Action picked up on the river with a board reading and an opponent betting 5,000 into Dominik Nitsche.
After thinking about it briefly, Nitsche raised to 25,000 which sent his opponent into the tank. After about 20-seconds the opponent folded and Nitsche took down the pot.
| Dominik Nitsche | 76,000 | 18,300  |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:38 PM Local Time
Baumann Makes Broadway
Alexandre Moreau limped in from the hijack and Mikael Guenni raised to 900 in the cutoff. Gaelle Baumann flat-called on the button and Moreau came along as well.
The flop fell and the action checked to Baumann who bet 1,200. Moreau called and Guenni stepped aside. The turn was the and Moreau checked again. Baumann announced a bet of 3,800 this time but Moreau still called.
The peeled off on the river and Moreau checked for the third time. Baumann sized up a bet of 7,700 and Moreau paused for a moment before making the call. Baumann flipped over for a rivered straight while Moreau showed before his cards went to the muck.
| Gaelle Baumann | 74,700 | 74,700 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:33 PM Local Time
Stack Updates From Orange and Tan
| Andy Black | 65,500 | 65,500 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 63,000 | 3,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 62,000 | -4,000  |
| David Tuchman | 60,300 | 300 |
| Liv Boeree | 57,000 | 57,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:33 PM Local Time
More Chips Counts from Amazon Purple
| Kyle White | 68,000 | 68,000 |
| Laurence Grondin | 67,000 | 67,000 |
| Samuel Chartier | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Lisa Costello | 64,300 | 64,300 |
| Giuseppe Zarbo | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Franck Kalfon | 63,500 | 63,500 |
| Mikael Guenni | 61,000 | 61,000 |
| Muskan Sethi | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Lorenzo Lavis | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Louis Linard | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Davidi Kitai | 58,000 | -2,000 |
| Jimmy Guerrero | 57,000 | -3,000 |
| Mathieu Goncalves | 56,000 | 56,000 |
| Idris Ambraisse | 56,000 | -4,000 |
| Mercedes Osti | 55,500 | 55,500 |
| Benoit Lam | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Jameel Harris | 46,000 | 46,000 |
| Jessica Perez | 36,000 | 36,000 |
| Bernard Larabi | 34,000 | 34,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:30 PM Local Time
Heimiller Barrels Three Streets
In a six-way limped pot, the dealer fanned the flop of . The action checked to Dan Heimiller in middle position who threw in a bet of 600. Only the big blind called and the paired the board on the turn.
The big blind check-called another bet of 1,600 from Heimiller and the completed the board. The big blind checked again and Heimiller splashed in a bet of 4,000. His opponent finally folded and Heimiller collected the pot.
| Dan Heimiller | 64,700 | 4,700 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:28 PM Local Time
Benyamine Doubles With Aces Over Kings
David Benyamine raised to 600 and there were two callers before the small blind three-bet to 3,300. Benyamine took his time before four-betting to 8,300 and the small blind shoved. Benyamine snap-called and was at risk for his tournament life.
David Benyamine:
Small Blind:
The board ran clean for Benyamine through the turn and Benyamine called for a safe river.
"No more paint," said Benyamine.
The river fell the and Benyamine doubled up in the early going.
| David Benyamine | 94,800 | 34,800 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:28 PM Local Time
Greenstein Chipping Up
A player raised under-the-gun to 600 and Barry Greenstein on the button called, while the small blind and the big blind followed suit.
The flop came down and action checked to the under-the-gun player who fired for 800. Greenstein and the small blind called and the big blind raised to 3,500 which everyone folded to except Greenstein.
The turn came out a and the big blind bet 6,000 which Greenstein thought about briefly before calling.
The river came out a and the big blind checked to Greenstein who led out 10,000 which sent his opponent into the tank. After about 30-seconds he tossed in the call and Greenstein turned over for a set of fives, which was good and gave Greenstein a healthy pot.
"I misread that one Barry," said tablemate Andy Black "I thought you had the set of sixes."
| Barry Greenstein | 86,000 | 26,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:13 PM Local Time
Lindgren and Guilbert Both Fold to Three-Bets
Erick Lindgren opened to 400 and Yannick Cardot three-bet to 1,400 to force a fold from Lindgren.
On a neighboring table, Johan Guilbert raised to 400 and he was met with a three-bet to 1,300 from Richard Bruning and laid it down.
| Erick Lindgren | 58,900 | 1,900 |
| Yannick Cardot | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Johan Guilbert | 53,000 | -7,000 |
| Richard Bruning | 52,500 | 52,500 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:06 PM Local Time
Hall's Sailboats Are Good
Action picked up on a flop reading with 1,300 in the middle between Cate Hall and an opponent. The action checked through to the turn of , Hall led out for 500 and the opponent called.
The river came out the and the action checked through with Hall showing down for tens and fours which was good as their opponent tossed his hand into the muck.
| Cate Hall | 61,000 | 1,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:04 PM Local Time
Kiriopoulos Lays One Down
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos opened to 500 in early position and was called by Michael Flink in the cutoff along with both of the blinds. The flop came and the blinds checked to Kiriopoulos who continued for 1,200. Flink called and the blinds got out of the way.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Kiriopoulos checked again and Flink pushed out a bet of 5,000. Kiriopoulos checked his cards again and threw them to the muck.
| Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 53,100 | -6,900 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:57 PM Local Time
Nitsche Loses a Few Chips
Ben Landowski opened to 600 from the hijack and Dominik Nitsche defended his big blind.
On the flop, Nitsche check-called a bet of 600 from Landowski.
The turn was the and Nitsche check-called again, this time the bet was 1,200.
Action went check-check on the river and Nitsche tabled , but Landowski had it beat with .
| Ben Landowski | 62,300 | 62,300 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 57,700 | -2,300 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:54 PM Local Time
Lindgren Versus Marcucci
Gianluca Marcucci raised to 600 from early position and the small blind and Erick Lindgren in the big blind called.
The flop of was checked all the way through to the turn of , which was checked to Marcucci who bet 1,000 and got a quick fold from the small blind and a call from Lindgren.
The river came out a and Lindgren checked to Marcucci who bet 2,000 which Lindgren briefly thought about before letting his hand go into the muck.
| Gianluca Marcucci | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Erick Lindgren | 57,000 | -3,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:45 PM Local Time
Vogelsang Chipping Up Early
Action was picked up on the turn on a board reading with about 13,500 in the middle and action on Christoph Vogelsang.
Vogelsang bet 5,500 on a his opponent quickly folded, giving Vogelsang an early pot.
| Christoph Vogelsang | 66,000 | 6,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:42 PM Local Time
Ramos Wins a Four-Bet Pot
Felipe Ramos opened to 300 from under the gun and Nicholas Depalma three-bet to 1,200 from the cutoff. The small blind called but Ramos stuck in a four-bet to 6,000. Depalma decided to lay his hand down and the small blind quickly followed suit.
| Felipe Ramos | 63,000 | 3,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:42 PM Local Time
Kepme and Guilbert in the Mix
| Rainer Kempe | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Johan Guilbert | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:37 PM Local Time
Chip Counts In Orange
| Cate Hall | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| David Benyamine | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Paul Tedeschi | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Rex Clinkscales | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Ryan Phan | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| JeWook Oh | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Erick Lindgren | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Ramon Colillas | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:28 PM Local Time
Early Notables in Amazon Purple
| Sam Chartier | 60,000 | |
| Simon Burns | 60,000 | |
| Damjan Radanov | 60,000 | |
| Joshua Reichard | 60,000 | |
| Dan Heimiller | 60,000 | |
| Marcel Vonk | 60,000 | |
| Scott Eskenazi | 60,000 | |
| Antoine Labat | 60,000 | |
| Davidi Kitai | 60,000 | |
| Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 60,000 | |
| Marc MacDonnell | 60,000 | |
| Jimmy Guerrero | 60,000 | |
| Shawn Sheikhan | 60,000 | |
| Felipe Ramos | 60,000 | |
| Kenna James | 60,000 | |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:28 PM Local Time
Faces In Amazon Orange
| Daniel Studer | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Steve Wilkie | 60,000 | 0 |
| Michael Binger | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Matt Giannetti | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Jeremy Dresch | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| David Tuchman | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:24 PM Local Time
Level 1 started
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:24 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Davidi Kitai has announced "shuffle up and deal!" as all players have taken their seats and the cards are in their air for the final flight of Day 1 of the Main Event.