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Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:35 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Michael Mizrachi | 290,000 | 77,700  |
| Sindre Hansen | 220,000 | 88,300 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 152,100 | 32,100 |
| Marco Johnson | 125,000 | -3,000  |
| David Tuchman | 120,000 | -12,200 |
| Andy Black | 72,000 | 2,000 |
| Kenna James | 70,000 | 0 |
| Leif Force | 67,000 | 22,700 |
| Shane Schleger | 42,000 | -7,100 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:34 PM Local Time
Saphier Flops Flush, Doubles Through Rai
Melissa Saphier bet 25,000 on a flop of before being put all in by Prashray Rai. Saphier went into the tank for about two minutes before calling for her last 51,800.
Melissa Saphier:
Prashray Rai:
Saphier had flopped the flush, while Rai was drawing to the nut flush. Saphier stayed ahead on the turn and river to secure the double up.
| Prashray Rai | 145,000 | -55,000 |
| Melissa Saphier | 110,000 | 66,800 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:26 PM Local Time
Wilke Rivers a Royal to Eliminate Randall
Dennis Wilke moved all-in on a board of and was snap-called by Amon Randall.
The hands were tabled and it was the held by Wilke that needed help against the for a flopped full house held by Randall.
The river card was the and completed the extremely rare royal flush for Wilke, which eliminated an understandably stunned Randall from the Main Event.
| Dennis Wilke | 220,000 | 55,600 |
| Amon Randall | 0 | 0 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:24 PM Local Time
Some Post-Break Gold Counts
| Qui Nguyen | 160,000 | 0 |
| Barry Greenstein | 146,000 | -14,000 |
| Niklas Astedt | 109,000 | 22,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 81,000 | -8,000 |
| Dennis Phillips | 80,000 | -16,000 |
| Samantha Abernathy | 78,000 | 38,000 |
| Tony Miles | 77,000 | -3,000 |
| Pete Chen | 75,000 | -10,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 47,000 | -10,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 41,000 | -6,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:21 PM Local Time
Level 7 started
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:01 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining field is now on their first break of the day.
Here are some highlights from level six:
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:01 PM Local Time
Orange Chip Counts at Break
| Frank Funaro | 275,000 | 55,000 |
| Jorge Ribeiro | 270,000 | 75,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 180,000 | 26,800 |
| Dillon Ott | 75,000 | 30,700 |
| Nathan Gamble | 68,000 | -9,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:59 PM Local Time
Some Counts and an Elimination in Amazon Tan
| Matt Glantz | 232,000 | 7,000 |
| JC Tran | 170,000 | -3,400 |
| Andre Akkari | 115,000 | -24,500 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 95,000 | -5,000 |
| Mike Watson | 20,200 | -24,800 |
| Daniel Monosson | 0 | -22,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:58 PM Local Time
Tran Gets There Against Lonis
Jesse Lonis was out of position in a heads-up pot against Kenny Tran on a board reading with around 13,000 in the middle.
Lonis checked on the flop and Tran checked back, and then called when Lonis bet 6,300 on the turn.
The river brought the and Lonis checked. Tran checked back and showed the winner with , while Lonis held .
| Kenny Tran | 135,000 | 29,200 |
| Jesse Lonis | 62,000 | -11,700 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:56 PM Local Time
Holz Lays it Down
Action folded around to the blinds, where Kathrine Brandt raised to 2,100 from the small. Fedor Holz called from the big.
Fedor called a 1,300 bet from Brandt on the flop, but released his hand following a 2,500 bet from Brandt on the turn.
| Kathrine Brandt | 170,000 | 43,100 |
| Fedor Holz | 128,000 | -42,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:52 PM Local Time
Shevlyakov Forced to Fold
Overnight chip leader Aleksandr Shevlyakov raised to 2,200 from middle position and was called by Henry Pagliuca in the big blind.
It checked to Shevlyakov on the board and he continued for 2,000. Pagliuca check-raised to 7,000. Shevlyakov quickly folded as Pagliuca showed and collected the pot.
Shevlyakov surrendered that pot but is still up from the 392,600 he began the day with.
| Aleksandr Shevlyakov | 425,000 | 6,000 |
| Henry Pagliuca | 50,000 | -19,600 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:52 PM Local Time
More Counts From Purple
| Itay Bin Mergy | 213,000 | -20,100 |
| Eddie Blumenthal | 147,500 | 36,000 |
| Shan Jing | 89,700 | 35,000 |
| Laurie Tournier | 66,500 | 37,900 |
| Tony Sinishtaj | 48,700 | -6,500 |
| Dan Ott | 44,300 | 44,300 |
| Gregory Baird | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Radwan Khuri | 0 | -25,000 |
| Bryce Mcvay | 0 | -52,800 |
| Robert Bickley | 0 | -13,500 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:50 PM Local Time
Phan Feasts as Opponent Finds Fold
On a completed board of Ryan Phan fired out a bet of 27,000 chips into a pot of around 60,000.
After a full few minutes in the tank, his opponent opted to fold, and Phan was awarded the sizeable pot.
| Ryan Phan | 120,000 | 49,200 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:47 PM Local Time
Counts From Amazon Orange
| Aleksandr Shevlyakov | 419,000 | 20,000 |
| Kyle Arora | 205,000 | 27,500 |
| Romain Lewis | 153,200 | 1,700 |
| Ted Forrest | 151,500 | -23,500 |
| Yuval Bronshtein | 90,000 | 2,000 |
| Nathan Gamble | 77,000 | 18,000 |
| Richard Seymour | 53,800 | -11,200 |
| Erik Seidel | 51,000 | 10,000 |
| Daniel Zack | 40,000 | -5,000 |
| Craig Crivello | 39,000 | -2,800 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:47 PM Local Time
Makkar Check-Raises Kislinskii
Rishi Makkar raised to 2,000 in the hijack and Sergei Kislinskii three-bet to 5,600 next to act. The action folded back around to Makkar and he made the call.
The flop came and Makkar checked to Kislinskii who continued for 5,500. Makkar thought it over for a few seconds before raising to 13,500. Kislinskii threw his hand into the muck and the dealer shipped the pot to Makkar.
| Sergei Kislinskii | 69,500 | -14,200 |
| Rishi Makkar | 63,000 | 12,400 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:44 PM Local Time
Kelly Rivers Quads Against Nut Flush
After a couple limps and then a couple raises preflop, Steven Kelly and an opponent saw a flop of and there was a bet and a call.
The came on the turn. The rest of Kelly's chips went into the pot and he was at risk against his opponent.
Steven Kelly:
Opponent:
Kelly had flopped a set but was behind the nut flush of his opponent. He was looking for the board to pair and the spiked the river to give him quads as the case five completed the board and kept him alive with a healthy stack.
| Steven Kelly | 160,000 | 99,300 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:44 PM Local Time
Nines Good for Moon
The player from middle position raised to 1,600 and found two callers which included WSOP bracelet winner Benjamin Moon from the cutoff.
The flop was checked to Moon who fired out 4,500 and only the initial raiser called to see the pair the board on the turn.
Both players checked and then did the same after the completed the board on the river,
Moon's said he held ace-high and Moon rolled over to win the pot.
| Benjamin Moon | 71,200 | 3,800 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:41 PM Local Time
Hachem Chops It Up
Joe Hachem bet 2,500 on the flop and found a call from Jeremiah Williams.
The action checked through on the turn and river and Hachem flashed the . Williams revealed and Hachem turned over his other hole card the for a chop pot.
Hachem has chipped up past 200,000 in the early going.
| Joe Hachem | 212,000 | 27,000 |
| Jeremiah Williams | 125,000 | -23,100 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:38 PM Local Time
Checking in on Some Big Stacks in Amazon Tan
| David Gerassi | 362,000 | 45,900 |
| Kenn Pluard | 310,000 | -22,000 |
| James Mendoza | 235,000 | -20,900 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:37 PM Local Time
Hachem Pays Off Diaz
Joe Hachem and Guillaume Diaz wents heads-up to the river in a blind versus blind battle. Hachem bet 8,000 from the big blind on a board of before Diaz raised to 28,000.
Hachem sat back in his chair with his hands in his pockets for a few moments before calling. Diaz turned over for the straight and Hachem placed his cards face-down on top of Diaz's and sent them into the muck.
| Joe Hachem | 185,000 | -40,000 |
| Guillaume Diaz | 102,000 | |