Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:50 AM Local Time
A Few More From Pavilion
| Barry Greenstein | 135,500 | -31,300  |
| Marco Johnson | 128,500 | -8,000 |
| Kenna James | 65,100 | -2,400 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 44,200 | -8,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:49 AM Local Time
A Few Stack Updates
| Frank Funaro | 253,000 | 149,300  |
| Cedric Adam | 35,000 | 1,500 |
| Erik Seidel | 23,500 | -15,200 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:46 AM Local Time
Forrest Bests Gamble
Ted Forrest check-called a bet of 6,500 from Nathan Gamble on the turn to see the river.
The action went check-check and Forrest tabled for the winner.
| Ted Forrest | 175,000 | 95,400 |
| Nathan Gamble | 59,000 | -23,300 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:41 AM Local Time
Dodd Catches Milliard-Feral
Corey Dodd raised to 1,700 in the cutoff and Julian Milliard-Feral defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of and Milliard-Feral check-called a bet of 1,100.
The hit the turn and both players checked.
When the completed the board, Milliard-Feral fired out a bet of 5,000 and Dodd wasted little time making the call. Milliard-Feral tabled and Dodd took down the pot when he showed for two pair on the flop.
| Corey Dodd | 132,000 | 16,800 |
| Julian Milliard-Feral | 109,000 | -10,700 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:38 AM Local Time
Seven-High No Good as Kade Busts
Vanessa Kade was in the big blind and threw out two green 25,000 chips, announcing herself all in on the river with showing. Jorge Ribeiro on the button went into the tank for several minutes before the clock was called.
Just as the tournament floor was about to reach zero, Ribeiro put in the chips to call. Kade turned over for seven high, while Ribeiro had . The stacks were counted down and Ribeiro's remaining 86,000 had Kade covered as she made her exit.
Richard Seymour, three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots and 131st-place finisher in the 2019 Main Event, just registered for the tournament and took his seat at this table.
| Jorge Ribeiro | 195,000 | 80,200 |
| Richard Seymour | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Vanessa Kade | 0 | -90,500 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:38 AM Local Time
Grandoli Takes a Pot, Updated Stacks
Mariano Grandoli bet 2,400 on the flop and was called by Charles Parrish.
Grandoli check-called 5,000 on the turn to see the river.
The action went check-check and Grandoli tabled for a full house to win the pot.
| Joe Hachem | 246,500 | 60,400 |
| Daniel Zack | 125,000 | 87,500 |
| Charles Parrish | 78,000 | -6,900 |
| Chris Hunichen | 65,000 | -5,000 |
| Mariano Grandoli | 57,500 | 5,300 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:37 AM Local Time
VanKeuren KO's Opponent with Flopped Set Over Set
The hand was discovered on a flop of with Zachary VanKeuren who had called the all-in bet by his opponent.
The hands were tabled and it was the sickening sight of held by VanKeuren which dominated the held by his opponent.
Neither the turn nor the river changed anything, and VanKeuren secured a near-double up and eliminated his opponent.
| Zachary VanKeuren | 110,000 | 49,200 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:36 AM Local Time
Hellmuth Trips up Singh
Phil Hellmuth opened to 2,400 on the button and was called by Raj Singh in the small blind.
Both players checked on the flop and then Singh led out for 2,500 on the turn. Hellmuth called.
The completed the board and Singh bet 2,200. Hellmuth paused and then raised to 10,000. Singh called after a bit of thought.
"Trips," Hellmuth said as he tabled . Singh mucked without showing — conceding the pot to Hellmuth.
| Phil Hellmuth | 115,000 | 16,500 |
| Raj Singh | 105,000 | -1,700 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:31 AM Local Time
Miles Rivers Straight
Tony Miles opened to 1,700 from middle position and David Mccaw called in the hijack, as did the cutoff.
The flop came and Miles check-called after Mccaw bet 3,200, while the cutoff folded.
On the turn, Miles led for 5,000 and Mccaw called.
The completed the board and Miles bet 17,000. Mccaw called.
Miles showed for a rivered straight, while Mccaw turned over for two pair which was sent into the muck.
Mccaw wanted it clear that he was ahead on each street, while Miles pointed out it was he who received the most chips from the hand.
| David Mccaw | 161,000 | -27,600 |
| Tony Miles | 83,000 | 29,200 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:28 AM Local Time
Tymoshenko and Kislinksii Battle Twice
Sergei Kislinskii raised to 1,800 in early position and Artem Tymoshenko called in the small blind.
On the flop, Tymoshenko check-called a bet of 1,200.
The hit the turn and both players checked to see the on the river. Tymoshenko checked to Kislinskii once more and he fired out a bet of 4,600. Tymoshenko made the call and Kislinskii tabled for a flush before Tymoshenko mucked his hand.
On the following hand, Kislinskii raised under the gun to 1,700 and Tymoshenko defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Kislinskii check-raised a bet of 4,000 to 11,700. Tymoshenko made the call.
When the hit the turn, Kislinskii checked to Tymoshenko and he fired a bet of 12,000, which was enough to make Kislinskii surrender the pot.
| Artem Tymoshenko | 83,000 | 10,600 |
| Sergei Kislinskii | 82,000 | -4,600 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:21 AM Local Time
Lowery Starts Off Hot, Cracks Churko's Cowboys With Quads for KO
Nine-time Circuit ring winner Daniel Lowery was just seen raking in a pot while Kane Churko was standing up and taking his belonging's.
The board read and Churko held a made hand of but Lowery held the nuts to collect Churko's 60,000 stack.
| Daniel Lowery | 235,400 | 76,500 |
| Kane Churko | 0 | -69,500 |
| Peter Schranz | 0 | -35,600 |
| Juan Marcos Lopez | 0 | -34,400 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:21 AM Local Time
A Few Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion
| Phil Hellmuth | 98,500 | 4,000 |
| David Tuchman | 90,000 | 21,500 |
| Andy Black | 58,000 | 58,000 |
| Shane Schleger | 49,100 | -5,100 |
| Dan Heimiller | 44,000 | 18,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:21 AM Local Time
Greenwood On the Wrong End of a Cooler
Picking up the action on the turn with the board showing , Sam Greenwood bet 6,300 from middle position and Abbas Moradi raised enough to put Greenwood all in. Greenwood called for around 20,000 with for trip tens, but Moradi had him beat with .
The river came the and Greenwood was eliminated a few minutes into Day 2cef.
| Abbas Moradi | 115,000 | 28,100 |
| Sam Greenwood | 0 | -27,200 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:20 AM Local Time
Bartolone Begins Day By Running Kings Into Aces
In one of the first hands in Amazon Tan, Thao Le was all-in preflop with a stack of approximately 83,000 against Antonino Bartolone.
Thao Le:
Antonino Bartolone:
Bartolone was on the losing end of the cooler and was left with around 12,000 when the board ran out , while Le secured a double-up to start off the day.
| Thao Le | 169,000 | 83,600 |
| Antonino Bartolone | 12,000 | -83,200 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:15 AM Local Time
Lee Forces Hunichen to Fold
Chris Hunichen raised to 1,600 from under the gun before Sarah Lee, next to act, three-bet to 4,300. Hunichen called and the flop came .
Hunichen checked to Lee, who bet 3,200. Hunichen once again called, then check-called another bet of 13,600 on the turn. On the river, Lee put out a bet of 17,500. Hunichen asked the dealer how much the bet was before picking up his cards and slamming them into the muck.
Scott Blumstein, 2017 Main Event champion, is seated directly to Hunichen's right.
| Sarah Lee | 172,000 | 21,100 |
| Scott Blumstein | 95,000 | 0 |
| Chris Hunichen | 70,000 | -21,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:11 AM Local Time
Heimiller Doubles Up Early
Dan Heimiller had moved all-in preflop and was called by one opponent.
The hands were tabled and it was the held by Heimiller versus the held by his opponent.
The dealer spread the flop of and Heimiller remained in the lead with his pocket nines.
The turn card was the and changed nothing.
The river card sealed the deal for Heimiller with his pair of nines and he secured an early double up.
| Dan Heimiller | 26,000 | 14,400 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:02 AM Local Time
Level 6 started
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:01 AM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Day 2cef!
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 9:25 AM Local Time
Welcome to Day 2cef of Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship
The 2021 Main Event continues today at 11 a.m. with Day 2cef, in which the 1,807 surviving players from Days 1c, 1e, and 1f will meet back at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to continue their journey toward Main Event glory.
Aleksandr Shevlyakov remains the overall chip leader between Days 1c, 1e, and 1f. The Russia native will sit with 392,600 in chips, or 491 big blinds, at the start of play today.
Shevlyakov's co-leaders include Adam Walton (334,000) and Tung Nguyen (328,200) — both of whom bagged their big stacks on Day 1f. David Gerassi, who was the Day 1f chip leader, will come into Day 2cef fourth in chips overall with 316,100.
Many notables will also be joining the fray in Day 2cef, including former WSOP Champions Qui Nguyen (143,800), Hossein Ensan (84,000), Scott Blumstein (95,000), Joe Hachem (186,100), Chris Moneymaker (75,800), and Phil Hellmuth, who managed to bag 94,500 in chips after making making a grand entrance late in Day 1f.
Players in Day 2cef will play five more two-hour levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8 (approximately 5:45 pm local time). The surviving players from today will reconvene with the remaining players from Day 2abd, where they will unite into a single field for Day 3 tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you the action from this year's Main Event leading to next eventual WSOP Champion!
Day 2cef Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
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| 1 | Aleksandr Shevlyakov | Russia | 392,600 | 491 |
| 2 | Adam Walton | United States | 334,000 | 418 |
| 3 | Tung Nguyen | United States | 328,200 | 410 |
| 4 | David Gerassi | United States | 316,100 | 395 |
| 5 | Kenn Pluard | United States | 307,600 | 395 |
| 6 | Conrad De Armas | United States | 302,800 | 379 |
| 7 | Hannes Speiser | Austria | 282,100 | 353 |
| 8 | Arkadi Onikoul | United States | 266,300 | 333 |
| 9 | James Mendoza | United States | 255,900 | 320 |
| 10 | Dylan Nguyen | Denmark | 252,400 | 316 |
