Wednesday, November 10, 2021 8:10 PM Local Time
Some Gold Counts
| Cate Hall | 185,000 | -70,000  |
| Tom Wheaton | 145,000 | 1,000  |
| Eli Elezra | 132,000 | 11,000 |
| Steven Kelly | 115,000 | -15,000 |
| Samantha Abernathy | 107,000 | -6,000 |
| Pete Chen | 85,000 | 42,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 61,000 | -9,000 |
| Kenya Hill | 52,000 | 12,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 41,000 | -14,000 |
| Dennis Phillips | 32,000 | 2,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 0 | -95,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 8:05 PM Local Time
Lindgren Bluffs with Bottom Pair
(Hand took place during 800/1,600 blind levels on the PokerGO stream, which is on a 45-minute delay)
Eric Lindgren raised to 3,500 with and his opponent in the big blind made it 11,600 with . Lindgren made the call and they both saw a flop of . The big blind led out for 13,000 and the three-time bracelet winner called.
When the hit on the turn, the preflop aggressor checked and Lindgren bet out 24,000 with bottom pair and an open-ended straight draw. His opponent, with the best hand, couldn't pull the trigger on a call and decided on a fold.
| Erick Lindgren | 145,800 | 27,600 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 8:00 PM Local Time
Meant to be for Dechant
Dieter Dechant raised in early position to 3,600 and the action folded around to the big blind who defended.
The dealer spread a flop of and the big blind check-raised the bet of 7,000 from Dechant to 25,000 and Dechant made the call.
The hit the turn and the big blind instantly announced all in and Dechant wasted no time calling off his stack of 81,500.
Dieter Dechant:
Big blind:
Dechant was out-flopped by the opponent's two pair and after seeing the hands Dechant said, "Oh, well. If it's meant to be it's meant to be."
And meant to be it was as the landed on the river, counterfeiting the big blind's two pair. Dechant took down the pot with kings and tens.
| Dieter Dechant | 225,000 | 0 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:59 PM Local Time
Post-Dinner Chip Counts in Amazon Tan
Jake Daniels has chipped down a bit since returning from dinner, including in a hand where he called a hefty river bet from an opponent who held pocket aces for the best hand.
| David Gerassi | 530,000 | 45,000 |
| Jake Daniels | 330,000 | -97,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 315,000 | -65,000 |
| Andre Akkari | 220,000 | 40,000 |
| Kenn Pluard | 216,000 | -66,000 |
| JC Tran | 170,000 | -15,000 |
| James Mendoza | 155,000 | -45,000 |
| Gaurav Raina | 106,000 | 6,000 |
| Kenny Tran | 82,000 | -10,000 |
| Jesse Lonis | 66,000 | -33,000 |
| Michael Lech | 31,000 | -2,000 |
| Pfizer Jordan | 30,000 | -21,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:58 PM Local Time
Updated Stacks Across the Orange Section
| David Pham | 221,500 | -28,500 |
| Romain Lewis | 173,000 | -57,000 |
| Yuval Bronshtein | 110,000 | -45,000 |
| Daniel Zack | 86,800 | 61,800 |
| Chris Hunichen | 75,000 | 15,000 |
| Day Kotoviezy | 72,200 | -1,300 |
| Scott Blumstein | 63,500 | 13,500 |
| Mariano Grandoli | 51,500 | -34,700 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:55 PM Local Time
Larsen Bests Phoenix Flush Over Flush
Caleb Larsen and Nick Phoenix went to the river on a board of . Larsen, in early position, put out a bet of 50,000 and Phoenix went into the tank.
"I have the flush but I think yours is bigger. That's what I get for playing low cards," Phoenix said. He eventually called but saw that his read was right. Larsen turned over for the nut flush to drag the pot, while Phoenix was left on a severe short-stack.
| Caleb Larsen | 240,000 | 7,900 |
| Nick Phoenix | 25,000 | -78,300 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:55 PM Local Time
Zhu Ramps up The Aggression
A player in the cutoff opened to 4,000 and was three-bet to 16,600 by Yueqi Zhu on the button. Action folded back around to the original raiser, who called.
The cutoff checked to Zhu on the flop and he continued for 10,200. His opponent called.
Zhu was checked to once more when the fell on the turn and Zhu bet again for 18,200. The cutoff folded after a bit of thought and Zhu dragged the pot.
| Yueqi Zhu | 182,000 | 118,200 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:53 PM Local Time
Lindgren, Greenstein Move Over to PokerGO Feature Table
(This post takes place during the 800/1,600 blind level on the PokerGO livestream table, which is on a 45-minute delay.)
Barry Greenstein and Erick Lindgren, two of the biggest stars during the poker boom era, have joined the PokerGO feature table inside the Amazon room. Both players came back from the dinner break with healthy stacks.
| Barry Greenstein | 226,700 | -3,300 |
| Erick Lindgren | 118,200 | -26,800 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:52 PM Local Time
Boeree Defends, Boeree Wins
Liv Boeree defended her big blind over a preflop raise from early position and saw a flop of . Boeree checked, then called when her opponent bet 5,000.
The turn came the , and Boeree again check-called a bet, this time for 7,000. The came on the river and both players checked.
Boeree showed for two pair and her opponent mucked.
| Liv Boeree | 195,000 | -3,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:52 PM Local Time
Prize Pool and Payout Information
Coming back from the last break, tournament officials announced the official numbers for the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.
Over six starting flights, the tournament attracted 6,650 players. which created a $62,011,250 prize pool. That will be paid out to the top 1,000 finishers with a min-cash being worth $15,000. Everyone that makes the final table will become a poker millionaire, while the eventual winner will walk away with an $8,000,000 first-place prize.
Here's a look at the final table payouts (click here to see a list of all payouts):
| Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $8,000,000 |
| 2 | $4,300,000 |
| 3 | $3,000,000 |
| 4 | $2,300,000 |
| 5 | $1,800,000 |
| 6 | $1,400,000 |
| 7 | $1,225,000 |
| 8 | $1,100,000 |
| 9 | $1,000,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:51 PM Local Time
Four Tables Remain in the Pavilion Room
The tournament staff has been moving players from the Pavilion Room to the Amazon Room since the start of the day, table by table, and only four tables remain.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:44 PM Local Time
Greenwood and Gerassi Applying Preflop Aggression
A player in middle position opened to 4,000 and the button flat-called. Lucas Greenwood in the small blind then three-bet jammed a stack of 45,000 and both of his opponent folded.
A few tables over, a player in early position opened the pot and David Gerassi three-bet to 12,000 in the big blind. His opponent didn't want to get involved with the big stack and folded.
| David Gerassi | 485,000 | 5,000 |
| Lucas Greenwood | 54,000 | -2,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:42 PM Local Time
Teisseire Comes Out on Top of Big Flip
Daniel Dangoor raised pre-flop before a player in middle position three-bet to 8,600. Action folded to French bracelet winner Antonin Teisseire in the big blind, who four-bet to 26,000.
Dangoor quickly folded, but the player in middle position went all in for around 50,000 and Teisseire quickly called.
All-In Player:
Antonin Teisseire:
The all-in player needed to win the coin flip to keep his Main Event dreams alive, but luck wasn't on his side as the board came down . Teisseire ended up with a full house and the knockout.
"You won the bigger race. If you had to win one, that was the one to win," a tablemate told Teisseire after the hand.
| Antonin Teisseire | 210,000 | 75,000 |
| Daniel Dangoor | 190,000 | 60,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:42 PM Local Time
A Few Chip Counts from the Pavilion
| Ben Landowski | 220,000 | 155,400 |
| Fernando Karam | 190,000 | |
| Phil Hellmuth | 155,000 | 35,400 |
| Pat Lyons | 95,000 | 32,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:41 PM Local Time
The Grinder Puts One to the Test
A completed board of was showing with approximately 40,000 in the middle. Michael Mizrachi had raised a bet of 12,000 up to 110,000, enough to put his opponent all in.
After some deliberation, Mizrachi's opponent tossed in his cards.
"I fold two pairs too," he said.
Mizrachi smiled, laughed, and considered showing his hand to the table.
"Show the bluff," said a tablemate.
In the end, Mizrachi placed his cards in the muck and dragged the pot.
| Michael Mizrachi | 236,400 | -43,600 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:38 PM Local Time
Paddock Sends Tymoshenko Packing
After losing the previous hand the action folded around to Artem Tymoshenko and he jammed for his last 20,000 in chips and Robert Paddock called in the big blind.
Artem Tymoshenko:
Robert Paddock:
Tymoshenko ran into the best hand possible and couldn't catch up on the run out and was eliminated from the tournament.
| Robert Paddock | 52,000 | 4,700 |
| Artem Tymoshenko | 0 | -59,300 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:38 PM Local Time
Petit Continues to Build
Amadeusz Roślik raised from middle position and Rosalie Petit called from the button to see a flop.
Petit called the 7,000 continuation bet from Roślik and then did the same for 15,000 after the hit the felt on the turn.
The river was checked by both players and each tabled their hands.
Roślik for bottom pair but it was no good as Petit held to win the pot with a pair of sevens.
| Amadeusz Roślik | 400,000 | 228,900 |
| Rosalie Petit | 145,000 | 59,400 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:36 PM Local Time
Ramdin Check-Raises
Victor Ramdin opened to 3,500 from under the gun and was three-bet to 12,500 by an opponent in middle positon. Action folded back over to Ramdin, who flatted.
Ramdin checked on the flop and his opponent bet 11,000. Ramdin then check-raised to 25,000 and his opponent quickly folded.
| Victor Ramdin | 280,000 | 10,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:33 PM Local Time
Astedt Doubles With Boat
Niklas Astedt got the rest of his stack in on the turn with a board of .
Niklas Astedt:
Opponent:
Astedt flopped a set and turned a boat and had his opponent drawing dead. The meaningless completed the board and Astedt doubled without a sweat.
| Niklas Astedt | 260,000 | 125,000 |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:31 PM Local Time
Post-Dinner Counts From Amazon Orange
| Kyle Arora | 256,000 | 14,200 |
| Ted Forrest | 255,000 | 50,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 198,000 | -22,000 |
| Brock Wilson | 120,000 | 46,800 |
| Andy Black | 101,500 | -25,000 |
| Griffin Benger | 85,000 | 30,000 |
| Dillon Ott | 70,800 | -24,200 |
| Daniel Zack | 25,000 | 1,800 |