Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:42 PM Local Time
Cowen Takes It on the Turn
Jared Jaffee opened to 11,000 and was called by Robert Cowen and the cutoff. Three ways to the flop, Jaffee continued for 19,000 and that was called only by Cowen. After the turn, Jaffee slowed down and checked. Cowen now made it 27,000 to go and that won the pot right there for the Brit, who is the biggest stack on his table and among the biggest in the Amazon Room.
| Robert Cowen | 910,000 | 230,000  |
| Daniel Lowery | 720,000 | 180,000 |
| Brock Squire | 510,000 | 25,000 |
| Jared Jaffee | 200,000 | 45,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:36 PM Local Time
Chip Counts From Amazon Gold
| Ruslan Dykshteyn | 920,000 | 135,000 |
| Qui Nguyen | 785,000 | 163,000 |
| Brittney Stout | 542,000 | -89,000  |
| Shane Raikes | 499,000 | -192,000 |
| Benjamin Mccoy | 450,000 | -51,000 |
| Jeremy Pekarek | 305,000 | -105,000 |
| Brock Wilson | 225,000 | -80,000 |
| Benjamin Moon | 152,000 | -111,000 |
| Matt Livingston | 140,000 | -5,000 |
| Taus Lilius | 0 | -175,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:34 PM Local Time
Would You Fold This Hand in WSOP Main Event?
10th ranked player in the world, Fedor Holz analyzes an aces hand and offers advice on how to achieve a poker career like his own.
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:31 PM Local Time
Gagnon Notches Mishra
Samuel Gagnon opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and was called by Swadeep Mishra on the button, Antoine Labat in the small blind and the big blind.
Action checked to Gagnon on the flop and he bet 13,000. Only Mishra called.
Both players checked on the turn and Gagnon bet 30,000 after the completed the board.
Mishra called and Gagnon tabled , which was good against the of Mishra and Gagnon took down the pot.
| Swadeep Mishra | 830,000 | 160,000 |
| Samuel Gagnon | 570,000 | 264,900 |
| Antoine Labat | 440,000 | 50,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:29 PM Local Time
Lamb Doubles Through Liu
JJ Liu opened to 11,000 in middle position, the button called, and Ben Lamb shoved in his stack of 111,500 chips. Liu thought about it before putting in chips of her own, and the button folded.
Ben Lamb:
JJ Liu:
The two were flipping and the flop vaulted Lamb into the lead. The turn left him one card away from doubling.
"Heart," Lamb called out.
Indeed, the completed the board to keep Lamb alive and put a small dent in Liu's large stack.
| JJ Liu | 740,000 | -182,500 |
| Ben Lamb | 238,000 | 167,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:25 PM Local Time
Chip Counts Throughout Amazon
| Keith Lehr | 705,000 | 283,000 |
| Brittney Stout | 631,000 | 6,000 |
| Sergio Fernandez | 500,000 | 125,000 |
| Daniel Weinman | 469,000 | -1,000 |
| Daniel Zack | 296,000 | 221,000 |
| Martin Jacobson | 272,500 | -21,500 |
| Pete Chen | 261,500 | 22,000 |
| Joao Simao | 260,000 | -15,000 |
| Ken Aldridge | 246,000 | 64,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 160,000 | -37,200 |
| Kathy Liebert | 132,000 | 28,300 |
| Vincent Moscati | 76,000 | -13,000 |
| Henrik Hecklen | 61,000 | -44,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 0 | -132,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:24 PM Local Time
Mather Flipped Out by Liberto
Robert Mather was spotted on his way out of the tournament area and he was in no rush, indicating that his short stack most likely vanished. A quick glance at his table confirmed that and Justin Liberto was the one who claimed the chips of his table neighbour.
According to Liberto it was a flip with pocket jacks versus ace-king and the jacks held up to eliminate Mather.
| Justin Liberto | 160,000 | 15,000 |
| Robert Mather | 0 | -45,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:16 PM Local Time
Chip Counts and One Elimination in Amazon Orange
| Dragana Lim | 1,150,000 | 50,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 500,000 | 265,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 335,000 | -10,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 330,000 | 185,000 |
| Jesse Lonis | 300,000 | -5,000 |
| Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 290,000 | 73,000 |
| Chad Eveslage | 260,000 | 33,000 |
| Justin Young | 245,000 | 0 |
| Marle Spragg | 240,000 | -120,000 |
| Jared Jaffee | 155,000 | -350,000 |
| Chris Conrad | 75,000 | 23,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 52,000 | -183,000 |
| Kristopher Burchfield | 0 | -65,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:15 PM Local Time
Choi Doubles Through DiStefano
Over on the main feature table, Chulhan Choi raised to 75,000 from under the gun and left 1,000 chip behind. He was looked up by Vito DiStefano, who then also called the all-in after the flop.
Chulhan Choi:
Vito DiStefano:
The turn and river let the rail from South Korea celebrate as Choi doubled his short stack.
| Chris Moneymaker | 1,100,000 | 0 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 550,000 | -150,000 |
| Russell Thomas | 443,000 | -17,000 |
| Kyle Arora | 400,000 | 119,500 |
| William Benson | 345,000 | 42,000 |
| Javier Fernandez | 177,000 | 72,000 |
| Vito DiStefano | 174,000 | 27,500 |
| Garry Gates | 170,000 | 95,000 |
| Jay Kapoor | 168,000 | -62,000 |
| Chulhan Choi | 165,000 | 71,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:13 PM Local Time
Friends Rail Poker Player Fighting ALS in WSOP Main Event
Andy Talbot and his rail
Andy Talbot, a long-time poker fan battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), entered Day 1d of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Sunday. He wasn't alone as his home game friends surprised him by showing up to watch him compete. They wound up watching him make it to Day 2 and onward to today's Day 3.
Talbot, 57, is a former general aviation pilot who would fly from his home in Northern Nevada to compete in a home game in San Jose, California, hosted by his friend Mark Atherton, who is also in attendance at the WSOP.
In March 2020, his fiance Melanie Enman told PokerNews, Andy began slurring his speech, which was concerning to his friends and family. It wasn't until June 2021, however, before he was officially diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. There is currently no cure for ALS, but that didn't stop Talbot from living out a dream of playing in poker's most prestigious annual tournament.
Click here to read Talbot's full story.
| Andrew Talbot | 550,000 | -43,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:10 PM Local Time
Some Updated Counts From Amazon Gold
| Dan Heimiller | 495,000 | 115,000 |
| Ivan Deyra | 335,000 | -18,000 |
| Joao Simao | 275,000 | -15,000 |
| Pete Chen | 239,500 | 164,500 |
| Adam Owen | 232,000 | 125,000 |
| Samantha Abernathy | 185,000 | -35,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:07 PM Local Time
Vogelsang Gets Value From Onikoul
Arkadi Onikoul check-called a bet of 16,000 from Christoph Vogelsang on the turn to see the river .
Onikoul checked again and Vogelsang took his time betting 30,000.
"Well for thirty," said Onikoul as he tossed in a call.
"Nuts," said Vogelsang.
Vogelsang showed for the diamond flush and was awarded the pot.
| Arkadi Onikoul | 640,000 | 0 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 211,000 | 18,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:07 PM Local Time
Barry Binks
With about 110,000 in the pot and on a board of , Daniel Barry was in the small blind and ended up getting his remaining stack of 135,000 in against an opponent in early position.
Daniel Barry:
Opponent:
Barry was behind the cowboys but had outs, and one of those outs hit as the spiked the river, causing the table to roar.
"What is going on?" someone at the table asked.
Barry celebrated his fortune and his rejuvenated tournament life as he stacked up his new chips.
| Daniel Barry | 380,000 | 252,400 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:06 PM Local Time
Post Dinner Dips And Increases
| Chance Kornuth | 740,000 | 160,000 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 625,000 | 34,500 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 560,000 | 234,500 |
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 520,000 | 168,500 |
| Daniel Weinman | 470,000 | 330,900 |
| Ognyan Dimov | 380,000 | 58,700 |
| Viliyan Petleshkov | 370,000 | 110,000 |
| David Prociak | 360,000 | 220,700 |
| Greg Mueller | 340,000 | 115,000 |
| Joao Simao | 290,000 | 28,000 |
| Nilesh Choudhary | 280,000 | 160,000 |
| Michael Lech | 280,000 | -20,000 |
| Saya Ono | 210,000 | -80,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 100,000 | 20,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:05 PM Local Time
Lavin Gets the Call
With around 80,000 in the pot and on the board, Michael Lavin bet 35,000 from middle position into his lone opponent in the cutoff. The cutoff called without much hesitation and turned over .
"Sorry," Lavin said as he turned over for aces and queens to take the pot and continue his Day 3 hot streak.
| Michael Lavin | 782,000 | 481,200 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:03 PM Local Time
Campelo Doubles Through Wigg
In a three-bet pot with around 130,000 in the middle already, Anton Wigg and Luis Campelo were heads-up in a pot. The flop came and Wigg led out with a bet of 57,000 from the big blind. Campelo called from just a couple of seats over and the landed on the turn.
Wigg sized up another bet of 112,000 this time but Campelo stuck around to see the on the river. Wigg checked this time and Campelo shipped all in for 164,500. Wigg asked for a count and spent a couple of minutes in the tank before making the call. Campelo turned over for trip jacks and Wigg pushed his cards into the muck.
| Luis Campelo | 800,000 | |
| Anton Wigg | 330,000 | -380,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 8:01 PM Local Time
Cai Flops Full House
Jessica Cai was in a pot against two opponents on a board reading . One opponent moved all-in for about 67,000 and Cai called, while the other player in the hand got out of the way.
Opponent:
Jessica Cai:
Cai had flopped a full house and eliminated her opponent when the peeled off on the river, continuing the run-good for one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.
| Jessica Cai | 1,200,000 | 100,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:58 PM Local Time
Montalvo Flips Well to Double
Oscar Motalvo three-bet jammed for 116,500 out of the big blind and was called by the initial raiser in the cutoff with the . Montalvo took a flip with and got there thanks to the board.
| Oscar Montalvo | 240,000 | 160,800 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:58 PM Local Time
Duta Eliminated in Three-Way All-In as Garcia Binks the River
The action escalated on a three-way flop of with Florian Duta and Aaron Hernandez both at risk against Angel Garcia.
Florian Duta:
Aaron Hernandez:
Angel Garcia:
The turn changed nothing yet but the river improved Hernandez to the nut flush. Duta was eliminated and Hernandez doubled through Garcia for 235,000.
| Aaron Hernandez | 640,000 | 608,300 |
| Nikolay Fal | 480,000 | 222,000 |
| Angel Garcia | 230,000 | 30,000 |
| Samantha Abernathy | 220,000 | 86,000 |
| Florian Duta | 0 | -234,200 |
