Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:57 PM Local Time
Wong Topples Hinkle With Aces Vs. Kings
Blair Hinkle was all-in preflop for about 380,000 against George Wong, who had Hinkle slightly covered.
Blair Hinkle:
George Wong:
The board ran out — keeping Wong ahead and awarding him the massive pot in a classic Hold'em cooler.
| George Wong | 800,000 | 550,000  |
| Blair Hinkle | 0 | -368,000  |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:52 PM Local Time
Kiriopoulos Wins the Battle of the Blinds
The action folded around to Nicolas Dumont in the small blind who made it 17,500 to go. Demosthenes Kiriopoulos called from the big blind and the dealer spread the flop of .
Dumont continued with a bet of 20,000 and Kiriopoulos called to see the on the turn. Both players checked and the completed the board. Dumont checked again and Kiriopoulos placed a bet of 30,000. Dumont quickly mucked his cards and Kiriopoulos scooped the pot.
| Nicolas Dumont | 571,000 | 21,000 |
| Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 191,000 | -26,600 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:50 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts from the Pavilion Room
The Pavilion Room is breaking down quickly and only 11 tables remain to be merged into the Amazon Room.
| Glen Keogh | 889,500 | 424,000 |
| Andrew Talbot | 593,000 | -142,000 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 590,500 | 219,500 |
| Blair Hinkle | 368,000 | 147,000 |
| Benjamin Diebold | 245,000 | 177,400 |
| Chad Eveslage | 227,000 | -21,000 |
| Matt Berkey | 220,000 | -118,000 |
| Michael Lane | 194,000 | 11,000 |
| Jesse Capps | 102,000 | -73,100 |
| Jana Vondach | 71,000 | 27,900 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:47 PM Local Time
Yoon Pipped; Flops Set
Anthony Zinno opened to 12,000 in the cutoff and the button player three-bet to 35,000. Brian Yoon then jammed his stack in for around 150,000 in the big blind. Zinno went into the tank but decided to lay down his hand, while the button player called to put Yoon at risk.
Brian Yoon:
Button:
Yoon needed help and instantly found it as the dealer spread the flop. The turn and river confirmed his double to stay alive following the fortunate runout.
| Brian Yoon | 315,000 | 162,500 |
| Anthony Zinno | 80,000 | 2,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:45 PM Local Time
Beebe Doubles Through Milliard-Feral
Three ways to the flop, Julian Milliard-Feral and Elton Beebe checked out of the blinds, as did the initial preflop raiser. Milliard-Feral then led the turn for 20,000 to get called by Beebe only and the Frenchman jammed the river.
Beebe called instantly for the 148,000 he had behind and Milliard-Feral shrugged his head before revealing the for a bluff, which Beebe had beat with for the top pair.
| Julian Milliard-Feral | 560,000 | -190,000 |
| Elton Beebe | 370,000 | 134,000 |
0Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:44 PM Local Time
Koon Collects From Read
The Christina Read opened from the hijack to 10,000 and was called by Jason Koon in the cutoff.
Both players checked on the flop and Koon checked again on the turn — prompting a 15,000 bet from Read. Koon then check-raised to 45,000 and Read folded.
| Jason Koon | 620,000 | 0 |
| Christina Read | 120,000 | -77,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:44 PM Local Time
Walton Picks Up Another, This Time A Knockout to Cross One Million
Just after picking up a big pot, Adam Walton just dragged an even bigger one.
All the chips went in on the turn , his opponent had turned a set with but he was in trouble against the bigger set of Walton with . The hit the river and Walton crossed the one million chip mark.
"What a start," said Walton.
| Adam Walton | 1,030,000 | 395,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:43 PM Local Time
Nines Hold for Lisichkina
Yulia Lisichkina opened in early position and called when a short stack three-bet jammed.
Opponent:
Yulia Lisichkina:
The flop of gave Lisichkina a set and gave her opponent a flush draw. The board ran out and Lisichkina improved to a full house to eliminate her opponent.
"You can breathe now," said someone at the table.
| Yulia Lisichkina | 470,000 | 372,100 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:35 PM Local Time
Walton Picks Up First Pot After the Break
Bryan Braswell opened to 13,000 from middle position and Adam Walton defended from the big blind.
"Just know this might be on PokerNews," said Walton.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn . Walton led for 20,000 and Braswell called.
On the river Walton sized up to 58,500 and Braswell tossed in a call.
Walton tabled for trip sevens and the winner.
"Alright Dave, I guess you're my dealer," said Walton.
| Adam Walton | 635,000 | -35,000 |
| Bryan Braswell | 395,000 | 21,100 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 7:25 PM Local Time
Level 14 started
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Thursday, November 11, 2021 6:10 PM Local Time
Assorted Amazon Tan Counts on Break
| Zachary Grech | 950,000 | -90,000 |
| Chang Luo | 645,000 | 150,000 |
| Benjamin Armstrong | 640,000 | 40,000 |
| Jason Koon | 620,000 | -27,500 |
| Alex Livingston | 520,000 | 90,000 |
| Curtis Phelps | 447,000 | 147,000 |
| Antoine Labat | 390,000 | -50,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 355,000 | 5,000 |
| Eric Mizrachi | 215,000 | 25,000 |
| Victor Ramdin | 205,000 | -50,000 |
| Mark Newhouse | 205,000 | -75,000 |
| Justin Liberto | 145,000 | -10,000 |
| Barny Boatman | 130,000 | -80,000 |
| Dennis Phillips | 100,000 | 5,000 |
| Michael Noori | 86,000 | -4,000 |
| Meikat Siu | 70,000 | 0 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 6:10 PM Local Time
Assorted Amazon Purple Stacks
Niall Farrell has been among the casualties before the dinner break, further assorted counts can be found below.
| Keyu Qu | 1,070,000 | 150,000 |
| Peter Jetten | 805,000 | 385,000 |
| Tim Reilly | 590,000 | 50,000 |
| Toby Lewis | 585,000 | 390,000 |
| Stephen Song | 540,000 | -50,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 405,000 | -220,000 |
| David Tuchman | 390,000 | 308,000 |
| David Manikos | 260,000 | -50,000 |
| Andy Frankenberger | 220,000 | 40,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 110,000 | 18,500 |
| Johnnie Moreno | 104,500 | 39,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 80,000 | -60,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 78,000 | -187,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 71,000 | -149,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 60,000 | -140,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 0 | -102,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 0 | -40,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 6:09 PM Local Time
Nunez Doubles Through Choudhary
With some 150,000 already in the middle and the completed board showing , Emilio Nunez moved all-in for the last 73,500. Nilesh Choudhary asked for a count and was then in the tank. After more than two minutes were gone, the clock was called on him but he received an additional half a minute before the 30-second timer went into effect.
With around three seconds left, Choudhary called and Nunez tabled the for broadway. Choudhary only had the for aces and deuces to forfeit a bigger chunk of his stack.
| Tristan Wade | 440,000 | 299,000 |
| Arthur Conan | 430,000 | 331,400 |
| Emilio Nunez | 275,000 | 166,400 |
| Barbara Enright | 170,000 | 10,000 |
| Nilesh Choudhary | 120,000 | -5,700 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 6:06 PM Local Time
Pre Dinner Counts From Amazon Purple
| Rory Brown | 780,000 | 230,000 |
| Julian Milliard-Feral | 750,000 | 367,500 |
| Anton Wigg | 710,000 | -20,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 410,000 | 105,000 |
| Sonia Shashikhina | 401,000 | 51,000 |
| Fatima Nanji | 340,000 | -64,000 |
| Andrew Donabedian | 330,000 | 48,500 |
| Andre Akkari | 265,000 | -45,000 |
| Nadya Magnus | 220,000 | 10,000 |
| Michael Krasienko | 160,000 | -155,000 |
| Stuart Rutter | 75,000 | -49,800 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 6:06 PM Local Time
Kessler Can't Get There
Jason Picciolo flat-called a preflop raise from the small blind and Allen Kessler called behind him in the big blind.
Picciolo led out with a bet on the flop of and Kessler moved all-in for around 58,000. The initial raiser folded and Picciolo called.
Picciolo had for a pair of nines while Kessler had a flush and straight draw with . The board ran out and "The Chainsaw" was eliminated.
| Jason Picciolo | 180,000 | 96,800 |
| Allen Kessler | 0 | -70,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 6:04 PM Local Time
Ruzicka Busts, Pre-Dinner Counts From Gold
Vojtech Ruzicka took to Twitter after losing his chips.
| Brittney Stout | 625,000 | 5,000 |
| Qui Nguyen | 622,000 | -23,000 |
| Sergio Fernandez | 375,000 | -22,400 |
| Benjamin Moon | 271,500 | 45,000 |
| Joao Simao | 262,000 | -103,000 |
| Greg Mueller | 225,000 | -180,000 |
| Matt Livingston | 145,000 | -85,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 132,000 | -48,000 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 0 | -265,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:56 PM Local Time
A Few Notable Counts in Amazon Tan
| Max Lehmanski | 450,000 | 231,800 |
| Rafi Elharar | 445,000 | 139,900 |
| Antoine Labat | 440,000 | -50,000 |
| Sonny Franco | 335,000 | 220,000 |
| Casey Glick | 270,000 | -30,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 145,000 | -134,000 |
| Dennis Phillips | 95,000 | 0 |
| Amnon Filippi | 68,000 | 30,000 |
| Peter DeBest | 0 | -216,200 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:53 PM Local Time
Speranza Wins a Flip
After arriving at the table, Gianluca Speranza had a stack of 25,000 chips splashed in the pot on the button. The big blind was all-in and at risk for around 80,000 and the cards were being tabled.
Big Blind:
Gianluca Speranza:
It was a coin flip and the flop of left Speranza in the lead with his pair of sevens. The on the turn and the on the river changed nothing as Speranza eliminated his opponent.
| Gianluca Speranza | 708,000 | 232,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:50 PM Local Time
Chang Goes Runner-Runner To Bust Kwak
Kevin Kawk was all in and at risk preflop against Jeffery Chang.
Kevin Kawk:
Jeffery Chang:
The board came giving Chang a club flush on the river to eliminate Chang.
| Jeffrey Chang | 363,000 | 160,200 |
| Kevin Kwak | 0 | -93,200 |