Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:50 PM Local Time
Liu Flops Set to Eliminate Player
A player opened to 8,500 in early position, a middle position player called, JJ Liu called in the hijack, and the big blind raised to 30,000. The middle position player and Liu continued.
The flop came and the players checked it through to the turn.
After a bet, jam, and call, the big blind player got their remaining 60,000 or so chips in against Liu.
Big Blind:
JJ Liu:
Liu had her opponent drawing dead as the meaningless river completed the board and Liu added the chips to her increasing stack.
| JJ Liu | 922,500 | 169,500  |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:48 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Amazon Orange
| Jessica Cai | 1,100,000 | 280,000 |
| Dragana Lim | 1,100,000 | -150,000  |
| Ben Yu | 435,000 | 35,000 |
| Conrad Simpson | 415,000 | 122,000 |
| Marle Spragg | 360,000 | 65,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 345,000 | -34,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 235,000 | 25,000 |
| Lara Eisenberg | 220,000 | -30,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 145,000 | -45,000 |
| Michael Wang | 95,000 | -45,000 |
| Daniel Zack | 75,000 | 5,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 72,000 | -38,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 70,000 | -75,000 |
| Kristopher Burchfield | 65,000 | -43,900 |
| Chris Conrad | 52,000 | -18,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:48 PM Local Time
Set Over Set Sends Grech Over a Million
Zachary Grech was heads-up against a lone opponent on a completed board of and Grech had a bet of just under 100k in front of him.
Grech's opponent called and Grech tabled for top set, which was good against the for a lower set of his opponent.
| Zachary Grech | 1,040,000 | 260,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:45 PM Local Time
Exterkotter Chipping Up
Marcos Exterkotter is nearing 1 million in chips after taking several pots in the early part of Day 3.
Most recently, Exterkotter in a hand with around 45,000 in the pot and on the board. Exterkotter fired 38,000 on the river and his opponent went into the tank for several minutes.
The opponent finally called and Exterkotter turned over for kings full of tens. The losing hand went into the muck and Exterkotter took yet another pot on his climb up the leaderboard.
| Marcos Exterkotter | 993,500 | 0 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:44 PM Local Time
Earthman Grounded by Kapoor
Down to just 59,000 on the main feature table, Aaron Earthman moved all-in and Jay Kapoor reshoved for 159,000 in the hijack to isolate successfully.
Aaron Earthman:
Jay Kapoor:
The board left Earthman drawing dead and Kapoor raked in the pot. Chris Moneymaker is the run-away chip leader on the Mothership as three live-stream tables are in action on Day 3.
| Chris Moneymaker | 1,100,000 | -7,500 |
| William Benson | 303,000 | 72,000 |
| Jay Kapoor | 230,000 | 73,000 |
| Aaron Earthman | 0 | -76,000 |
0Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:41 PM Local Time
Zevola Triple Barrels Into His Bustout
On a board of , Marco Zevola was spotted firing three barrels from under the gun. He was called down all the way by Jean-Luc Adam, who checked and snap-called the river shove for what appeared to be 110,000.
Zevola was aiming to send his cards into the muck when Adam tabled for the top two pair but as per all-in showdown rule, the for a bluff were exposed.
| Alex Goulder | 690,000 | 279,800 |
| Jean-Luc Adam | 485,000 | 285,000 |
| Marco Zevola | 0 | -259,600 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:38 PM Local Time
WTF is Phil Hellmuth Wearing?!?
The poker world eagerly awaited Phil Hellmuth's annual GRAND (late) arrival to this year's WSOP Main Event.... which did not disappoint. If you weren't here to witness the spectacle, please enjoy!
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:38 PM Local Time
A Few in Pavilion with Numismatic Notoriety
| Marcos Exterkotter | 993,500 | 566,800 |
| Steve Foutty | 795,000 | 175,000 |
| David Levy | 748,000 | 186,500 |
| Andrew Talbot | 735,000 | 73,000 |
| Jason Koon | 647,500 | 2,500 |
| Jerry Wong | 584,500 | 124,500 |
| David Mock | 575,000 | -67,000 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 371,000 | 33,500 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:36 PM Local Time
Jaffee Forces a Fold from Grospellier
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier opened to 8,000 in middle position and picked up four callers along the way. The flop fell and the action was checked to Grospellier who continued for 18,000. Jaffee was the only player to stick around on the button.
The rolled off on the turn and Grospellier checked this time. Jaffee sized up a bet of 51,000 and Grospellier gave it some thought before eventually ditching his cards to the muck.
| Jared Jaffee | 505,000 | 43,000 |
| Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 217,000 | 99,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:35 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Amazon Orange
| Dragana Lim | 1,250,000 | 220,000 |
| Jessica Cai | 820,000 | 517,000 |
| Dante Goya | 760,000 | 760,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 180,000 | -109,200 |
| Michael Wang | 140,000 | -30,000 |
| Ardit Kurshumi | 130,000 | 40,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 110,000 | 54,000 |
| Aladin Reskallah | 0 | -44,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:34 PM Local Time
Moneymaker Flops Two Pair, Busts Speiser
(The hand took place during the PokerGO livestream, which is on a 45-minute delay)
The action picked up with Chris Moneymaker, holding from the big blind on a flop of . Hannes Speiser, who had , bet 7,000 and Moneymaker raised to 21,000. Speiser moved all-in for 104,000 and was snap-called.
The turn was the and the river gave the 2003 world champion a full house. Moneymaker sent Speiser home and remains around the top of the leaderboard on Day 3.
| Chris Moneymaker | 1,151,000 | 43,500 |
| Ugur Ozgur Secilmis | 546,000 | 94,000 |
| Omer Gabay | 406,000 | 27,000 |
| William Benson | 192,000 | -39,000 |
| Jay Kapoor | 157,000 | 0 |
| Josh Greenberg | 109,500 | 14,000 |
| Chulhan Choi | 94,000 | -10,000 |
| Aaron Earthman | 86,000 | 10,000 |
| Hannes Speiser | 0 | -139,500 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:34 PM Local Time
Siu Takes From Luo
Meikat Siu was in the big blind against Chang Luo in early position on a flop. Siu check-called a 4,000 bet from Luo and both players checked on the turn.
Siu then bet 8,000 when the completed the board and Luo called.
Siu turned up for kings and fours and Luo mucked without showing.
| Chang Luo | 495,000 | 351,400 |
| Meikat Siu | 70,000 | -45,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:31 PM Local Time
Underwood Bets the Turn and River
Benjamin Underwood raised to 8,500 in early position and was called by only the big blind. The flop came and the big blind led out with a bet of 4,000 which Underwood called.
The turn brought the and the big blind checked this time. Underwood made a bet of 9,000 and his opponent called. Before the hit the river, the big blind checked in the dark which led to Underwood throwing in a bet of 30,000. The big blind quickly folded and Underwood raked in the pot.
| Benjamin Underwood | 293,000 | 113,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:30 PM Local Time
Squire Leaves Cowen Stunned
Daniel Fuhs had opened from under the gun and was called by Brock Squire and Robert Cowen, the latter of which was in the big blind. The trio checked the flop and the turn was checked to Squire. He bet 30,000 and Cowen check-raised to 76,000 for Fuhs to fold.
Squire went into the tank and then jammed for 268,000 total, which sent Cowen into the tank himself. He eventually folded the face-up and Squire flashed the to leave his opponent stunned.
| Robert Cowen | 680,000 | -20,000 |
| Daniel Lowery | 540,000 | -10,000 |
| Brock Squire | 485,000 | 328,700 |
| Daniel Fuhs | 380,000 | -80,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:29 PM Local Time
More Counts From Amazon Gold
| Arkadi Onikoul | 640,000 | -20,000 |
| Jeremy Pekarek | 410,000 | -5,500 |
| Dan Heimiller | 380,000 | 105,000 |
| Joao Simao | 365,000 | 51,000 |
| Ivan Deyra | 353,000 | 41,000 |
| Benjamin Moon | 237,500 | 1,000 |
| DJ Buckley | 206,000 | 29,500 |
| Taus Lilius | 175,000 | -75,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:22 PM Local Time
Miracle River Gets Young Back In Seat
Justin Young moved all-in preflop for 121,000 on top of a raise from Ehsan Amiri. Amiri gave it some thought and called.
Justin Young:
Ehsan Amiri:
Amiri took the lead on the flop of and Young was out of his seat by the time the peeled off on turn.
"Good luck, guys," Young said and began walking off.
But Young turned around when the table erupted as the peeled off on the river to give him the best hand and save him from elimination.
"The get-up works!" Young said. "The get-up always works."
Young and Amiri have a history as the latter player three-bet the former with a light holding a few orbits earlier.
| Ehsan Amiri | 875,000 | -18,000 |
| Justin Young | 245,000 | 85,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:12 PM Local Time
PokerGO Feature Table Updated Chip Counts
(Chip counts posted on 45-minute delay due to the PokerGO livestream)
| Chris Moneymaker | 1,107,500 | 7,500 |
| Ugur Ozgur Secilmis | 452,000 | |
| Omer Gabay | 379,000 | -10,000 |
| William Benson | 231,000 | 79,800 |
| Jay Kapoor | 157,000 | |
| Hannes Speiser | 139,500 | 26,500 |
| Chulhan Choi | 104,000 | 46,800 |
| Josh Greenberg | 95,500 | |
| Aaron Earthman | 76,000 | -277,200 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:12 PM Local Time
Ring Makes the Correct Call
David Ring in early position three-bet after an under the gun raise and the small blind flat-called, as did the initial raiser.
All three players checked on the flop reading and the small blind led out with a bet of 30,000 on the turn, which only Ring called.
The small blind fired a bet of 55,000 on the river and Ring thought about it before calling. His opponent showed a bluff with and Ring showed ace-high with to win the pot.
| David Ring | 270,000 | 45,700 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:09 PM Local Time
Martinet Doesn't Believe Bonomo, Sends Him Packing
A completed board of was spread across the felt with Justin Bonomo and Johan Martinet heads-up in the pot. Bonomo checked to Martinet who bet 25,000 into a pot of around 50,000. Bonomo over-bet shoved all in for 204,000, putting Martinet in the tank.
Martinet had Bonomo covered but it was still a tough decision for a healthy amount of his chips. After a few minutes passed, Martinet finally made the call. Bonomo turned over as he stood up from his seat. Martinet held and that was enough to send Bonomo to the rail.
| Johan Martinet | 690,000 | 296,400 |
| Justin Bonomo | 0 | -265,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:08 PM Local Time
Some Stack Updates From Amazon Gold
| Ruslan Dykshteyn | 785,000 | 272,000 |
| Qui Nguyen | 645,000 | 33,000 |
| Steve Zolotow | 365,000 | 200,000 |
| Brock Wilson | 305,000 | 242,000 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 265,000 | -165,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 180,000 | 28,500 |
| Adam Owen | 107,000 | -173,500 |