Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:07 PM Local Time
Assorted Amazon Purple Counts
| Keyu Qu | 920,000 | 70,000  |
| JJ Liu | 753,000 | 359,000 |
| Stephen Song | 590,000 | 210,000 |
| Peter Jetten | 420,000 | -60,000  |
| Ben Lamb | 220,000 | -20,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 200,000 | -320,000 |
| Andy Frankenberger | 180,000 | 54,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 140,000 | -210,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 91,500 | -48,500 |
| Johnnie Moreno | 65,500 | -34,500 |
| Natalie Hof | 40,000 | -150,000 |
| Erick Lindgren | 0 | -110,000 |
| Jerry Yang | 0 | -105,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:05 PM Local Time
Chip Counts In Pavillion Black
The tables in the Pavillion Room have been breaking at a rapid pace throughout the day. They started the day with around 150 tables and they are down to just 33 remaining, with the Amazon Room still at full capacity.
| Jorge Arriola | 960,000 | 365,800 |
| Andrew Talbot | 662,000 | 305,800 |
| Jason Koon | 645,000 | 69,000 |
| Fatima Nanji | 365,000 | -37,000 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 337,500 | -2,500 |
| Koray Aldemir | 279,000 | 143,000 |
| Marco Johnson | 205,000 | 33,200 |
| Christina Read | 197,000 | 74,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 182,500 | -29,500 |
| Benjamin Underwood | 180,000 | -21,100 |
| Samantha Abernathy | 134,000 | -4,400 |
| Johan Guilbert | 104,000 | -43,000 |
| Cate Hall | 51,500 | -82,300 |
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 0 | -115,600 |
| Joe Serock | 0 | -134,900 |
| Kevin Rand | 0 | -139,200 |
| Dara O'Kearney | 0 | -40,500 |
| Colten Yamagishi | 0 | -70,400 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 5:04 PM Local Time
Newhouse Wins With The Ladies
Mark Newhouse opened to 8,000 from middle position and was called by the player on the button.
Newhouse continued for a 10,000 bet on the flop and the button called.
The paired the board on the turn and Newhouse check-called a 12,000 bet from his opponent.
Both players decided to check on the river and Newhouse tabled for the winner.
"I had nines," Newhouse's opponent said as he mucked.
| Mark Newhouse | 280,000 | 168,300 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:59 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Scott Davies | 730,000 | 70,000 |
| Raul Martinez | 630,000 | -20,000 |
| Yehoshua Saadon | 590,000 | 40,000 |
| Denys Prydvor | 520,000 | 90,000 |
| Jordan Spurlin | 500,000 | 169,500 |
| Tatsuya Seki | 490,000 | 105,000 |
| Kitty Kuo | 450,000 | 50,000 |
| Mike Del Vecchio | 310,000 | 50,000 |
| Lara Eisenberg | 250,000 | -20,000 |
| Florian Fuchs | 240,000 | 0 |
| Matt Affleck | 210,000 | -36,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 190,000 | 75,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 145,000 | 18,000 |
| Scott Baumstein | 130,000 | -29,500 |
| Ardit Kurshumi | 90,000 | 5,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 56,000 | -19,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:57 PM Local Time
Leonard Busts One
Charles Leonard raised and then instantly called the shove of an opponent from two seats over for more than 110,000. The player at risk tabled the and Leonard was way ahead with the .
On a board of , no seven appeared and Leonard leaped above half a million in chips. Also featured on the table is Josip Simunic on a shorter stack.
| Charles Leonard | 540,000 | 176,700 |
| Josip Simunic | 85,000 | -25,000 |
0Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:54 PM Local Time
Buse Doubles Through Boeree
A player opened to 8,500 from middle position and Liv Boeree called on the button. Mark Buse then jammed in his stack of 51,500 from the small blind and the middle position player let go of his hand. Boeree thought it over and looked to be doing some mental calculations before ultimately deciding to risk it for the biscuit.
Mark Buse:
Liv Boeree:
"Oh my gosh, I thought I was live," Boeree said.
She did still have a live jack in addition to possible draw outcomes, but all hope was essentially lost as the flop brought out the case nine to give Buse a set. The and completed the board and Buse's double was confirmed.
| Liv Boeree | 305,000 | 0 |
| Mark Buse | 113,000 | 49,500 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:52 PM Local Time
Kanit Hangs on With Treys
Mustapha Kanit was heads-up from the small blind against Lion Lee in early position on a flop. Kanit checked to Lee, who bet 17,500. Kanit called.
Kanit check-called a 29,500 bet from Lee on the turn and then both players checked on the river.
Kanit tabled and Lee mucked without showing — conceding the pot to Kanit.
| Lion Lee | 830,000 | 391,800 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 350,000 | 84,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:50 PM Local Time
Skrovan Cracks Aces to Continue Run
John Skrovan is on a run after starting the day with less than the starting stack.
Skrovan got into a pre-flop raising war with an opponent that ended with all 214,000 of his chips at risk.
John Skrovan:
Opponent:
The flop was and Skrovan was in big trouble, but the turn came and the river to crack the aces with a runner-runner Broadway straight. Skrovan is now above 400K and looking for more after starting the day near the bottom of the leaderboard.
| John Skrovan | 436,000 | 382,700 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:42 PM Local Time
Three-Way All In Goes to Taylor, Kanji Eliminated
Brendan Taylor, Jamil Kanji and Ted Leva all got the chips in the middle preflop, with Leva covering.
Jamil Kanji:
Brendan Taylor:
Ted Leva:
The board came and when the stacks were sorted, Kanji was eliminated and Taylor took the side pot.
| Ted Leva | 121,000 | -6,900 |
| Brendan Taylor | 108,500 | 108,500 |
| Jamil Kanji | 0 | -312,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:40 PM Local Time
A Few Chip Checks from the Pavilion
| Chance Kornuth | 580,000 | -127,000 |
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 351,500 | -28,500 |
| Mikiya Kudo | 342,000 | 136,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 266,000 | -331,000 |
| William Fagerbakke | 39,500 | -37,500 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:40 PM Local Time
Lim Back Over a Million
Dragana Lim bet the turn for 9,000 to earn a call and then led the river for another 10,000. This time, her sole remaining opponent Daegeon Shon opted to fold and the pot was pushed to Lim. She leaped back above one million in chips and stays near the top of the leaderboard.
| Dragana Lim | 1,030,000 | 50,000 |
| Daegeon Shon | 300,000 | -134,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:38 PM Local Time
Bryne Folds to Big River Bet
With 45,000 in the pot and on the board, a player in early position bet 18,000 and Melissa Bryne called from the button.
The river was and Bryne's opponent fired 60,000. She thought for a moment before tossing her hand in the muck.
| Melissa Bryne | 221,000 | -44,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:38 PM Local Time
Some Are Up for the Day; Some Are Down
| Scott Davies | 660,000 | 230,000 |
| Antoine Labat | 490,000 | 30,000 |
| Ben Yu | 400,000 | 30,000 |
| Marle Spragg | 295,000 | 35,000 |
| Martin Jacobson | 294,000 | 4,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 280,000 | 118,800 |
| Francis Anderson | 215,000 | 15,000 |
| Harry Ross | 205,000 | -48,500 |
| Romain Lewis | 180,000 | 10,000 |
| Cindy Kerslake | 175,000 | 79,500 |
| Justin Liberto | 155,000 | -35,000 |
| Nathan Zimnik | 130,000 | 70,000 |
| Igor Yaroshevskyy | 110,000 | -40,000 |
| Robert Mather | 45,000 | -45,000 |
| Jason Bigelow | 0 | -162,400 |
| William Wolf | 0 | -44,900 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:37 PM Local Time
Amiri Gets Frisky
Justin Young opened to 8,500 in early position and Ehsan Amiri three-bet to 22,100 in middle position. The action folded back to Young, who called.
Young checked on the flop of and Amiri checked back. Young then led out with a bet of 15,000 on the turn and his opponent quickly called.
Young checked on the river and Amiri checked back. Young said he had ace-high and Amiri turned over to the shock of the table.
"Getting frisky!" a player remarked.
| Ehsan Amiri | 990,000 | -27,000 |
| Justin Young | 160,000 | -35,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:35 PM Local Time
Greenstein Rivers a Flush
Barry Greenstein raised it up from the cutoff and was called by the button. On the flop, Greenstein led out with a bet of 10,000 and his opponent called.
The turn brought the and Greenstein check-called a bet of 16,000 from his opponent. The on the river put four diamonds on the board and both players tapped the table. Greenstein flipped over for a flush and his opponent mucked.
| Barry Greenstein | 379,000 | -45,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:35 PM Local Time
Carbone Rivers the Nuts to Double Through Conrad
Chris Conrad as the initial raiser from under the gun bet the flop for 9,000 to get called by Anthony Carbone only. Conrad then check-called the turn and led the river for 70,000. Carbone moved all-in and Conrad was sent into the tank for a while.
Eventually, he called and Carbone tabled the for broadway to double for 210,500. Conrad had the for the king-high straight and saw all his profit of the last level vanish into thin air.
| Anthony Carbone | 330,000 | 153,300 |
| Chris Conrad | 70,000 | 5,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:34 PM Local Time
Entine Flops a Full House
With 45,000 in the pot and on the board, Oliver Entine checked and his opponent on the button checked behind.
The river was and Entine fired 20,000. The button called and Entine showed for tens full of eights. Entine's opponent mucked the losing hand as he dragged a pot to cross the 300K mark.
| Oliver Entine | 342,000 | 153,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:33 PM Local Time
Lyons Dusted
According to a player at the table, "World Famous" Pat Lyons got the rest of his chips into the middle on a flop.
Pat Lyons:
Opponent:
Lyons needed some help but found none as the board ran out blanks to send him to the rail, ending his entertaining run in the main event.
| Pat Lyons | 0 | -140,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:32 PM Local Time
Ercolano Puts Desmedt to the Test, Shows the Bluff
Britteny Stout raised to 9,000 and Nicholas Desmedt three-bet to 25,000. Bryan Ercolano called, as did Stout.
The action checked to Desmedt on the flop and he bet 40,000, only Ercolano called.
Both players checked the turn and they saw the river. Ercolano shoved and Desmedt tanked.
After counting out his stack and talking out loud to himself, Desmedt folded and said he had queens.
Ercolano tabled for ace-high and he dragged the pot.
| Bryan Ercolano | 649,000 | 447,300 |
| Brittney Stout | 620,000 | -20,000 |
| Nicholas Desmedt | 67,500 | -40,100 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:32 PM Local Time
Berkey Loses to a Flush; Still Moving Up
With 65,000 in the pot and on the board, the big blind checked and Matt Berkey bet 35,000 from middle position. The big blind called and the river was .
Both players checked and Berkey turned over for three eights, but his opponent tabled to take the pot with a flush.
| Matt Berkey | 338,000 | 70,000 |