Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:31 PM Local Time
Assorted Amazon Tan Counts
| Zachary Grech | 780,000 | 380,000  |
| Swadeep Mishra | 670,000 | 70,000 |
| Benjamin Armstrong | 600,000 | 80,000 |
| Antoine Labat | 460,000 | -10,000  |
| Alex Livingston | 430,000 | -10,000 |
| Curtis Phelps | 300,000 | 50,000 |
| Victor Ramdin | 255,000 | -135,000 |
| Francis Anderson | 200,000 | -5,000 |
| Eric Mizrachi | 190,000 | -30,000 |
| Andy Black | 110,000 | -14,000 |
| Dennis Phillips | 95,000 | 20,000 |
| Kao "Flexx" Saechao | 90,000 | 15,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:23 PM Local Time
Zhou Spikes a Seven to Stay Alive
Jimmy Zhou was all-in for 21,000 against Ehsan Amiri, who has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Jimmy Zhou:
Ehsan Amiri:
The flop and turn came , giving Zhou just two outs with his pocket sevens. The table erupted when the river brought the to keep Zhou's bracelet dreams alive.
"I wasn't expecting that," someone at the table said.
| Ehsan Amiri | 1,010,000 | -20,000 |
| Jimmy Zhou | 42,000 | -67,700 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:21 PM Local Time
Some Counts in Purple
| Robert Mizrachi | 625,000 | -10,000 |
| Tim Reilly | 540,000 | 435,000 |
| Sonia Shashikhina | 350,000 | 75,000 |
| Frank Funaro | 325,000 | -75,000 |
| Andre Akkari | 310,000 | 115,000 |
| David Manikos | 310,000 | -100,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 265,000 | -55,000 |
| Toby Lewis | 195,000 | -35,000 |
| Barbara Enright | 160,000 | 20,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 102,000 | -28,000 |
| David Tuchman | 82,000 | -13,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:20 PM Local Time
Colillas Continues to Build
Ramon Colillas was heads-up from early position against a lone player in the big blind on a flop. The big blind checked to Colillas, who bet 6,000. His opponent then check-raised to 17,000 and Colillas called.
The fell on the turn and the big blind checked — promoting a 12,000 bet from Colillas. His opponent folded after tanking for a bit and Colillas added to his stack.
| Ramon Colillas | 550,000 | 50,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:10 PM Local Time
Level 13 started
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
0Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:45 PM Local Time
Chip Update and an Elimination in Amazon Orange
| Ehsan Amiri | 1,050,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Fuhs | 460,000 | 60,000 |
| Ben Yu | 370,000 | 5,000 |
| Jesse Lonis | 305,000 | 5,000 |
| Lara Eisenberg | 270,000 | 30,000 |
| Marle Spragg | 260,000 | 10,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 246,000 | -94,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 235,000 | -61,500 |
| Maria Ho | 225,000 | 50,000 |
| Justin Young | 195,000 | 68,000 |
| Michael Wang | 170,000 | -30,000 |
| Billy Baxter | 126,000 | -144,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 115,000 | -40,000 |
| Ted Forrest | 110,000 | 5,000 |
| Daniel Zack | 70,000 | -130,000 |
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 0 | -210,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:44 PM Local Time
Smiljkovic Caught Bluffing; Left With Fumes
Daniel Smiljkovic was caught betting the river out of the blinds and was called by Tatsuya Seki. Smiljkovic briefly flashed his cards for what appeared to be but Seki won the pot with the . In the next hand, Seki and Smiljkovic saw a flop and Seki bet the turn for 5,500, which saw Smiljkovic check-fold out of the big blind.
The same table also features Kitty Kuo, who has a nearly identical stack as Seki.
| Kitty Kuo | 400,000 | 159,000 |
| Tatsuya Seki | 385,000 | 152,300 |
| Daniel Smiljkovic | 35,000 | -160,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:42 PM Local Time
Moneymaker Busts Kuhn and Breaks a Million
With about 200,000 in the pot and a board of , Chris Moneymaker bet 115,000 in the small blind and Robert Kuhn was in middle position contemplating his decision. He eventually called.
The completed the board and Moneymaker slid out a stack of green chips, enough to put Kuhn all-in for his remaining stack of roughly 180,000. Kuhn tanked for several minutes and faced the additional pressure of multiple television cameras waiting on his action. He appeared to even shake his head and chuckle at times. Ultimately, he put in the chips.
"Two pair," Moneymaker said as he turned over . Kuhn could only show and took his exit from the table.
"I wanted to slow roll the sh-- out of him but I can't do that in the main event," Moneymaker said after mentioning they joked earlier about slow rolling each other. Moneymaker also remarked that they have a lot of history playing together that could've influenced Kuhn's decision.
At the end of it, Kuhn was sent to the rail, and the 2003 Main Event champion now sits as one of the top players on the leaderboard with a comfy stack of over one million.
| Chris Moneymaker | 1,100,000 | 390,000 |
| Robert Kuhn | 0 | -370,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:39 PM Local Time
Bryne Doubles Through Neiman
With 45,000 in the pot and on the board, Melissa Bryne bet 25,000 from early position and Philip Neiman called from the button.
The river was and Bryne shoved 85,500. Neiman went deep into the tank for several minutes.
"Will you show if I fold?" Neiman asked.
"I'm probably not going to give out free information," Bryne answered.
Neiman eventually called and Bryne turned over for the flush. Neiman showed for the disappointing smaller flush and Bryne scored a big Day 3 double.
| Melissa Bryne | 265,000 | 127,900 |
| Philip Neiman | 205,000 | 51,900 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:36 PM Local Time
Hildebrand Doubles Through Lowery
"Rivered again," Daniel Lowery said and Per Hildebrand nodded. The Swede had just doubled through Lowery as his made a set on the board for Hildebrand to remain in contention. Lowery still has a pretty solid stack and only trails Robert Cowen on the same table.
| Robert Cowen | 700,000 | 103,600 |
| Daniel Lowery | 550,000 | -70,000 |
| Will Givens | 200,000 | 60,000 |
| Per Hildebrand | 140,000 | -80,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:35 PM Local Time
Sankari Misbehaving
Picking up the action on a completed board of , Jared Jaffee and Antoine Sankari were heads-up in a pot. With around 60,000 in the middle, Jaffe checked from the big blind and Sankari shoved all in for around 87,000.
Jaffe thought for a minute and looked back at his cards before sending them to the muck. Sankari was awarded the pot and turned over as he missed a straight draw.
| Jared Jaffee | 462,000 | 118,000 |
| Antoine Sankari | 144,000 | 34,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:34 PM Local Time
Some of Them Have a Lot Of Orange Chips in Orange
| Johan Schumacher | 700,000 | 103,000 |
| Raul Martinez | 650,000 | 89,000 |
| Yehoshua Saadon | 550,000 | 88,300 |
| Vangelis Kaimakamis | 475,000 | 271,000 |
| Ran Shahar | 350,000 | 110,000 |
| Ben Heath | 330,000 | 330,000 |
| Martin Jacobson | 290,000 | 1,900 |
| Mike Del Vecchio | 260,000 | 260,000 |
| Leo Margets | 220,000 | 142,800 |
| Todd Witteles | 210,000 | -6,500 |
| Ryan Pignatelli | 190,000 | 45,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 75,000 | 35,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:32 PM Local Time
Two (Near) Chip Millionaires in the Amazon Room
Dragana Lim just dragged in a bigger pot with pocket jacks and was then involved in three-way action. She bet the turn for 10,000 and received one call. The river was checked and Lim tabled the , which ended up second-best to .
"I am glad the flush didn't come then," Lim said. She was at more than a million right before the last hand and joined Ehsan Amiri in the seven-figure club for a short while.
| Ehsan Amiri | 1,017,000 | -1,000 |
| Dragana Lim | 980,000 | 420,200 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:30 PM Local Time
Mishra Forces a Fold From Labat
Swadeep Mishra was heads-up from the small blind against Antoine Labat in the big blind on a flop.
Mishra bet 4,000 and Labat called.
Mishra checked on the turn and Labat took the initiative with a 7,000 bet. Mishra then check-raised to 25,000 and Labat quickly folded.
Misrha flashed the as he collected the pot.
| Swadeep Mishra | 600,000 | 154,100 |
| Antoine Labat | 470,000 | 35,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:29 PM Local Time
Updated Stacks From Amazon Gold
| Shane Raikes | 691,000 | 24,000 |
| Arkadi Onikoul | 660,000 | 160,000 |
| Brittney Stout | 640,000 | 35,000 |
| Ivan Deyra | 312,000 | 55,000 |
| Dan Heimiller | 275,000 | 162,100 |
| Taus Lilius | 250,000 | -22,500 |
| Matt Livingston | 230,000 | 230,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 193,000 | 78,000 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:22 PM Local Time
Lane Triples Through Eveslage and Hinkle
Michael Lane tracked down the PokerNews live reporting team to provide an update on a big hand.
Lane raised to 7,000 from early position and Chad Eveslage three-bet to 21,000. Blair Hinkle four-bet to 60,000 and Lane called for his last 56,500. Eveslage came along for the three-way pot.
The board ran out while Eveslage and Hinkle checked down to the river.
Michael Lane:
Chad Eveslage:
Blair Hinkle:
Lane's aces held to secure a big triple-up on Day 3.
| Chad Eveslage | 248,000 | -115,300 |
| Blair Hinkle | 221,000 | -175,200 |
| Michael Lane | 183,000 | 141,900 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:16 PM Local Time
Sheinin Scores a Double
A player opened to 7,500 in early position and David Sheinin shoved for his last 38,000 from middle position. Action folded around to the player in the big blind, who re-raised to 75,000. The initial raiser folded and hands were revealed.
David Sheinin:
Big blind:
Sheinin had his opponent dominated, and the runout secured his double up.
| David Sheinin | 84,000 | -12,200 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:15 PM Local Time
Smith Scores a Double Up in the Blinds
The action folded around to Ryan Smith who raised it up from the small blind. Eric Pfenning called from the big blind and they went heads-up to a flop of . Smith led out for 10,000 and Pfenning raised to 34,000 which Smith called.
The turn brought the and Smith jammed all in for his last 41,000. Pfenning asked for a count and then made the call to put Smith at risk. Smith rolled over for top pair and flush draw. Pfenning showed for a straight and flush draw.
The river was the which changed nothing and Smith held on for a full double up.
| Eric Pfenning | 347,000 | 57,900 |
| Ryan Smith (CAN) | 185,000 | 94,500 |
Thursday, November 11, 2021 3:14 PM Local Time
Bad Runout for Outhred
Alex Outhred opened to 7,000 and called when Joshua Suyat three-bet to 21,000.
Suyat bet 14,000 on the flop reading and called a raise to 89,000 from Outhred. Outhred led out with a bet of 80,000 on the turn and his opponent called.
Outhred slowed down and checked on the river. Suyat moved all-in for just under 200,000 and Outhred entered the tank.
"I just need 60 seconds," Outhred said a few minutes into the tank. "I'm not going to take 10 minutes."
Outhred eventually folded and told PokerNews he had flopped a straight.
| Joshua Suyat | 670,000 | 336,600 |
| Alex Outhred | 330,000 | -230,000 |