Monday, November 15, 2021 4:09 PM Local Time
Brower Doubles Through Sapra in Blind Versus Blind
The action folded around to Noland Brower in the small blind and he put in a raise before Sumit Sapra put maximum pressure on by ripping all-in. Brower had a little over 2,000,000 and made the call.
Nolan Brower:
Sumit Sapra:
Brower had him dominated and the board ran out for his pocket kings to hold and stay alive in the tournament.
| Nolan Brower | 5,800,000 | 3,800,000  |
| Sumit Sapra | 3,400,000 | -3,580,000  |
Monday, November 15, 2021 4:05 PM Local Time
Gardner Crosses Five Million
Kharlin Sued jammed for 1,420,000 and Rachel Gardner put in a couple of green stacks for a raise to roughly 3,700,000 and the rest of the table folded.
Kharlin Sued:
Rachel Gardner:
The flop of didn't connect with either player but Gardner picked up a flush draw. The turn and the river changed nothing as Gardner eliminated Sued and crossed the five million chip mark.
| Rachel Gardner | 5,500,000 | 4,845,000 |
| Kharlin Sued | 0 | -1,675,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:56 PM Local Time
Wheeler Rivers Hebert
Jason Wheeler shoved all-in from late position for around 600,000 putting his tournament life at risk and Joseph Hebert called from the big blind, covering him.
Jason Wheeler:
Joseph Hebert:
The board ran out and Wheeler rivered the jack-high straight to take a big chunk out of Hebert's stack.
| Jason Wheeler | 1,700,000 | -1,560,000 |
| Joseph Hebert | 1,200,000 | -900,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:53 PM Local Time
More Eliminations
| Kevin Glenn | 0 | -1,400,000 |
| Sami Rustom | 0 | -1,310,000 |
| Tam Nguyen (OR) | 0 | -555,000 |
| Joel Baker | 0 | -650,000 |
| Yuki Hamada | 0 | -790,000 |
| Julian Bonorris | 0 | -910,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:52 PM Local Time
Zsuffa Runs into a Bigger Pair
Peter Kaemmerlen raised the hijack to 300,000 and Miklos Zsuffa jammed for about 1,200,000 on the button. The blinds quickly folded and Kaemmerlen instantly called.
Miklos Zsuffa:
Peter Kaemmerlen:
Zsuffa was unlucky to run into a bigger pocket pair and the flop of was no help. The on the turn gave him a gutshot straight draw but the was a brick.
| Peter Kaemmerlen | 3,620,000 | 2,880,000 |
| Miklos Zsuffa | 0 | -2,405,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:40 PM Local Time
Rheem Takes it on the Flop
Ashton Alfred raised in the cutoff and Chino Rheem three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind. The big blind quickly folded and Alfred put in the chips to call.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Rheem continued for 420,000. Alfred snap-mucked and the dealer shipped the pot to Rheem.
| Chino Rheem | 3,720,000 | 1,990,000 |
| Ashton Alfred | 2,500,000 | 1,325,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:39 PM Local Time
Bust Outs
| Alexandre Sako | 0 | -530,000 |
| Quirin Heinz | 0 | -405,000 |
| Mark Wahba | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Leshchinskiy | 0 | -360,000 |
| Edgardo Rosario | 0 | -560,000 |
| Christopher Oneil | 0 | -1,257,000 |
| Michael Lech | 0 | -930,000 |
| Siddharth Karia | 0 | -285,000 |
| Travis Newberry | 0 | -800,000 |
| James Nixon | 0 | -550,000 |
| Andrew Robinson | 0 | -500,000 |
| Tri Dao | 0 | -780,000 |
| Pierre Merlin | 0 | -4,600,000 |
| Marco Sanchez | 0 | -1,430,000 |
| Eder Murata | 0 | -355,000 |
| Sean Hoesing | 0 | -770,000 |
| Ludovic Poullet | 0 | -410,000 |
| Alexander Wood | 0 | -730,000 |
| Kris Lee | 0 | -505,000 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 0 | -460,000 |
| Kevin Wang | 0 | -960,000 |
| Matt Kramer | 0 | -540,000 |
| Zoltan Lanszki | 0 | -1,270,000 |
| Mikayel Harutunyan | 0 | -255,000 |
| Patrick Eskandar | 0 | -640,000 |
| Andrew Wilmot | 0 | -650,000 |
| Michael Cordell | 0 | -940,000 |
| Eric Siegel | 0 | -470,000 |
| Jesus Martinez | 0 | -565,000 |
| Casey Hatmaker | 0 | -385,000 |
| Lander Lijo | 0 | -1,400,000 |
| Christian Ly | 0 | -615,000 |
| Dhimitri Lleshi | 0 | -520,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:37 PM Local Time
Tae's Aces Hold
Lousine Kalajian was all-in for about 605,000 before the flop against Lucas Tae.
Lousine Kalajian:
Lucas Tae:
Kalajian had run into the best possible hand in the deck and couldn't catch up on the run out, sending her to the payout desk.
| Sumit Sapra | 6,980,000 | 2,220,000 |
| Lucas Tae | 3,950,000 | 2,700,000 |
| Lousine Kalajian | 0 | -250,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:27 PM Local Time
Blanchard Takes a Chunk Out of Holodiuk
Leonid Yanovski raised to 200,000 in middle position and Serhii Holodiuk three-bet to 1,100,000 in the cutoff. Duane Blanchard was on the button and called off his 785,000 before Yanovski mucked his hand.
Duane Blanchard:
Serhii Holodiuk:
The flop came , smashing both players with Blanchard making a set of jacks and Holodiuk flopping Broadway. The on the turn gave Blanchard a few more outs to chop and the paired the board, securing his double up.
| Leonid Yanovski | 5,400,000 | 400,000 |
| Duane Blanchard | 2,020,000 | -620,000 |
| Serhii Holodiuk | 1,050,000 | -1,280,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:27 PM Local Time
Ferraro Flops It
Mark Wahba shoved all-in from the big blind putting his tournament life at risk on the turn with the board reading . Cole Ferraro called from under the gun, covering him.
Mark Wahba:
Cole Ferraro:
The river was a complete brick and Ferraro raked in a nice pot with the queen-high flush.
| Cole Ferraro | 3,700,000 | 1,410,000 |
| Mark Wahba | 0 | -2,500,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:23 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast: Best Stories from 2021 WSOP Main Event; Guest Michael Graydon
PokerNews Podcast
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jesse Fullen and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
Registration on the 2021 WSOP $10,000 Main Event closed with 6,550 players! Find out how things stacked up during Day 4 play including a deep run by Chris Moneymaker. They also talk about Pennsylvania math teacher John Coyle, who qualified for the WSOP Main Event for just $5, as well as a pair of big hands — quads-over-quads on the live stream and the cracked aces money bubble hand suffered by Kevin Campbell.
They also welcome special guest Michael Graydon from Birmingham, Alabama, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer seven months ago. The poker community stepped up to support the 40-year-old husband & father of two. A number of players came together to fund Graydon's trip to the WSOP this year including an entry to the Main Event. Lára Neacy met with him just before he took his seat for Day 1D to hear his story & new perspective on life.
Finally, get an update on the current Player of the Year standings as the WSOP enters its home stretch.
Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:13 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Kenny Hallaert | 6,300,000 | 5,710,000 |
| Maria Mcalpin | 5,225,000 | 1,315,000 |
| Richard Kirsch | 4,950,000 | 560,000 |
| Sumit Sapra | 4,760,000 | 4,100,000 |
| Jacob Rich | 4,200,000 | 2,650,000 |
| Sebastien Guidez | 4,100,000 | 2,560,000 |
| David Moses | 4,000,000 | 760,000 |
| Adam Croffut | 3,800,000 | 800,000 |
| Justin Arnwine | 3,720,000 | 120,000 |
| Lee Alejandro | 3,100,000 | 2,605,000 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 2,980,000 | 1,160,000 |
| Thao Yang | 2,740,000 | 1,510,000 |
| John Simonian | 2,610,000 | 635,000 |
| Georgios Sotiropoulos | 2,550,000 | 1,890,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 2,200,000 | 500,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 3:07 PM Local Time
Kicker Plays to Eliminate Tepeh
Tjan Tepeh was all in before the flop for about 1,150,000 and it was Zachary Donovan putting him at risk.
Tjan Tepeh:
Zachary Donovan:
The board ran out for the ace-queen kicker just barely beat the ace-jack of Tepeh and he was sent to the payout desk.
| Zachary Donovan | 3,800,000 | 1,965,000 |
| Tjan Tepeh | 0 | 0 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 2:55 PM Local Time
Bust Outs
| Daniel Strelitz | 0 | -140,000 |
| Rolf Nordstrom | 0 | -725,000 |
| Joseph Linville | 0 | -1,200,000 |
| Renzo Tu | 0 | -260,000 |
| Kyle Montgomery | 0 | -1,420,000 |
| Pervez Ahmed | 0 | -755,000 |
| Timothee Scotti | 0 | -1,135,000 |
| Liran Betito | 0 | -860,000 |
| Oliver Posati | 0 | -340,000 |
| Shashank Jain | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Tran | 0 | -1,125,000 |
| Corey Wade | 0 | -870,000 |
| Jesse Yaginuma | 0 | -755,000 |
| George Wolff | 0 | -815,000 |
| Henry Fischer | 0 | -630,000 |
| Shijia Liu | 0 | -585,000 |
| Eyal Eshkar | 0 | 0 |
| Dario Veneri | 0 | -1,045,000 |
| Landon Tice | 0 | -795,000 |
| Burton Rubin | 0 | -965,000 |
| David Lascar | 0 | -950,000 |
| Christian Buerger | 0 | -1,035,000 |
| Kazuhiko Yotsushika | 0 | -1,170,000 |
| Mihai Manole | 0 | -535,000 |
| Luiz Hota Neto | 0 | -605,000 |
| Daniel Marx | 0 | -650,000 |
| Yan Neiman | 0 | -745,000 |
| Chung Ho | 0 | -620,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 2:52 PM Local Time
WSOP 2021 | Should The Poker Hall Of Fame Be Categorized? | Interview
Monday, November 15, 2021 2:51 PM Local Time
Tokushige Can't Crack Queens
Marc Tokushige shoved in early position for 195,000 and Duane Blanchard flatted from a couple of spots over. The action folded all the way around and both players tabled their hands.
Marc Tokushige:
Duane Blanchard:
Tokushige ran into the pocket queens of Blanchard and couldn't catch his ace as the board ran out .
| Leonid Yanovski | 5,000,000 | 2,795,000 |
| Duane Blanchard | 2,640,000 | 2,055,000 |
| Marc Tokushige | 0 | -460,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 2:42 PM Local Time
Brower Gets Counterfeited By Lijo
Lander Lijo shoved all-in preflop on the button for around 700,000 and Nolan Brower called in the big blind, covering him.
Lander Lijo:
Nolan Brower:
The board ran out and Lijo counterfeited Brower with two pair queens and nines with the jack kicker.
| Nolan Brower | 2,000,000 | 500,000 |
| Lander Lijo | 1,400,000 | 955,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 2:40 PM Local Time
Bui Flops Top Pair
Ismael Bojang under the gun, Farhad Davoudzadeh on the button, and Lich Bui all put in 655,000 before the flop and Bojang was at risk for his tournament life.
The dealer put out a flop of and both Bui and Davoudzadeh checked. As the turn hit the felt, Bui immediately announced he was all-in. Davoudzadeh asked for a count and after finding out it was 1,630,000 he threw his hand away.
Ismael Bojang:
Lich Bui:
Bui flopped top pair of queens which meant Bojang was drawing dead as the completed the board.
| Lich Bui | 3,715,000 | 2,555,000 |
| Farhad Davoudzadeh | 3,350,000 | 940,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 0 | -1,010,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 2:26 PM Local Time
Kirsch Takes Down Pot Over Three Million to Eliminate Dula
Dalibor Dula raised to 160,000 on the button and Richard Kirsch came along in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Kirsch check-called the 115,000 bet.
The hit the turn and Kirsch checked to Dula. Dula fired out a bet of 475,000 and before Dula had even released his chips Kirsch announced he was all-in for 1,900,000. Dula quickly called off his stack of 1,700,000.
Dalibor Dula:
Richard Kirsch:
It was an action board with Dula having an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw while Kirsch turned two pair, and the on the river was a brick eliminating Dula from the tournament.
| Richard Kirsch | 4,390,000 | 2,670,000 |
| Maria Mcalpin | 3,910,000 | 3,540,000 |
| Sejin Park | 1,770,000 | 420,000 |
| Dalibor Dula | 0 | -1,345,000 |
Monday, November 15, 2021 2:01 PM Local Time
Break Time
The 112 Remaining players have reached their first 15-minute break of the day.