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2021 52nd Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Friday, November 19, 2021 to Sunday, November 21, 2021

Event #83: The Closer - No-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $2,540,505
  • Entries: 1,903
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Sunday, November 21, 2021 6:27 PM Local Time
Level 34 started
Level: 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 6:15 PM Local Time
Full Updated Chip Counts
Alex Kulev10,100,000700,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov8,100,0006,400,000
Leo Margets5,500,000400,000
Benjamin Underwood4,400,000-1,600,000
Marc Lange4,300,0001,300,000
Stephen Song4,000,000-1,000,000
Arturo Segura3,100,000-400,000
Cherish Andrews2,600,0000
Ofer Wexler2,200,000100,000
Chris Moorman2,150,000-650,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 6:13 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
 SEATPLAYERCHIPS
 1Leo Margets5,500,000
 2Arturo Segura3,100,000
 3Benjamin Underwood4,400,000
 4Aleksandr Shevliakov8,100,000
 5Ofer Wexler2,200,000
 6Stephen Song4,000,000
 7Marc Lange4,300,000
 8Alex Kulev10,100,000
 9Cherish Andrews2,600,000
 10Chris Moorman2,150,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 6:02 PM Local Time
Jonathan Borenstein Eliminated in 11th Place ($27,860)

Jon Borenstein

Leo Margets jammed from middle position and Jonathan Borenstein called in the cutoff for his remaining 1.4 million or so chips.

Jonathan Borenstein:   
Leo Margets:   

Margets was well ahead and jumped further ahead on the     flop. The   turn left Borenstein looking for a deuce for a chop, but the   completed the board and he was sent to the payout desk.

The remaining players will take a short break before heading to the unofficial final table.

Leo Margets5,100,0001,850,000
Jonathan Borenstein0-1,400,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 5:52 PM Local Time
Level 33 started
Level: 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Gorilla Gaming
Sunday, November 21, 2021 5:50 PM Local Time
Andrews Finds Help to Double Through Moorman

Cherish Andrews jammed her 1.025 million stack in from the hijack and Chris Moorman called on the button.

Cherish Andrews:   
Chris Moorman:   

Andrews was dominated but found help on the     flop. The   and   ran out to confirm her double-up.

Chris Moorman2,800,000-1,200,000
Cherish Andrews2,600,0001,800,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 5:45 PM Local Time
DJ Buckley Eliminated in 12th Place ($22,310)

DJ Buckley

DJ Buckley opened from under the gun and Marc Lange three-bet jammed. Buckley called with less.

DJ Buckley:   
Marc Lange:   

Buckley was dominated and was eliminated 12th place when he didn't improve on the runout of      .

Marc Lange3,000,000600,000
DJ Buckley0-3,000,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 5:36 PM Local Time
Song Doubles Through Andrews

Stephen Song

Cherish Andrews opened in early position and Stephen Song three-bet in the big blind. Andrews four-bet jammed all-in with Song covered and he called.

Stephen Song:   
Cherish Andrews:   

It was a flip heading to the runout of      , which gave Song a set to double through Andrews.

Stephen Song5,000,0001,600,000
Cherish Andrews800,000-4,800,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 5:30 PM Local Time
Kulev Wins Big Pot Over Moorman

Alex Kulev

Alex Kulev opened to 4 million in middle position, which represented most of his stack. Chris Moorman then jammed in the hijack. Action folded back to Kulev who called off his remaining 465,000.

Alex Kulev:   
Chris Moorman:   

The players were involved in a massive pot and the     flop vaulted Kulev into the lead. The   and   completed the board and Kulev took down the huge flip over Moorman to take the chip lead.

Alex Kulev9,400,0004,300,000
Chris Moorman4,000,000-4,400,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 5:17 PM Local Time
Buckley Doubles Through Shevliakov

Aleksandr Shevliakov opened to 400,000 on the button and DJ Buckley three-bet jammed a stack of 1,400,000 from the big blind. Shevliakov asked for a count and then called.

DJ Buckley:   
Aleksandr Shevliakov:   

The flop of     gave Shevliakov a pair of aces but gave Buckley the lead with a set. The board ran out    and Buckley won the pot to double up.

DJ Buckley3,000,000700,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov1,700,000-3,000,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, November 21, 2021 5:06 PM Local Time
Kenny Hallaert Eliminated in 13th Place ($22,310)

Kenny Hallaert

Cherish Andrews opened to 400,000 on the button and Kenny Hallaert jammed in his stack of about 2,000,000 in the big blind. Andrews called.

Kenny Hallaert:   
Cherish Andrews:   

Hallaert was in rough shape, and was in even rougher shape on the     flop. He was drawing dead on the   turn and the meaningless   completed the board as he wished his table good luck and made his exit.

Cherish Andrews5,600,0002,800,000
Kenny Hallaert0-2,300,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:54 PM Local Time
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,045)

Giorgiy Skuhlukhiya

The hand details are unknown, but Benjamin Underwood appears to have busted Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in 14th place.

Benjamin Underwood6,000,0001,800,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya0-1,500,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:33 PM Local Time
Players on Break

The remaining 14 players are on another 15-minute break.

Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:32 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
Alex Kulev5,100,000-1,400,000
Chris Moorman4,700,0001,700,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov4,700,000700,000
Jonathan Borenstein4,300,0001,200,000
Benjamin Underwood4,200,000-300,000
Arturo Segura3,500,000-1,200,000
Stephen Song3,400,000-500,000
Cherish Andrews2,800,0001,900,000
Marc Lange2,400,0000
Kenny Hallaert2,300,000100,000
DJ Buckley2,300,0001,300,000
Ofer Wexler2,100,0001,500,000
Leo Margets1,900,0001,000,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya1,500,000-200,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:32 PM Local Time
Shant Marashlian Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,045)

Shant Marashlian

In a hand that extended into break, Shant Marashlian was in a heads-up pot against Marc Lange on a board of      .

Lange moved all-in with Marashlian covered and Marashlian tanked into the break before calling off.

Lange showed    for a pair of aces and eliminated Marashlian, who showed   .

Marc Lange2,400,000800,000
Shant Marashlian0-1,500,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:23 PM Local Time
Wooram Cho Eliminated in 16th Place ($14,740)

Wooram Cho

Chris Moorman opened in middle position and Wooram Cho three-bet jammed from the small blind. Moorman called.

Wooram Cho:   
Chris Moorman:   

Cho was dominated and ultimately eliminated when the board ran out      .

Chris Moorman3,000,0001,300,000
Wooram Cho0-1,100,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:18 PM Local Time
Borenstein Spikes River to Survive

Kenny Hallaert opened in the hijack and Jonathan Borenstein jammed in the big blind for 1.54 million. Hallaert asked for a count and called.

Jonathan Borenstein:   
Kenny Hallaert:   

The players were flipping and the dealer burned and turned. Borenstein started to get up as his future looked bleak as the dealer spread the     flop. The   came on the turn to give him some more outs, and the   hit the river to keep him alive.

"Ooh, that's a river," Borenstein said as he chipped up.

Jonathan Borenstein3,100,0001,300,000
Kenny Hallaert2,200,000-1,000,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:15 PM Local Time
Melanie Weisner Eliminated in 17th Place ($14,740)

Melanie Weisner

Melanie Weisner moved all-in for 500,000 from early position and Stephen Song called on the button.

Melanie Weisner:   
Stephen Song:   

Weisner didn't get much help from the flop of    , though she picked up a flush draw on the   turn. Sadly for Weisner, the river bricked out with the   and she was eliminated.

Stephen Song3,900,0002,000,000
Melanie Weisner0-1,300,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:06 PM Local Time
Michael Wang Eliminated in 18th Place ($14,740)

Michael Wang

Michael Wang was seen getting up from the table with all of his chips in the middle on a board of      . Wang held    and was no good against the pocket pair of Aleksandr Shevliakov.

Aleksandr Shevliakov4,000,000100,000
Michael Wang0-1,200,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 4:02 PM Local Time
Two Table Redraw
 TABLESEATPLAYERCHIPS
 4041Alex Kulev7,300,000
 4042Kenny Hallaert3,200,000
 4043Chris Moorman1,200,000
 4044Leo Margets1,800,000
 4045Stephen Song3,400,000
 4046Jonathan Borenstein1,400,000
 4047Cherish Andrews1,300,000
 4048Wooram Cho2,100,000
 4049Melanie Weisner400,000
     
 4121Ofer Wexler1,200,000
 4122Benjamin Underwood4,600,000
 4123Marc Lange2,200,000
 4124Aleksandr Shevliakov3,400,000
 4125Arturo Segura4,400,000
 4126Shant Marashlian950,000
 4127Michael Wang1,000,000
 4128Giorgiy Skhulukhiya2,700,000
 4129DJ Buckley1,200,000
Gorilla Gaming
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