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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 3:55 PM Local Time
Daniel James Eliminated in 19th Place ($12,165)

Daniel James

Chris Moorman opened to 240,000 in the hijack, Daniel James three-bet to 625,000 on the button, and Arturo Segura jammed for 2.33 million in the big blind. Only James called.

Arturo Segura:   
Daniel James:   

The board ran out       to keep Segura's cowboys in front and send him the huge pot.

Shortly after that hand, James was left with a short stack and got his remaining 350,000 chips in against Jonathan Borenstein.

Daniel James:   
Jonathan Borenstein:   

The board ran out       to send James to the rail. Meanwhile, the remaining players will now converge on two tables.

Arturo Segura4,700,0003,600,000
Jonathan Borenstein1,800,000-400,000
Chris Moorman1,700,000-1,400,000
Daniel James0-700,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:48 PM Local Time
Sebastian Gahl Eliminated in 20th Place ($12,165)

Benjamin Underwood opened in middle position and Sebastian Gahl raised all-in as the player next to act. Underwood called with his opponent covered.

Sebastian Gahl:   
Benjamin Underwood:   

Gahl was in need of serious help to stay alive and didn't get it as the board ran out      .

Benjamin Underwood4,500,0001,900,000
Sebastian Gahl0-1,200,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:36 PM Local Time
Ihlamur, Kulcsar and Ciklamini All Gone

Osman Ihlamur, Gergely Kulcsar and Patrik Ciklamini were at three different tables and each were eliminated at roughly the same time.

Osman Ihlamur0-1,400,000
Gergely Kulcsar0-3,100,000
Patrik Ciklamini0-1,700,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:24 PM Local Time
The Muck: Norman Chad & Haralabos Voulgaris Debate Poker Broadcasts
The Muck
The Muck

Norman Chad, along with Lon McEachern, has commentated on the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for ESPN, and now CBS Sports Network, since 2003.

After the conclusion of the 2021 WSOP Main Event in which Koray Aldemir won the title and $8 million top prize, Haralabos Voulgaris, and a few other high rollers on the always polarizing poker Twitter, suggested maybe it's time to make a change in the broadcast booth.

Learn more in the latest The Muck on PokerNews!

Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:11 PM Local Time
Belding Eliminated by Kulev

Wesley Belding

Wesley Belding was in a heads-up pot against Alex Kulev on a board of     .

Kulev put out a bet and Belding raised all-in. Kulev called with his opponent covered.

Wesley Beldin:   
Alex Kulev:   

Kulev was well-ahead with top two pair and Beldin hit the rail when the   peeled off on the river.

Alex Kulev6,500,000500,000
Wesley Belding0-900,000
Gorilla Gaming
Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:10 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev Eliminated in 27th Place ($12,165)

An early position player opened to 180,000, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya jammed in the hijack, and Dimitar Danchev already had his remaining chips in from the big blind as he had under one big blind. The early position player folded and hands were revealed.

Dimitar Danchev:   
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:   

The board ran out       to send Danchev to the rail and send the pot to Skhulukhiya.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya1,700,000300,000
Dimitar Danchev0-50,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:07 PM Local Time
Final Three Table Seat Draw
 TABLESEATPLAYERCHIPS 
 4561Gergely Kulcsar3,100,000 
 4562Stephen Song1,900,000 
 4563Benjamin Underwood2,600,000 
 4564Sebastian Gahl1,200,000 
 4565Cherish Andrews900,000 
 4566Ofer Wexler600,000 
 4567Kenny Hallaert2,200,000 
 4568Melanie Weisner1,300,000 
 4569DJ Buckley1,000,000 
      
 4631Alex Kulev6,000,000 
 4632Wesley Belding900,000 
 4633Wooram Cho1,100,000 
 4634Michael Wang1,200,000 
 4635Aleksandr Shevliakov3,900,000 
 4636Osman Ihlamur1,400,000 
 4637Marc Lange1,600,000 
 4638Shant Marashlian1,500,000 
 4639Jeff Shulman700,000 
      
 4701Ryan Riess1,750,000 
 4702Jon Borenstein2,200,000 
 4703Chris Moorman3,100,000 
 4704Giorgiy Skhulukhiya1,600,000 
 4705Patrik Ciklamini1,700,000 
 4706Daniel James700,000 
 4707Leo Margets900,000 
 4708Dimitar Danchev50,000 
 4709Arturo Segura1,100,000 
Alex Kulev6,000,0002,900,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov3,900,0003,190,000
Chris Moorman3,100,0001,850,000
Gergely Kulcsar3,100,000650,000
Benjamin Underwood2,600,0000
Kenny Hallaert2,200,000950,000
Jonathan Borenstein2,200,000400,000
Stephen Song1,900,000-150,000
Ryan Riess1,750,000680,000
Patrik Ciklamini1,700,0001,200,000
Marc Lange1,600,000280,000
Shant Marashlian1,500,0001,015,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya1,400,000-1,025,000
Osman Ihlamur1,400,000-600,000
Melanie Weisner1,300,000200,000
Michael Wang1,200,000190,000
Sebastian Gahl1,200,000-800,000
Wooram Cho1,100,000-1,200,000
Arturo Segura1,100,000650,000
DJ Buckley1,000,000-510,000
Leo Margets900,000-400,000
Wesley Belding900,000-720,000
Cherish Andrews900,000300,000
Jeff Shulman700,000230,000
Daniel James700,000315,000
Ofer Wexler600,00015,000
Dimitar Danchev50,000-1,585,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:00 PM Local Time
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Sunday, November 21, 2021 2:44 PM Local Time
Song Falls Behind; Rivers Broadway to Bust Rosario

Stephen Song

Stephen Song opened in middle position, the cutoff called, and Edgardo Rosario jammed in his 600,000 or so chips from the big blind. Song re-jammed and the cutoff folded.

Edgardo Rosario:   
Stephen Song:   

The     flop put Rosario ahead, but he was still in a precarious situation. The   came on the turn to give Song more outs, and the   completed the board to complete Song's straight and knock out Rosario.

With 27 players remaining, the three-table redraw will now begin.

Stephen Song2,050,0001,505,000
Edgardo Rosario0-705,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 2:33 PM Local Time
Cho Doubles Up

Wooram Cho got all of his chips in the middle in a heads-up pot on a board of     against an opponent who had him covered.

Wooram Cho:   
Opponent:   

Cho's kings were behind the two pair of his opponent and he and he got his phone out to film what he anticipated would be his bad beat story. But the board ran out    to give Cho the better two pair and he earned a double-up.

Wooram Cho2,300,0001,940,000
Gorilla Gaming
Sunday, November 21, 2021 2:29 PM Local Time
Buckley Doubles With Ladies

DJ Buckley jammed in early position for 655,000. The hijack called and everyone else folded.

DJ Buckley:   
Opponent:   

The     flop was unfavorable to Buckley and provided a big sweat, but the   and   completed the board to keep him in front with his queens and confirm his double.

DJ Buckley1,510,0001,025,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 2:02 PM Local Time
Players on Break

The remaining players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Sunday, November 21, 2021 2:01 PM Local Time
Bronshtein Ousted by Kulcsar's Big Slick

Yuval Bronshtein

Gergely Kulcsar opened to 125,000 in early position, Yuval Bronshtein three-bet to 400,000 on the button, and Kulcsar jammed. Bronshtein called off his remaining stack.

Yuval Bronshtein:   
Gergely Kulcsar:   

The two were flipping and Kulcsar vaulted ahead on the     flop. The   and   completed the board to send Bronshtein to the payout desk.

Gergely Kulcsar2,450,0001,250,000
Yuval Bronshtein0-1,010,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 2:01 PM Local Time
Tice Eliminated by Underwood

Landon Tice

Benjamin Underwood opened in late position and a very short-stacked Landon Tice moved all-in from the big blind with just a single blind.

Landon Tice:   
Benjamin Underwood:   

"At least make it fair," Tice said before the flop of     came out to give his opponent a set. "That's not fair. Am I just drawing dead?"

The board finished out    to give Underwood a full house and the young up-and-coming poker star hit the rail.

"F*** you, poker," Tice said as he walked away.

Benjamin Underwood2,600,000-100,000
Landon Tice0-330,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:47 PM Local Time
Weisner Doubles Through Ihlamur

Melanie Weisner

Melanie Weisner moved all-in for around 500,000 and Osman Ihlamur re-shoved a bigger stack to get the hand heads-up.

Melanie Weisner:   
Osman Ihlamur:   

Weisner's hand held up as the board ran out       and she let out a yell of joy when she improved to a flush to double up.

"YES!"

Osman Ihlamur2,000,000235,000
Melanie Weisner1,100,000820,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:46 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
Marshall White0-850,000
Ryan Snyder0-275,000
Steven Steinmetz0-1,300,000
David Lappin0-525,000
Kartik Ved0-100,000
James Morgan (CAN)0-705,000
Minkyun Kim0-650,000
Brett Apter0-505,000
Mitchell Halverson0-930,000
Hugo Nazar0-520,000
Bin Liu0-200,000
Rainer Kempe0-705,000
Z Stein0-520,000
Michael Rodrigues0-590,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:40 PM Local Time
Ciklamini Doubles With Two Pair

Patrik Ciklamini in the small blind was all-in for 240,000 against a late position player who had him covered.

Patrik Ciklamini:   
Late Position:   

The flop came     to give Ciklamini two pair but to also give his opponent a straight draw. Ciklamini's hand held up as the board ran out    and he doubled up.

As Ciklamini stacked his chips, he made conversation with table mate Landon Tice, who he said looks different in person than on social media.

Patrik Ciklamini500,000-70,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:31 PM Local Time
Neves Flips and Busts Battenfield

Pedro Neves jammed in the cutoff and Christopher Battenfield called off his 430,000 stack in the small blind.

Christopher Battenfield:   
Pedro Neves:   

The two were flipping and Battenfield found no help on the       runout to send the pot to Neves.

Pedro Neves1,000,000315,000
Christopher Battenfield0-320,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:30 PM Local Time
Kulev Chips Up

Alex Kulev

Alex Kulev in the big blind saw a flop against the player in the cutoff.

Kulev led out with a bet of 70,000 on the     flop and his opponent called. Kulev sized up to 130,000 on the   turn and his opponent laid it down.

Alex Kulev3,100,000415,000
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:18 PM Local Time
Underwood Rockets Up

Benjamin Underwood got his 1.3 million stack in preflop in early position against Kartik Ved in the big blind.

Benjamin Underwood:   
Kartik Ved:   

Underwood was in great shape and held as the board ran out      .

Benjamin Underwood2,700,0002,195,000
Kartik Ved100,000-735,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
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