Saturday, November 20, 2021 8:48 PM Local Time
Hellmuth Pots Two Flops in a Row
Phil Hellmuth opened in the cutoff and Laszlo Bujtas defended from the big blind. Hellmuth announced "pot" on the nine-high flop and Bujtas snap-folded.
The very next hand, Hellmuth opened to 350,000 in the hijack and Jeremy Ausmus came along from the big blind.
Like clockwork, Hellmuth announced "pot" when checked to on the flop and Ausmus quickly folded.
"That was exciting! Two in a row! Woo-hoo-hoo!" Hellmuth said as he rubbed his hands together.
| Laszlo Bujtas | 5,600,000 | -100,000  |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 2,700,000 | 1,200,000  |
| Phil Hellmuth | 2,300,000 | 500,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 8:31 PM Local Time
Josh Arieh Eliminated in 7th Place ($165,452)
Josh Arieh opened in middle position and Alexander Petersen defended from the big blind.
Petersen checked on the flop of and Arieh moved all-in for around 315,000. Petersen called.
Josh Arieh:
Alexander Petersen:
Petersen had a king-high flush to have Arieh in bad shape, but the on the turn created a slight sweat as Arieh had full house outs. Sadly for the WSOP Player of the Year favorite, the river brought the and he was eliminated in sixth place.
"I thought you were going to get there," Phil Hellmuth told Arieh suportively.
| Alexander Petersen | 5,600,000 | -700,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 0 | -600,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 8:22 PM Local Time
Negreanu Climbing Higher
Daniel Negreanu raised to 200,000 from early position and Josh Arieh called from the big blind. The flop came , and Arieh check-called a bet of 260,000.
On the turn, Negreanu bet another 640,000 and Arieh threw his hand in the muck.
The next hand, Negreanu raised to 200,000 once again and Jared Bleznick defended. Negreanu bet 275,000 on a flop of before Bleznick check-raised to 650,000.
Negreanu called to see the on the turn. Bleznick checked, allowing Negreanu to slam in a tower of 100,000 chips. Bleznick quickly folded.
| Daniel Negreanu | 6,100,000 | 800,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 1,900,000 | -600,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 600,000 | -1,200,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 8:10 PM Local Time
Bleznick Raises Out Bujtas
Laszlo Bujtas opened in late position and Jared Bleznick flat-called on the button.
Bujtas checked on the flop of and Bleznick checked back. Bujtas bet 150,000 on the turn and Bleznick responded with a raise to 500,000. Bujtas quickly folded.
| Laszlo Bujtas | 5,700,000 | 200,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 2,500,000 | 480,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 8:03 PM Local Time
Ausmus Doubles Up
Action folded to Laszlo Bujtas in the small blind and he raised to 240,000. Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind and they saw a flop of .
Bujtas bet 560,000, Ausmus went all in for a little more, and Bujtas called.
Jeremy Ausmus:
Laszlo Bujtas:
Ausmus was on a flush draw, while Bujtas held the lead with jacks and threes. The fell on the turn, completing Ausmus' flush, and Bujtas missed the river and sent over a double up.
| Laszlo Bujtas | 5,500,000 | -1,500,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 1,500,000 | 1,100,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:59 PM Local Time
Ben Lamb Eliminated in 8th Place ($132,370)
A hand after the elimination of Veselin Karakitukov, Daniel Negreanu raised to 250,000 from the button, Ben Lamb re-raised in the small blind, Negreanu quickly announced all in and Lamb called for about 1,700,000.
Ben Lamb:
Daniel Negreanu:
The board came and Negreanu finished with two pair, jacks and sevens, to send Lamb to the rail in eighth place.
| Daniel Negreanu | 5,300,000 | 1,700,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 0 | -1,600,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:52 PM Local Time
Veselin Karakitukov Eliminated in 9th Place ($108,753)
Josh Arieh opened to 250,000 in middle position and Veselin Karakituko moved all-in in late position. The action folded back to Arieh, who called with Karakituko covered.
Veselin Karakitukov:
Josh Arieh:
The flop came to give Karakitukov a pair of nines and the on the turn gave him the lead with trips. But the river brought the to give Arieh the best hand with sevens full of aces and Karakitukov was eliminated on the final table bubble.
"Holy shit! That's insane!" Daniel Negreanu blurted out when he saw the river card.
"I didn't even know that was an out," added Jeremy Ausmus.
| Josh Arieh | 1,800,000 | 700,000 |
| Veselin Karakitukov | 0 | -980,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:42 PM Local Time
Ausmus Left Short
Alexander Petersen raised from middle position to 150,000. Action folded to Jeremy Ausmus on the button who announced pot to 540,000.
Petersen called and they saw a flop of . Petersen immediately bet enough to put Ausmus all in. Ausmus, with around 400,000 behind, tanked for about a minute before deciding to pick a better spot to risk his tournament left.
| Alexander Petersen | 6,300,000 | 500,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 400,000 | -450,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:30 PM Local Time
Chip Leaders Tangle
Alexander Petersen raised to 150,000 from the button and Laszlo Bujtas called from the small blind. The flop came and Bujtas check-called a bet of 250,000 from Petersen.
On the turn, Petersen bet another 650,000 and Bujtas again called. The turn came the and both players checked.
Bujtas turned over for the rivered flush and Petersen mucked.
"That's how you're going to lose," Ben Lamb told Petersen after the hand.
| Laszlo Bujtas | 7,000,000 | 1,600,000 |
| Alexander Petersen | 5,800,000 | -700,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:26 PM Local Time
Full Chip Counts
| Alexander Petersen | 6,500,000 | 500,000 |
| Laszlo Bujtas | 5,400,000 | 700,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 3,600,000 | 200,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 2,020,000 | -680,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 1,800,000 | 0 |
| Ben Lamb | 1,600,000 | -400,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 1,100,000 | 200,000 |
| Veselin Karakitukov | 980,000 | -20,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 850,000 | -750,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:25 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
| | SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
|---|
| | 1 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 8,800,000 |
| | 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 850,000 |
| | 3 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,100,000 |
| | 4 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 202,000 |
| | 5 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 980,000 |
| | 6 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,800,000 |
| | 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 3,600,000 |
| | 8 | Ben Lamb | United States | 1,600,000 |
| | 9 | Alexander Petersen | Denmark | 6,500,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 7:20 PM Local Time
Scott Seiver Eliminated in 10th Place ($91,821)
Scott Seiver was in a heads-up pot against Josh Arieh.
Seiver moved all-in on the flop of and Arieh quickly called with his opponent covered.
Scott Seiver:
Josh Arieh:
The board ran out and Seiver doubled through Arieh with kings and fours.
A few hands later, Alexander Petersen opened in the cutoff and Seiver three-bet to 440,000 on the button. The action folded back to Petersen, who four-bet to 2,000,000 to put Seiver all-in.
Seiver pointed at the pot and moved his hands back and forth as he did the calculations. Eventually, Seiver called.
Scott Seiver:
Alexander Petersen:
The flop came to give Petersen a set and bottom two pair as backup, which had Seiver out of his seat. Seiver was eliminated in 10th place when the board finished out .
"Good luck, guys," he said before leaving.
| Alexander Petersen | 6,000,000 | 500,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 900,000 | 280,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 0 | -2,000,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:59 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb Eliminated in 11th Place ($91,821)
Laszlo Bujtas raised to 150,000 from the button and Shaun Deeb defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop before Deeb led out for around 200,000 on the turn.
Bujtas called to see the on the river. Deeb checked and Bujtas bet out 700,000. Deeb used three time bank chips before eventually folding, dropping down to around 400,000.
On the next hand, he raised to 180,000 from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu called. The flop came and they got the rest of Deeb's chips in the middle.
Shaun Deeb:
Daniel Negreanu:
Deeb had two pair, while Negreanu had a pair of kings and a flush draw. The turn improved Negreanu to trips and the river to a flush, eliminating Deeb in 11th place.
| Laszlo Bujtas | 4,700,000 | 300,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 3,400,000 | 400,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 0 | -1,400,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:28 PM Local Time
15-Minute Break
The remaining 11 players are now on a 15-minute break. They will relocate to the feature tables in the Mothership when they return.
Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:26 PM Local Time
Henrik Hecklen Eliminated in 12th Place ($83,951)
Henrik Hecklen in the small blind got his last 225,000 in the middle on a flop of and Alexander Petersen called from the button.
Henrik Hecklen:
Alexander Petersen:
Hecklen had top pair, but Petersen had him beat with bottom two pair. The board ran out , no help to Hecklen who headed to the payout desk in 12th place.
| Alexander Petersen | 5,500,000 | 700,000 |
| Henrik Hecklen | 0 | -700,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:23 PM Local Time
Hellmuth Frustated Again
Laszlo Bujtas raised to 125,000 and was called by Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Both Bujtas and Hellmuth checked the flop before Negreanu bet 350,000. Bujtas quickly folded.
"F***. I guess I was just supposed to pot it," Hellmuth said. "Come on Phil."
Hellmuth let another hand go and Negreanu raked in the pot.
| Laszlo Bujtas | 4,400,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 3,000,000 | 600,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 1,800,000 | 600,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:19 PM Local Time
Karakitukov Doubles Through Petersen
Veselin Karakitukov was in a heads-up pot against Alexander Petersen on a flop of with most of his stack already in the middle. Karakitukov went all-in for 115,000 and Petersen called.
Veselin Karakitukov:
Alexander Petersen:
Karakitukov had aces and a flush draw while Petersen had a pair of queens and a straight draw. The board ran out and Karakitukov secured a double-up to keep his tournament dreams alive.
| Alexander Petersen | 4,800,000 | -200,000 |
| Veselin Karakitukov | 1,000,000 | 325,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:14 PM Local Time
Lamb Sends Karakitukov Into the Tank
Veselin Karakitukov raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Ben Lamb came along from the button. The flop came and Karakitukov checked over to Lamb, who bet 105,000.
Karakitukov used a time bank before calling as the turn came the . Both players checked to the river.
Karakitukov checked for a third time, allowing Lamb to bet 365,000. Karakitukov thought about the decision for more than a minute, expending two more time banks before sending his cards into the muck.
| Ben Lamb | 2,000,000 | 125,000 |
| Veselin Karakitukov | 675,000 | -1,025,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:06 PM Local Time
Gavin Cochrane Eliminated in 13th Place ($83,951)
Gavin Cochrane was short-stacked and called off in the big blind when Shaun Deeb raised to put him all-in.
Gavin Cochrane:
Shaun Deeb:
The board ran out and Deeb hit a straight on the turn to send Cochrane out in 13th place.
"That's how I do it, Phil," Deeb told Phil Hellmuth after the hand. "Get it in bad and get there."
| Shaun Deeb | 1,400,000 | 200,000 |
| Gavin Cochrane | 0 | -700,000 |
Saturday, November 20, 2021 5:59 PM Local Time
Cates Eliminated on Money Bubble
Alexander Petersen raised to 100,000 and was called by Dan Cates in the small blind and Ben Lamb in the big blind. The flop came and Cates moved all in for his last 85,000. Both opponents called.
Petersen and Lamb checked down the turn and river. Cates showed for a pair of sevens, Lamb for nines, and Petersen for kings to win the pot and eliminate "Jungleman" on the money bubble.
The remaining 13 players are now in the money.
| Alexander Petersen | 5,000,000 | 3,200,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 1,875,000 | -25,000 |
| Dan Cates | 0 | -650,000 |