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

Sunday, October 03, 2021 to Sunday, October 03, 2021

Online Event #2: WSOP.com No-Limit Hold'em BIG 500

  • Buy-in: $500
  • Prizepool: $480,150
  • Entries: 1,067
  • Remaining: 1

EVENT UPDATES

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Monday, October 4, 2021 2:37 AM Local Time
David "vincevegas" ODB Baker Eliminated in 14th Place; "Clanks718" Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,985)

Blinds 25,000/50,000 (6,250)

David "vincevegas" Odb was eliminated in 14th place in the previous hand.

"Clanks718" got it in before the flop and Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri was the only caller.

"Clanks718":   
Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri:   

The board ran out       and the pair of kings knocked "Clanks718" from the tournament.

Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri2,303,196981,350
Clanks7180-528,799
David "vincevegas" Odb0-1,969,516
Monday, October 4, 2021 2:31 AM Local Time
Nick "Quadfourskin" Guagenti Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,985)

Blinds 25,000/50,000 (6,250)

Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek limped from under the gun and Nick "Quadfourskin" Guagenti shoved for 758,263 from middle position. Action folded around and Pekarek called.

Nick "Quadfourskin" Guagenti:   
Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek:   

The board ran out       and the flopped ace eliminated Guagenti from the tournament in 15th place.

Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek2,217,8701,657,135
Nick "Quadfourskin" Guagenti0-890,035
Monday, October 4, 2021 2:26 AM Local Time
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,169)

Blinds 20,000/40,000 (5,000)

Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila was sitting out and all-in with "NJ_AcesmarkA" as the lone caller.

Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila :   
"NJ_AcesmarkA":   

The board ran out       and the tens were good enough to eliminate Stavila in 16th place.

nj_acesmarka1,743,3294,202
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila0-283,872
Monday, October 4, 2021 2:22 AM Local Time
Daniel "WinSOPure44" Bertaccini Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,169)

Blinds 20,000/40,000 (5,000)

Daniel "WinSOPure44" Bertaccini got it all in before the flop and "SkullKid" was the lone caller.

Daniel "WinSOPure44" Bertaccini:   
"SkullKid":   

The board ran out       and the queens held to eliminate Bertaccini in 17th place.

Skullkid2,912,957392,824
Daniel "WinSOPure44" Bertaccini0-386,147
Monday, October 4, 2021 2:18 AM Local Time
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,169)

Blinds 16,000/32,000 (4,000)

Matthew "Michmeister" Mich got his last 363,121 in and "NJ_AcesmarkA" was the lone caller.

Matthew "Michmeister" Mich:   
"NJ_AcesmarkA:   

The board ran out       and Mich was eliminated in 18th place.

nj_acesmarka1,739,127877,794
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich0-1,036,757
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, October 4, 2021 2:01 AM Local Time
Bryne Finds Quads for a Double

Blinds 14,000/28,000 (3,500)

Just before the break, action folded around to Melissa "LuckMgmt" Bryne in the small blind for a raise to 84,000 and "NJ_AcesmarkA" called from the big blind.

The flop was     and both players checked.

The turn came   and Bryne bet 112,000. "NJ_AcesmarkA" raised to 308,000 and Bryne shoved for 831,668. The call was made and "NJ_AcesmarkA" turned over    for kings and tens but Bryne had    for three eights.

The river came   for the fourth eight and Bryne doubled up to over 1.8 million with the big hand.

Melissa "LuckMgmt" Bryne1,859,336662,668
nj_acesmarka861,33311,833
Monday, October 4, 2021 1:55 AM Local Time
Player Break

The remaining 21 players are now on a five-minute break.

Monday, October 4, 2021 1:54 AM Local Time
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks Eliminated in 24th Place ($2,593)

Blinds 14,000/28,000 (3,500)

Brent "UncleRon" Hanks got it in before the flop for 235,870 and "Clanks718" made the call from the button. "Mspinninti" three-bet shoved for over 1 million and "Clank718" bowed out of the way.

Brent "UncleRon" Hanks, :   
"Mspinninti":   

The board ran out       and the sevens held to eliminate Hanks from the tournament after an impressive run.

Mspinninti1,522,35290,240
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks0-270,870
Monday, October 4, 2021 1:49 AM Local Time
Baker Doubles through Hanks

David "ODB" Baker

Blinds 14,000/28,000 (3,500)

"Mspinninti" raised to 126,000 from the button and David "vincevegas" Odb shoved for 849,508 from the small blind. Brent "UncleRon" Hanks jammed 1,120,378 from the big blind and "Mspinninti" folded out of the way.

Brent "UncleRon" Hanks:   
David "vincevegas" Odb:   

The board ran out       and the tens held to give Baker a huge pot late in the tournament.

David "vincevegas" Odb1,853,0161,355,015
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks270,870-843,006
Monday, October 4, 2021 1:37 AM Local Time
Million Chip Club
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess1,656,5791,009,422
Motown3131,500,80668,613
Mspinninti1,432,112502,226
Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri1,321,846-40,750
Melissa "LuckMgmt" Bryne1,196,668896,554
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks1,113,876162,998
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich1,036,757534,000
Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin993,308196,232
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, October 4, 2021 1:33 AM Local Time
Recent Bustouts
Yuri "domenicus18" Dzivielevski0-188,650
senofjapan0-928,577
Rubberband0-456,007
thejoz0-262,340
Jared "Bearbuck" Ingles0-400,710
David "FreshStart14" Wade0-278,040
Monday, October 4, 2021 1:25 AM Local Time
Level 29 Leaderboard
Motown3131,432,1930
Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri1,362,5960
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks950,8780
Mspinninti929,8860
senofjapan928,5770
nj_acesmarka849,5000
Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin797,0760
Skullkid785,2350
swaggyk755,8880
Bdub0927737,5980
USMC_USA735,6140
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma686,8390
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin666,1210
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess647,1570
Clanks718598,6690
Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek560,7350
John "Macallan25" Riordan550,4110
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich502,7570
David "vincevegas" Odb498,0010
Kyle "Doingit" Chang475,1000
Elven "elven" Espinar469,4630
Rubberband456,0070
Sasa "ihateguns" Ikac414,4570
Jared "Bearbuck" Ingles400,7100
DrDonkitoff348,8190
Shawn "clairvoyant" Kjetland329,6820
Melissa "LuckMgmt" Bryne300,1140
Noah "ThePunter" Bronstein295,7030
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila283,8720
David "FreshStart14" Wade278,0400
Nick "Quadfourskin" Guagenti277,3300
thejoz262,3400
bogartbubble212,9820
Yuri "domenicus18" Dzivielevski188,6500
badbeats775163,2260
Monday, October 4, 2021 1:09 AM Local Time
Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu Eliminated in 53rd Place ($1,536)

Daniel Negreanu

Six-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu was recently eliminated from the tournament.

Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu0-244,432
Monday, October 4, 2021 12:58 AM Local Time
Riess Maintains His Spot on Break Time Leaderboard

Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess
senofjapan923,251923,251
Mspinninti898,741247,358
Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin885,576885,576
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess862,977119,751
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin735,961402,363
David "FreshStart14" Wade672,085672,085
Skullkid662,229662,229
Clanks718641,416448,989
David "vincevegas" Odb611,0017,250
swaggyk610,120360,573
Monday, October 4, 2021 12:55 AM Local Time
Player Break

The remaining 53 players are now on a five-minute break.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, October 4, 2021 12:53 AM Local Time
Yaginuma Pressures Mich

Blinds 6,000/12,000 (1,500)

Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma limped from the small blind and Matthew "Michmeister" Mich raised to 39,500. Yaginuma called and the flop was    .

Yaginuma checked the flop and Mich bet 33,650. Yaginuma check-called and the turn was  .

Both players checked the turn and the river came  . Yaginuma bet 69,866 and Mich sent his hand into the muck.

Matthew "Michmeister" Mich488,257488,257
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma446,271152,071
Monday, October 4, 2021 12:46 AM Local Time
Boivin Sends Ball to the Rail

Blinds 6,000/12,000 (1,500)

Scott "Rumcake" Ball shoved his last 97,346 and Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin three-bet to 204,752 from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and Ball was at risk.

Scott "Rumcake" Ball:   
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin:   

The board ran out       and the flopped ace was enough to knock Ball out of the tournament.

Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin333,598-52,823
Scott "Rumcake" Ball0-423,583
Monday, October 4, 2021 12:37 AM Local Time
Hanks Chips Up Through Pekarek

Blinds 5,000/10,000 (1,300)

Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek raised to 20,000 from middle position and Brent "UncleRon" Hanks three-bet to 70,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded and the flop came    .

Both players checked the flop and the turn came  . Pekarek fired 10,000 and Hanks called.

The river was   and Pekarek bet 33,333. Hanks raised to 126,666 and Pekarek spent some of the time bank before folding.

Brent "UncleRon" Hanks530,656114,083
Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek402,30615,386
Monday, October 4, 2021 12:32 AM Local Time
Pekarek Pressures David "ODB" Baker; Baker Remains Above 600K

Blinds 5,000/10,000 (1,300)

Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek raised to 20,000 from the button and David "vincevegas" ODB Baker called from the big blind.

The flop was     and both players checked. The turn was   and Baker checked again. Pekarek bet 20,000 and Baker sent them into the muck.

Pekarek took the pot but Baker has been on a run since the bubble burst and he has built a big stack late in the tournament.

David "vincevegas" Odb603,751603,751
Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek386,920386,920
Monday, October 4, 2021 12:19 AM Local Time
Hanks Running It Up

Brent Hanks

WSOP gold bracelet winner Brent "UncleRon" Hanks has appeared in the top ten on the leaderboard after running it up to over 400,000 chips.

Brent "UncleRon" Hanks416,573416,573
Playtika - Jason Alexander
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