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Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:15 PM Local Time
Anderson Applies Pressure
Blinds 100/200
Matthew "HuniDeGrande" Stone raised to 400 from the button and Calvin "projector52" Anderson three-bet to 1,518 from the small blind. Stone called and the flop was .
Anderson bet 1,930 on the flop and Stone called.
The turn was and Anderson continued with a 5,490 bet. Stone folded and Anderson collected the pot.
| Calvin "projector52" Anderson | 44,447 | 3,194  |
| Matthew "HuniDeGrande" Stone | 23,368 | |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:03 PM Local Time
Break Time Leaderboard
| Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin | 82,751 | 660 |
| Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian | 65,803 | 16,595 |
| nj_acesmarka | 65,090 | 65,090 |
| Joseph "biueberry" Cheong | 60,125 | 3,340 |
| Phil "ReDonKuLiS" Colache | 57,210 | 57,210 |
| Michael "helionic" Dyer | 54,655 | -695  |
| oossuuu754 | 53,192 | 53,192 |
| Barryllbonds | 52,923 | 52,923 |
| Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila | 52,669 | 10,282 |
| Shawn "shades927" Stroke | 52,548 | -1,592 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:57 PM Local Time
Player Break
Players are now on a five-minute break. There have been 520 players who rebought 46 times to generate a prize pool that is $255,600 and growing fast.
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:53 PM Local Time
Cheong Chips into the Top Five
WSOP champion Joseph "biueberry" Cheong has chipped up and now appears in the top five on the leaderboard.
| Joseph "biueberry" Cheong | 56,785 | |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:49 PM Local Time
Boivin Felts Sacher
Blinds 60/120
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin raised to 300 from middle position and Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher three-bet to 1,320. Action folded back and Boivin four-bet to 3,060. Sacher called and the flop was .
Boivin bet 3,300 on the flop and Sacher called. The turn ws and Boivin continued for 13,200. Sacher called off the last 12,263 and turned over for a pair of kings. Boivin showed and Sacher needed a lot of help.
The river was was a brick and Sacher fired another $500 for a fresh stack of chips.
| Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin | 82,091 | 11,975 |
| Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher | 20,000 | |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:42 PM Local Time
Dyer Jumps into the Top Five
Michael "helionic" Dyer has appeared at the top of the leaderboard. Dyer finished third in the 2018 WSOP Main Event and is in search of his first gold bracelet.
| Michael "helionic" Dyer | 55,350 | 55,350 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:33 PM Local Time
Maio Has the Kicker
Blinds 50/100
Anthony "Flawlessbink" Maio raised to 225 from middle position and Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila three-bet to 900 from the next seat over. Action folded around and Maio called.
The flop was and both players checked.
The turn was and Maio check-called a bet of 500 from Stavila.
The river was and Maio checked again. Stavila bet 750 and Maio called with for aces and kings with a jack kicker to out-kick the of Stavila.
| Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila | 42,387 | -873 |
| Anthony "Flawlessbink" Maio | 22,980 | |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:23 PM Local Time
Level 4 Leaderboard
| Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin | 70,116 | 1,765 |
| Shawn "shades927" Stroke | 54,140 | 54,140 |
| Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian | 49,208 | 6,842 |
| Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton | 45,788 | 19,577 |
| Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila | 43,260 | 4,025 |
| Scott "Rumcake" Ball | 41,728 | 41,728 |
| Justin "pocketprofit" Wong | 41,515 | -585 |
| Michael "DeionSanders" Lavin | 41,486 | 41,486 |
| Calvin "projector52" Anderson | 41,253 | 623 |
| Sean "sisco" Sisco | 41,236 | 40,741 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:18 PM Local Time
Boivin Appears at the Top of the Leaderboard
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin has taken an early chip lead in the quest for his first WSOP gold bracelet.
| Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin | 68,351 | 68,351 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:14 PM Local Time
Ethans Chips Up
Blinds 40/80
"DNasty17" raised to 180 from the button and Eric "powwow" Ethans three-bet to 510 from the small blind. The big blind folded and "DNasty17" called.
The flop was . Ethans bet 550 and "DNasty17" called.
The turn was and Ethans checked. "DNasty17" bet 1,100 and Ethans check-raised to 4,400. "DNasty17" called and the river was .
Ethans bet 5,500 on the turn and "DNasty17" called. Ethans showed and the losing hand of "DNasty17" went into the muck.
| Eric "powwow" Ethans | 30,981 | 10,981 |
| dnasty17 | 10,945 | -8,455 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:07 PM Local Time
Stavila Leaves Sisco with Crumbs
Blinds 30/60
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila raised to 495 from middle position and Sean "sisco" Sisco made it 1,575 from two seats over. Action folded around and Stavila called.
The flop was and Stavila check-called a bet of 2,725 from Sisco.
The turn was and Stavila checked again. Stavila check-shoved for 15,205 and Sisco made the quick call. Stavila turned over for three tens and Sisco had .
The river was and Stavila won a big early pot to leave Sisco with just a few chips.
| Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila | 39,235 | |
| Sean "sisco" Sisco | 495 | |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 5:55 PM Local Time
Player Break
Players are now on a five-minute break.
Sunday, October 3, 2021 5:49 PM Local Time
Early Big Stacks
| Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian | 42,366 | 42,366 |
| Justin "pocketprofit" Wong | 42,100 | 42,100 |
| Calvin "projector52" Anderson | 40,630 | 40,630 |
| Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii | 39,040 | 39,040 |
| Vinicius "iHappy" Lima | 38,400 | 38,400 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 5:45 PM Local Time
Holtz Felts Ethans
Blinds 25/50
"Dnasty17" raised to 150 and Eric "powwow" Ethans three-bet to 525. The button folded and Michael "BrockLesnar" Holtz four-bet to 1,462 from the small blind.
"dnasty17" folded and Ethans called. The flop was .
Holtz checked and Ethans shoved for 1,639. Holtz called and turned over . Ethans had .
The turn and river were no help and Ethans was forced to rebuy.
| Eric "powwow" Ethans | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| dnasty17 | 19,400 | 19,400 |
| Michael "BrockLesnar" Holtz | 19,175 | 19,175 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 5:37 PM Local Time
Hagerty Finds a Fold
Blinds 25/50
Ryan "hagzzz021" Hagerty raised to 150 from middle position and "highhands89" three-bet to 500. Action folded around and Hagerty called.
The flop was and Hagerty checked. "highhands89" bet 400 and Hagerty check-raised to 1,387.
The turn was and Hagerty bet 4,249. "highhands89" called and the river was .
Hagerty checked the river and "highhands89" shoved for 13,864. Hagerty made the fold and "highhands89" grabbed the early pot.
| Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton | 26,211 | 26,211 |
| Ryan "hagzzz021" Hagerty | 13,864 | 13,864 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 5:30 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are now in the air for WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Hold'em BIG 500. There are 215 players in the tournament at start time with many more expected.
Sunday, October 3, 2021 4:30 PM Local Time
Cards Go in the Air Shortly for the WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Hold’em BIG 500
Welcome to the opening weekend of the 2021 World Series of Poker and the WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Hold'em BIG 500. Cards go in the air at 5:30 p.m. PT for the second of ten opportunities this Fall to win a WSOP gold bracelet online. Players from all over Nevada and New Jersey are expected to show up for an opportunity to take home the top prize and call themselves the latest WSOP gold bracelet winner.
New Jersey's Jose "deposit" Noboa won Event #1 $500 NLH Big 500 in the Summer's WSOP.com Online Bracelet Series, an event that drew 837 runners who rebought 440 times to generate a $574,650 prize pool. Tonight's event promises to attract some of the biggest names in online and live poker as the best in the world descend on the 2021 WSOP.
Players will start with 20,000 in chips and the blinds will increase every 15 minutes. Late registration will be available for three hours and 45 minutes until 9:15 p.m. PT. Players can re-enter up to three times until the end of the late registration period.
Keep it here for live updates of this event and the WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $5,300 NL Hold'em Freezeout all night long from the PokerNews live reporting team.