The player on the button opened to 2,500 and was called by another player in the small blind. Joe McKeehen then shoved all-in for 23,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser folded, but the player in the small blind put out a chip to put McKeehen at risk.
McKeehen: 
Small blind: 
The 
runout was clean for McKeehen, who doubled up and then some to 53,000.
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Rodger Johnson opened to 1,800 from middle position and was called by the player in the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
The big blind checked again on the 
, prompting a bet of 2,200 from Johnson. His opponent then check-raised to 8,000 and Johnson flatted.
The 
completed the board and both players checked. The player in the big blind revealed 
for a busted flush draw and Johnson tabled 
for a flopped set of aces and scooped the pot.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
A player opened from middle position and was three-bet by Kevin Berthelsen. Action folded around to the initial raiser, who called.
The flop came 
and it was checked to Berthelsen, who continued for 4,400. His opponent called and both players proceeded to check down on the 
turn and 
river.
Berthelsen showed 
for a pair of fives, which was good against the 
of his opponent.
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/21 | Event 1: $500 NLH Survivor | 68 | $29,580 | 7 winners | N/A | $4,300 |
| 5/3/21 | Event 2: $200 NLH Bounty | 87 | $13,920 | Oscar Tobar | San Francisco, CA | $2,379 |
| 5/4/21 | Event 3: $500 NLH Survivor | 50 | $21,750 | 6 winners | N/A | $4,300 |
| 5/4/21 | Event 4: $200 NLH Bounty | 87 | $13,290 | Kilo Krahn | Sandy, Utah | $2,678 |
| 5/5/21 | Event 5: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 122 | $40,870 | Virab Zakaryan | Las Vegas, NV | $10,252 |
| 5/5/21 | Event #6: $200 NLH Survivor | 96 | $15,360 | 9 winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 5/8/21 | Event #7: $400 NLH $50K GTD | 690 | $229,770 | Austin Roberts | Monterery, California | $35,552 |
| 5/6/21 | Event #8: $200 NLH Survivor | 85 | $13,600 | 8 Winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 5/9/21 | Event #9: $300 NLH Freeze Out | 135 | $33,075 | Kennii Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV | $6,786 |
| 5/11/21 | Event #10: $400 NLH | 543 | $180,819 | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | Las Vegas, NV | $29,277 |
| 5/10/21 | Event #11: $200 NLH Survivor | 89 | $14,240 | 11 winners | N/A | $1,295 |
| 5/12/21 | Event #12: $400 NLH | 204 | $68,340 | Christopher Marshall | Las Vegas, NV | $11,810 |
| 5/16/21 | Event #13: $600 NLH | 832 | $421,824 | Matthew Wantman | Stoneham, MA | $70,000 |
| 5/13/21 | Event #14: $200 NLH Survivor | 96 | $15,360 | 9 winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 5/16/21 | Event #15: $300 NLH | 171 | $41,895 | Leo Creger | Mililani, HI | $6,686 |
| 5/20/21 | Event #16: $400 NLH | 739 | $243,870 | Dylan Wilkerson | Las Vegas, NV | $48,270 |
| 5/17/21 | Event #17: $200 NLH Survivor | 91 | $14,560 | 9 winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 5/20/21 | Event #18: $400 NLH | 230 | $77,050 | Mehdi Saleh | Tempe, AZ | $12,647 |
| 5/22/21 | Event #19: $600 NLH | 646 | $326,230 | Jordan Cristos | Las Vegas, NV | $57,088 |
| 5/23/21 | Event #20: $400 NLH | 186 | $62,310 | Oleksandr Symonenko | Ukraine | $16,514 |
| 5/26/21 | Event #21: $400 NLH MonsterStack | 549 | $182,817 | Ross Ward | Charleston, SC | $31,073 |
| 5/24/21 | Event #22: $200 NLH Survivor | 110 | $17,600 | 11 winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 5/26/21 | Event #23: $400 NLH MonsterStack | 186 | $62,310 | Justin Mevs | Seattle, WA | $8,485 |
| 5/29/21 | Event #24: $600 NLH | 867 | $437,835 | Tuan Mai | San Jose, CA | $75,000 |
| 5/27/21 | Event #25: $10,000 High Roller | 77 | $770,000 | Ali Imsirovic | Vancouver, WA | $200,200 |
| 5/27/21 | Event #26: $400 Limit Omaha 8/B | 92 | $31,280 | Khamar Xaythavone | West Valley, UT | $9,383 |
| 5/27/21 | Event #27: $300 NLH Bounty | 89 | $22,250 | Alan Sugano | Rancho Pals Verdes, CA | $3,573 |
| 5/28/21 | Event #28: $10,000 High Roller | 65 | $650,000 | Shawn Daniels | Henderson, NV | $175,500 |
| 5/28/21 | Event #29: $400 PLO | 69 | $23,460 | Nohad Teliani | Canada | $8,211 |
| 5/28/21 | Event #30: $300 NLH Bounty | 85 | $21,250 | Andrew Meyer | Manhattan, KS | $4,058 |
| 5/30/21 | Event #32: $500 PLO 8/B | 142 | $60,634 | David Brookshire | Chatsworth, CA | $16,977 |
| 5/30/21 | Event #34: $600 NLH | 177 | $90,270 | Lawrence Engerman | Las Vegas, NV | $21,135 |
| 5/31/21 | Event #35: $400 NLH | 351 | $117,585 | Bejnamin Garrick | Gold Beach, OR | $22,745 |
| 5/31/21 | Event #36: $200 NLH Survivor | 183 | $29,280 | 18 winners | N/A | $1,600 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
There are now 202 entries into today's event. Of those 120 remain in contention going into level seven.
Nick Pupillo opened to 1,200 from the hijack and was called by a player on the button.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
The came on the turn and Pupillo fired 800. The player on the button promptly raised to 3,000 and Pupillo quickly folded.
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