Event #2: $600 Monster Stack | 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-02-2021 18:23 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 600/1,200, 120 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew "Bodeyster" Bode	34,680 -5,320	-5,320
Owais "oerockets" Ahmed	31,807 -54,908	-54,908
Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo	29,644 -84,752	-84,752

Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori	23,648

Randy "StayAlive" Ohel	22,550 -55,005	-55,005

Matt "RubberFist" Stout	19,449
Shannon "Aulophobia" Shorr	7,630
Stephen "argyle123" Moreschi	Busted
Krista "Pollux" Gifford	Busted

07-02-2021 18:28 UTC-7

"findaway18" Dropped by "Mr.Mahabee"

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 600/1,200, 120 ante

"Mr.Mahabee" limped in from late position and then called the 15,180 all in raise "findaway18" made from the next seat over.

"Mr.Mahabee":
"findaway18":

"findaway18" held the better hand until the flop appeared pairing "Mr.Mahabee". The turn wasn't a good one for "findaway18" as it left them drawing dead as it gave "Mr.Mahabee" the king-high flush and the river ended their tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mr.Mahabee	177,131 24,613	24,613

Level: 14

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 160

07-02-2021 18:34 UTC-7

More Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 160 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu	151,068 54,590	54,590
Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz	140,649 43,622	43,622
Ross "BlueTang" Gottlieb	79,476 37,106	37,106
Wendy "cardthartic" Freedman	67,627 -5,514	-5,514
Ryan "KOVID19" Ko	64,808
Ryan "joeyisamush" Depaulo	56,250

Chance "BingShui" Kornuth	45,731 45,731	45,731
Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman	38,610 12,145	12,145

Ryan "BiTC0iN" Riess	29,913 29,913	29,913
Jarred "godsbigtoe" Gabin	Busted

07-02-2021 18:40 UTC-7

Epstein Rebuys After Lichtenberger Flops the Nuts

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 160 ante

Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger min-raised under the gun and then called the 15,180 three-bet all in Zachary "ThePepster5" Epstein made from the hijack.

Zachary "ThePepster5" Epstein:
Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger:

Epstein was way ahead until the flop appeared giving Lichtenberger the nut flush. The meaningless turn followed the river completed the board and Epstein re-entered the Monster Stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger	96,370 96,370	96,370
Zachary "ThePepster5" Epstein	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Zachary Epstein

07-02-2021 18:41 UTC-7

Level 14 Chip Leaders

BrandonTemple

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 160 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Don "banhmi" Nguyen	302,588 169,776	169,776
EAGLESEAS	285,977 285,977	285,977
ib2nyce4u	270,748 13,560	13,560
Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz	252,207 111,558	111,558
Will "Highon7ife" Givens	214,956 214,956	214,956

Guo Liang "ct188" Chen	209,851 -8,744	-8,744
Daniel "pepperprince" Zack	209,266 10,380	10,380

Donna "dd817" DiCrescento	198,877 198,877	198,877
Mr.Mahabee	196,851 19,720	19,720
Kyle "JackintheB0x" Miholich	183,300 183,300	183,300

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

07-02-2021 18:48 UTC-7

WSOP History: Looking Back at the November (and October) Nines

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

No stage in poker stood as a bigger goal for a tournament player than the final table of the WSOP Main Event. For years, that meant going to sleep knowing you had the chance of a lifetime, to go down in poker history in the next few days as the cameras captured your every bet, raise and fold.

All of that changed in 2008.

The year after Jerry Yang's Main Event victory was broadcast to all on ESPN's standard tape delay, organizers made a decision to try to increase the excitement and anticipation around the final table: after the final nine was reached, play would be paused. At that point, everyone left would go home with 9th-place money and the players would reconvene a few months later to play out the final table on a short tape delay.

That lasted until 2016, and this is the history of the November (and October) Nines.

Click here to read the article about the history of the WSOP November Nine

07-02-2021 18:55 UTC-7

Break Time

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Players are on a five-minute break.

07-02-2021 19:00 UTC-7

Strokes Felted

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

"ib2nyce4u" raised to 4,000 from middle position and Shawn "Shades927" Strokes defended his big blind to see a flop appear.

Strokes check-called the 5,400 continuation bet from "ib2nyce4u" and the came on the turn. Strokes check-raised all in for 13,754 after "ib2nyce4u" fired out 10,800 and was called.