Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,935,750
Entries
1,450
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
96
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 1,450
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Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
On a flop of 
there were roughly 340,000 chips in the middle and Tai Cao announced all-in for 320,000. Thomas Vanden Berge made the call and both hands were tabled
Tai Cao: 
Thomas Vanden Berge: 
Cao had flopped an open-ended straight draw but was still behind Vanden Berge's ace-high. The turn 
and river 
were no help for Cao as he stood up from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mackenzie Kraemer raised to 50,000 on the button. It folded to Bradley Jansen in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 
and the action went check, check.
The 
came on the turn and Jansen led out with a bet of 65,000. Kraemer called.
Jansen bet out 175,000 when the 
fell on the river. Kraemer quickly called.
Jansen tabled 
for the turned straight. Kraemer mucked and said that he thought Jansen was bluffing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,460,000
2,460,000
|
2,460,000 |
|
||
|
|
410,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jeremy Eyer raised on the button to 60,000. Tai Cao moved all-in for 210,000 in the big blind. Eyer reluctantly called.
Tai Cao: 
Jeremy Eyer: 
The board run out 
. Cao spiked a queen to make it to the final 30 players and his guaranteed $10,857.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
480,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jason Stockfish raised in the cutoff to 55,000 and Mark Liedtke defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Liedtke check-called a bet of 50,000.
The turn was the 
and Liedtke checked and once again Stockfish fired in a bet, this time for 125,000. Liedtke took a few seconds before making the call.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Liedtke tabled for king-high while Stockfish tabled 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,720,000
2,120,000
|
2,120,000 |
|
850,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Thomas Vanden Berge raised under the gun to 60,000. Jesse Yaginuma made the call from the button.
They went heads-up to the flop which came 
. The action checked through.
The turn card was the . Vanden Berge led out with a bet of 60,000 and Yaginuma quickly called.
The river came the 
and Vanden Berge led for 185,000. Yaginuma called.
Vanden Berge tabled for a pair of aces and Yaginuma let his cards go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
1,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joseph Rossi shoved all in for a total of 610,000 under the gun and Steven Morris made the call in the cutoff before the rest of the table got out of the way.
Joseph Rossi: 
Steven Morris: 
It was a coin flip situation and Rossi couldn't connect when the board ran out 
. Rossi was sent to the payout desk while Morris' stack had reached over 3,000,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The remaining 34 players are now on a 15-minute break. They are coloring up the 1000 chips.
