Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-08-2021 18:27 UTC-7

Racener Extends Lead

Mike Patrick

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

John Racener recently added to his growing stack in a pot with Chad Eveslage.

The action picked up on the turn with the board reading .

Racener check-raised Eveslage, who called, and then called a river bet on the as well.

Racener showed for the winner and moved his stack close to 600,000, while at an adjacent table, Day 1 chip leader Eric Kurtzman remains healthy with a stack of approximately 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	590,000 55,000	55,000

Eric Kurtzman	500,000 -20,000	-20,000
Chad Eveslage	120,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage John Racener

10-08-2021 18:52 UTC-7

Dzivielevski Wins Huge Three-Way Pot, Takes Chip Lead

Mike Patrick

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

A big pot was built at table 448, which has recently seen John Racener and Yuri Dzivielevski battling for the right to claim the biggest stack in the room.

Ray Dehkharghani got mixed up with these two and found himself on the river with a board of . Dehkharghani and Racener checked to Dzivielevski, who bet.

Both of his opponents gave it some thought but then folded, and the pot was pushed to Dzivielevski, who is the tournament's new chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	556,000 116,000	116,000

John Racener	490,000 -20,000	-20,000

Ray Dehkharghani	165,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: John Racener Ray Dehkharghani Yuri Dzivielevski

10-08-2021 19:06 UTC-7

Top Five Stacks At Break

Mike Patrick

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Yuri Dzivielevski and John Racener continue to pace the remaining field of 23 players at the second break, with Eric Kurtzman not far behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	535,000 -21,000	-21,000

John Racener	525,000 35,000	35,000

Eric Kurtzman	467,000 -33,000	-33,000
Kevin Song	390,000 -80,000	-80,000

Jason Somerville	390,000 17,000	17,000

10-08-2021 19:21 UTC-7

Somerville Runs It Up, Wang Eliminated

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Lena Wang has been eliminated at the hands of Jason Somerville.

According to Somerville, on a flop, he bet and Wang raised all-in for the rest of her chips.

Lena Wang:
Jason Somerville:

Somerville's queens held on the runout and Wang was eliminated short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Somerville	400,000 10,000	10,000

Lena Wang	Busted

Tags: Jason Somerville Lena Wang

10-08-2021 19:31 UTC-7

Chan Puts Kitagawa On the Short Stack

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

On a board of , DAT Poker podcast host Terrence Chan bet in the small blind against Kyle Kitagawa, whose stack was dwindling quickly.

Kitagawa called, but on the river, he folded quickly to another bet from Chan, leaving himself with just 30,000 chips, while Chan is among the chip leaders with 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrence Chan	400,000 120,000	120,000

Kyle Kitagawa	30,000 -56,000	-56,000

Tags: Kyle Kitagawa Terrence Chan

10-08-2021 20:15 UTC-7

Chan Check-Raises Racener As Big Stacks Battle At Table 448

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Another of the biggest stacks in the room, Terrence Chan, just added to his total courtesy of John Racener.

With multiple bets already in the pot, Chan check-raised a bet from Racener on the board.

Racener gave his decision some thought before folding to Chan.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	490,000 -35,000	-35,000

Terrence Chan	420,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: John Racener Terrence Chan

10-08-2021 20:40 UTC-7

Thorpe Says He'll Get Somerville on Next Street, Then Doesn't

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Mike Thorpe raised in early position and only got a call from Jason Somerville in the big blind.

On the flop, Somerville led into Thorpe, who called and said, "I'll get you on the next street".

After Somerville gave him the opportunity with a check on the turn, Thorpe opted instead to check back.

Somerville bet once more on the river, and Thorpe called.

Somerville showed and Thorpe mucked, saying in defeat, "I had a pocket pair as well".

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Somerville	450,000 100,000	100,000

Mike Thorpe	150,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jason Somerville Mike Thorpe

10-08-2021 20:45 UTC-7

Racener Leads at Dinner Break With 20 Left

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break with just six more eliminations needed to reach the money. Action will resume again around 9:45 PM local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	625,000 57,000	57,000

Brian Rast	530,000 -40,000	-40,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	515,000 5,000	5,000

Jason Somerville	445,000 -5,000	-5,000

Terrence Chan	414,000 44,000	44,000

Eric Kurtzman	390,000 -30,000	-30,000
Ray Dehkharghani	347,000 182,000	182,000

John Monnette	325,000 95,000	95,000

Kevin Song	299,000 -21,000	-21,000

Christopher Vitch	261,000 61,000	61,000

Mike Thorpe	261,000 111,000	111,000
Anthony Zinno	215,000 85,000	85,000

Scott Tuttle	179,000 -21,000	-21,000
Casey Mccarrel	174,000 44,000	44,000
Alex Torry	102,000 -43,000	-43,000
Chad Eveslage	95,000 -25,000	-25,000

Andony Wasaya	86,000 -214,000	-214,000
Nate Silver	86,000 -94,000	-94,000
Peter Neff	73,000 -214,000	-214,000
Christopher Chung	56,000 -84,000	-84,000

10-08-2021 21:59 UTC-7

Wajaya Busts; Final Two Tables Set

David Salituro

Level 15 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Andony Wasaya was all in with a short-stack and up against Casey McCarrel and John Monnette.

The board ran out . McCarrel bet on the turn and Monnette called. When McCarrel fired again on the river, Monnette gave a frustrated sigh before folding.