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

10-09-2021 02:41 UTC-7

Casey McCarrel Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,920)

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

Casey McCarrel and Nate Silver went back and forth with bets and raises on the turn as the board read .

Casey McCarrel:
Nate Silver:

Silver's set of tens had McCarrel's top pair drawing dead, and McCarrel was eliminated on 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	470,000 165,000	165,000
Casey Mccarrel	Busted

Tags: Casey McCarrel Nate Silver

10-09-2021 02:37 UTC-7

Racener Approaching a Million

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

Nate Silver raised in the cutoff and got calls in the small blind from John Racener, and the big blind from John Monette.

The trio saw a flop of , which Racener and Monette checked. Silver bet, and Racener put in a raise. Monnette folded.

On the turn, Racener bet and Silver called.

Silver then also called a bet on the river.

Racener showed for a rivered wheel.

With the win, Racener is on the verge of being the first player to cross one million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	990,000 115,000	115,000

John Monnette	385,000 60,000	60,000

Nate Silver	305,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: John Monette John Racener Nate Silver

10-09-2021 02:31 UTC-7

Chung Triples Up Again

David Salituro

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

Brian Rast raised under the gun and Christopher Chung put his remaining 25,000 in from the button. Kevin Song called from the big blind, and he and Rast went heads-up for the side pot.

Rast bet on the flop and turn, with Song calling both times. Both players checked the river.

"I have a queen," Rast announces as he flips over .

Chung, though, showed for the rivered pair of aces to triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	450,000

Kevin Song	290,000 10,000	10,000

Christopher Chung	100,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Brian Rast Christopher Chung Kevin Song

10-09-2021 02:28 UTC-7

Rast Tips His Cap to Kurtzman

David Salituro

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Eric Kurtzman bet from the big blind on the turn with the board showing . Brian Rast in the small blind called.

Kurtzman bet again on the river. Rast took a sip of his coffee and studied the board for a few minutes pondering the call.

"If you're bluffing you're bluffing. I'm just going to tip my cap to you," he told Kurtzman before throwing his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Kurtzman	850,000 190,000	190,000
Brian Rast	450,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Eric Kurtzman Brian Rast

10-09-2021 02:18 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	430,000 235,000	235,000
Terrence Chan	410,000 5,000	5,000

Thorpe Quadruples Up

David Salituro

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

Scott Tuttle raised, Christopher Chung called next to act, and Mike Thorpe went all in from the button. Brian Rast came along from the big blind, as did Tuttle and Chung.

They checked to the turn on when Rast bet. Only Tuttle called to see the on the river. Both players checked.

With Thorpe filming the hand with his phone, he announced he wanted to show his cards first. "Aces," he said as he flipped over . Both Tuttle and Rast had a six to split the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Tuttle	650,000 -10,000	-10,000
Brian Rast	400,000 -170,000	-170,000

Mike Thorpe	120,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Brian Rast Christopher Chung Mike Thorpe Scott Tuttle

10-09-2021 02:05 UTC-7

Chad Eveslage Eliminated in 14th Place ($16,920)

David Salituro

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

A few hands after tripling up, Chad Eveslage found himself all in again with against Scott Tuttle with .

The board read , Eveslage missed his straight draw, and Tuttle won the pot with a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Tuttle	660,000 180,000	180,000
Chad Eveslage	Busted

Tags: Chad Eveslage Scott Tuttle

10-09-2021 02:04 UTC-7

Dehkharghani Lowers Value of Silver

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

Ray Dehkharghani's stack had been shrinking since the bubble burst, but he regained a decent chunk via Nate Silver.

Silver check-called bets from Dehkharghani on the flop and turn, then led river and got raised by Dehkharghani.

Silver opted to fold his hand on the final board of , awarding the pot to Dehkharghani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Dehkharghani	540,000 -60,000	-60,000

Nate Silver	195,000 -105,000	-105,000

10-09-2021 01:59 UTC-7

Eveslage Left Short, Then Triples

David Salituro

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

On a flop of , Chad Eveslage bet and Scott Tuttle called from his immediate left. The turn came the and Eveslage bet again.

This time Tuttle raised and Eveslage called. Tuttle bet again on the river and Eveslage folded, leaving himself 30,000 left.

Two hands later, Eveslage moved all in and was called by Kevin Song and Brian Rast in the blinds. They checked down a board, and Eveslage showed for the rivered pair to triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	570,000 -30,000	-30,000

Kevin Song	280,000 -45,000	-45,000

Chad Eveslage	100,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Brian Rast Chad Eveslage Kevin Song Scott Tuttle

10-09-2021 01:43 UTC-7

Dzivielevski Eliminated on the Money Bubble

David Salituro

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 0 ante

Yuri Dzivielevski was all in for 20,000 and went to the flop against Christopher Chung, Kevin Song, and Brian Rast.

They checked down to the river on a board of when Rast bet from the big blind and everyone folded. Rast showed for a straight with his four. Dzivielevski threw his cards into the muck, but the dealer exposed his as he hit the rail one spot off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	600,000 285,000	285,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Christopher Chung Kevin Song Yuri Dzivielevski