Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-11-2021 20:41 UTC-7

Townsend Leaves Hum Short

DougChase

Level 8

Pot Limit Omaha

Board:

Kristopher Townsend:
Geoffrey Hum:

All of the money went in the middle on the flop. In the end it was Townsend who filled-up on the river with fours full of jacks which pipped the ace-high club flush of Hum's.

After that hand, Townsend now has 80,000 chips, while Hum was left with 1,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Townsend	80,000 80,000	80,000
Geoffrey Hum	1,200 1,200	1,200

Tags: Geoffrey Hum Kristopher Townsend

10-11-2021 20:43 UTC-7

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Kevin Taylor

Level 8

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10-11-2021 20:45 UTC-7

Thorpe Peels the River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Seven Card Stud

Opponent: / /
Mike Thorpe: / /

Mike Thorpe was sweating the final card as he called blind a bet by his opponent and then tabled the for a spades draw. He failed to hit the flush but the paired him up to win the pot. Several other notables can be found on the table and Ian O'Hara has started the best among them so far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian O'Hara	50,000 15,000	15,000
Mike Thorpe	29,000 29,000	29,000
Dan Smith	24,000 1,600	1,600

Carlos Rodriguez	8,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Ian O'Hara Mike Thorpe

Level: 9

Limit Flop/Draw:
Small blind: 400
Big blind: 800 Limits: 800-1600
Stud Games:
Ante: 200
Bring-in: 200
Complete: 800
Limits: 800-1600
No-Limit Ante: 600
Pot-Limit Ante 400
Small blind: 200
Big blind: 400

10-11-2021 20:54 UTC-7

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	55,000 11,000	11,000

Scott Bohlman	55,000 22,000	22,000

Chris Vitch	50,000 15,000	15,000
Frankie O'Dell	38,500 20,500	20,500

Ryan Hughes	33,000

Russell Clayton	30,000 10,000	10,000
Naoya Kihara	30,000

Felipe Ramos	27,000

Heather Alcorn	24,000 5,000	5,000
Chino Rheem	15,000 2,500	2,500

Cory Zeidman	10,000 -10,000	-10,000

10-11-2021 21:00 UTC-7

Sinukoff Among the Big Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Pot-Limit Omaha

Throughout a board of , Aaron Sinukoff bet all the way and invested 10,500 chips in total. His sole remaining opponent called and Sinukoff announced a full house, then tabled the as the winning hand. That pot sent Sinukoff to more than two times the starting stack as he joined the early chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Sinukoff	65,000 33,500	33,500

Tags: Aaron Sinukoff

10-11-2021 21:07 UTC-7

Turner Back and Up in Chips

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

2-7 Triple Draw

Jon Turner took advantage of the single re-entry option and bought back in. Soon after sitting down, he was involved in a bigger three-way 2-7 Triple Draw hand against Perry Green and Justin Liberto.

With more than 13,000 in the middle, Turner patted the final draw while Liberto and Green took one card. No more betting took place as Green mucked a , having paired the trey. Turner claimed the pot with the as Liberto mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Perry Green	54,000 3,000	3,000

Jon Turner	42,000 42,000	42,000
Justin Liberto	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Jon Turner Justin Liberto Perry Green

10-11-2021 21:20 UTC-7

Wong Loses Some

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Stud Hi-Lo

Jerry Wong: / fold
Opponent: /

Jerry Wong bet his pair of treys on fifth street and received one caller who then paired the open ace. Wong instantly released his cards into the muck on a table that also features Paul Volpe and Chino Rheem as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jerry Wong	23,500 23,500	23,500

Chino Rheem	16,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Jerry Wong Paul Volpe

10-11-2021 21:26 UTC-7

Alcorn Scoops a Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Seven Card Stud

Heather Alcorn: /
Third player: /
Felipe Ramos: /

Heather Alcorn was left short and jammed twice during No-Limit Hold'em to add a few chips to her disposal. She then completed with a deuce showing and was called two ways. On fourth street, the action checked to Alcorn and she bet, earning two check-calls. After fifth street, she paired the seven and bet, which brought no call. Alcorn rolled over the for sevens and deuces.

Current chip leader at her table is Tamon Nakamura with more than three times the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamon Nakamura	80,000 80,000	80,000
Felipe Ramos	22,500 -4,500	-4,500

Heather Alcorn	12,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos Heather Alcorn Tamon Nakamura

10-11-2021 21:30 UTC-7

Funkhouser Wins One Against Amarapu

DougChase

Level 9

Stud

Vasu Amarapu: //
David Funkhouser: //

It was Funkhouser who fired out a final bet on seventh street and Amarapu called only to be shown the winning two pair, nines and fours, and Funkhouser was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	50,000
Vasu Amarapu	45,000