Scott Drobes came into the day as the chipleader and he continues to hold that title after knocking out another player. The action folded to the button who stuck in a raise and Drobes three-bet to 28,000. His opponent four-bet shoved all in for around 90,000 and Drobes called.
The button flipped over but it was no match for the of Drobes. The board ran out and Drobes held to claim another victim.
In a three-bet pot, Ben Heath was heads-up with the board reading . It only took a couple of raises for the two players to get all of their chips in the middle with Heath at risk for 139,800.
Ben Heath:
Opponent:
Heath was just looking to dodge the flush draw of his opponent. The on the turn and the on the river did so which allowed Heath to double up.
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
They talk about Phil Hellmuth making yet another run at bracelet No. 16 but once again coming up short, which may have inspired his most recent “Poker Brat” blow-up, as well as Anthony Zinno’s big win in Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for $182,872 and his third gold bracelet.
They also chat about early champs bolstered by behind-the-scenes interviews w/ bracelet winners like Zinno and Bradley Jansen. Plus, they touch base on the Golden Nugget’s Grand Poker Series, including John Gardner’s $100K victory in the $600 Championship Event.
Finally, Chad chats with Justin Hammer of Prime Social in Houston, Texas, who will be hosting the Prime Poker Open from October 29-November 14. That series will culminate in a $1,700 buy-in, $1.5 million GTD Main Event.
The river was the . Negreanu fired out a bet of 9,000. Nawabi tanked for a minute and said "What do you have that beats me?" before he reluctantly tossed in chips for a call.
Daniel Negreanu:
Yosif Nawabi:
Yosif sniffed out Negreanu's bluff and won the pot with ace high.