Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-19-2021 10:39 UTC-8

Steven Sarmiento Eliminated in 19th Place ($21,768)

Shirley Ang

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Steven Sarmiento had shoved from the cutoff for his last 2,300,000 and Katsushi Yoshida reshoved from the small blind for the big blind to fold.

Steven Sarmiento:
Katsushi Yoshida:

The board ran out for Yoshida to flop top pair and to eliminate Sarmiento in nineteenth place.

The 18 remaining players will now be redrawn for the final two tables with around 38 minutes left in the current level. The seat draw is to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katsushi Yoshida	5,800,000 725,000	725,000
Steven Sarmiento	Busted

10-19-2021 10:45 UTC-8

Final Two Tables Seat Draw

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Shirley Ang

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
FT 1	1	Rafael Reis	13,600,000	45
FT 1	2	Santiago Plante	10,775,000	36
FT 1	3	Johan Schumacher	13,200,000	44
FT 1	4	Daniel Fortier	3,025,000	10
FT 1	5	Matthew Burley	3,700,000	12
FT 1	6	Michael Noori	8,400,000	28
FT 1	7	Matthew Itkin	2,800,000	9
FT 1	8	Jeffrey Vertes	6,500,000	22
FT 1	9	Charlie Dawson	10,100,000	34

FT 2	1	Ryan Leng	18,000,000	60
FT 2	2	Dannah Kamp	4,800,000	16
FT 2	3	Mordechai Hazan	12,500,000	42
FT 2	4	Jaesh Balachandran	21,700,000	72
FT 2	5	Brendan Shiller	4,000,000	13
FT 2	6	Katsushi Yoshida	5,800,000	19
FT 2	7	Anthony Ortega	12,200,000	41
FT 2	8	Christopher Andler	20,000,000	67
FT 2	9	Lee Markholt	1,300,000	4

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaesh Balachandran	21,700,000 1,185,000	1,185,000

Christopher Andler	20,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Ryan Leng	18,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Rafael Reis	13,600,000 2,625,000	2,625,000

Johan Schumacher	13,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Mordechai Hazan	12,500,000 500,000	500,000
Anthony Ortega	12,200,000 3,575,000	3,575,000
Santiago Plante	10,775,000
Charlie Dawson	10,100,000 3,450,000	3,450,000

Michael Noori	8,400,000 550,000	550,000

Jeffrey Vertes	6,500,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Katsushi Yoshida	5,800,000
Dannah Kamp	4,800,000 325,000	325,000
Brendan Shiller	4,000,000 525,000	525,000
Matthew Burley	3,700,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Fortier	3,025,000 3,675,000	3,675,000
Matthew Itkin	2,800,000 25,000	25,000
Lee Markholt	1,300,000 2,775,000	2,775,000

10-19-2021 10:51 UTC-8

Matthew Itkin Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,728)

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Shirley Ang

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Matthew Itkin was seen getting up from the table but Michael Noori as kind enough to relay what had happened.

Santiago Plante raised to 600,000 and Itkin had three-bet jammed for around 2,000,000 which Plante called.

Matthew Itkin:
Santiago Plante:

The flop came with two spades for Itkin to pick up the flush draw but the rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to eliminate Itkin in eighteenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Plante	13,500,000 2,725,000	2,725,000
Matthew Itkin	Busted

10-19-2021 10:58 UTC-8

Lee Markholt Eliminated in 17th Place ($26,728)

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Brandon Bloom

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Lee Markholt jammed his remaining 1.2 million chips into the middle from the hijack, and Jaesh Balachandran called in the big blind.

Lee Markholt:
Jaesh Balachandran:

Markholt was behind but he mentioned he had live cards. The flop came . The turn took away some of Markholt's outs as he noted, and the completed the board to eliminate him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaesh Balachandran	23,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Lee Markholt	Busted

10-19-2021 11:02 UTC-8

Fortier Doubles to Leave Burley Short

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Shirley Ang

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Daniel Fortier was all-in from the small blind for 2,725,000 and Matthew Burley had called in the big blind with the slightly bigger stack.

Daniel Fortier:
Matthew Burley:

The board ran out for Fortier to stay ahead and even river a flush to double up and leave Burley short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Fortier	5,850,000 2,825,000	2,825,000
Matthew Burley	500,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

10-19-2021 11:08 UTC-8

Kamp Doubles With Eights Over Sevens

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Brandon Bloom

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Dannah Kamp got her remaining 3,675,000 stack into the middle preflop and was at risk against Christopher Andler.

Dannah Kamp:
Christopher Andler:

Kamp was in a great position and held as the board ran out to keep her alive and double her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Andler	16,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Dannah Kamp	7,500,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

10-19-2021 11:13 UTC-8

Matthew Burley Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,728)

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Shirley Ang

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The flop read and Matthew Burley in the early position had the all-in button in front of him already. Jeffrey Vertes in the hijack and Charlie Dawson in the cutoff were still battling for the rest. However, Vertes bet enough for Dawson to fold his to let them continue the fight.

Matthew Burley:
Jeffrey Vertes:

Burley had flopped top pair but Vertes held the overpair.

The turn was the to not help Burley and neither did the on the river for Burley to bust in sixteenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Vertes	9,100,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Charlie Dawson	7,100,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Matthew Burley	Busted

Tags: Charlie Dawson Jeffrey Vertes Matthew Burley

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

10-19-2021 11:28 UTC-8

Recent Chip Counts for Table #1

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Shirley Ang

Level 33 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Here are the most recent chip counts for Table #1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schumacher	18,400,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Santiago Plante	11,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Jeffrey Vertes	10,800,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Rafael Reis	10,025,000 3,575,000	3,575,000

Daniel Fortier	9,300,000 3,450,000	3,450,000
Michael Noori	8,500,000 100,000	100,000

Charlie Dawson	4,300,000 2,800,000	2,800,000