2021 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$610,347
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,699,200
Entries
3,520
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
148
Players Left
24

Reis' Ladies Hold

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Rafael Reis
Rafael Reis

Bin Weng called the small blind and Rafael Reis raised to 500,000 in the big blind which Weng called.

The flop came down {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Weng checked to Reis who bet 750,000. Weng responded with a raise to 2,200,000 and Reis four-bet all in for 5,400,000. Weng looked back at his cards and called.

Rafael Reis: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Bin Weng: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The turn and river of {6-Clubs}{k-Hearts} did not improve Weng's holding and Reis doubled his stack to over 13 million.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rafael Reis br
Rafael Reis
13,100,000
6,200,000
6,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
1,200,000
-3,900,000
-3,900,000

Martinez Triples

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Raul Martinez
Raul Martinez

Raul Martinez jammed for his last 455,000 and both Lee Markholt and Rafael Reis called.

On the flop {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{k-Spades}, Markholt bet 700,000 and Reis got out of the way.

Raul Martinez: {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Lee Markholt: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and the river was the {6-Diamonds}, just what Martinez needed as he made a full house on the river to survive.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rafael Reis br
Rafael Reis
6,400,000
-6,700,000
-6,700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
3,500,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Raul Martinez es
Raul Martinez
1,850,000
1,850,000
1,850,000

Tags: Lee MarkholtRafael ReisRaul Martinez

Ortega Flops Set to Take From Plante

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Anthony Ortega
Anthony Ortega

Anthony Ortega raised to 500,000 from the hijack and Santiago Plante called in the small blind.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Plante check-called a 300,000 bet.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and Plante check-called for 825,000.

The {8-Diamonds} completed the board and Ortega bet 2.3 million. Plante pondered his decision and asked if Ortega had pocket eights. He received no response and called, only to see Ortega turn over a different set with {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}, which was good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anthony Ortega us
Anthony Ortega
16,400,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
Profile photo of Santiago Plante ca
Santiago Plante
12,000,000
-900,000
-900,000

Uri Reichenstein Eliminated In 25th Place ($21,768)

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Uri Reichenstein
Uri Reichenstein

As the final minutes of Day 3 were ticking away, things were heating up on table 414.

Uri Reichenstein moved all in and Jaesh Balachandran called, creating a massive pot.

Uri Reichenstein: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Jaesh Balachandran: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The flop was {4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} clean for Reichenstein, but the turn brought the {q-Spades} giving Balachandran a full house.

The river fell the {5-Clubs} and Reichenstein was eliminated on the final hand of the night.

Balachandran, meanwhile, shoots up the leaderboard with more than 17 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jaesh Balachandran sg
Jaesh Balachandran
17,600,000
7,200,000
7,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
Busted

Tags: Jaesh BalachandranUri Reichenstein

End of Day 3 Chip Counts (full)

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jaesh Balachandran sg
Jaesh Balachandran
17,600,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
16,500,000
4,100,000
4,100,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Anthony Ortega us
Anthony Ortega
15,775,000
-625,000
-625,000
Profile photo of Rafael Reis br
Rafael Reis
10,975,000
4,575,000
4,575,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Santiago Plante ca
Santiago Plante
10,775,000
-1,225,000
-1,225,000
Profile photo of Mordechai Hazan il
Mordechai Hazan
9,850,000
9,850,000
9,850,000
Profile photo of Johan Schumacher be
Johan Schumacher
9,625,000
3,225,000
3,225,000
Profile photo of Christopher Andler se
Christopher Andler
8,300,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Vertes ca
Jeffrey Vertes
8,050,000
2,450,000
2,450,000
Profile photo of Michael Noori us
Michael Noori
7,850,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Fortier us
Daniel Fortier
6,700,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Charlie Dawson us
Charlie Dawson
6,650,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Antonio Matic cz
Antonio Matic
6,650,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000
Profile photo of Dannah Kamp us
Dannah Kamp
5,125,000
-1,375,000
-1,375,000
PokerNews
Profile photo of Katsushi Yoshida us
Katsushi Yoshida
5,075,000
2,325,000
2,325,000
Profile photo of Ivan Deyra fr
Ivan Deyra
4,725,000
-375,000
-375,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
4,075,000
575,000
575,000
Profile photo of Jason Riesenberg us
Jason Riesenberg
4,000,000
-730,000
-730,000
Profile photo of Matthew Burley us
Matthew Burley
3,675,000
-1,625,000
-1,625,000
Profile photo of Steven Sarmiento us
Steven Sarmiento
3,500,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Brendan Shiller us
Brendan Shiller
3,475,000
-3,925,000
-3,925,000
Profile photo of Giancarlo Santolin ca
Giancarlo Santolin
3,000,000
-5,000,000
-5,000,000
Profile photo of Matthew Itkin us
Matthew Itkin
2,775,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Raul Martinez es
Raul Martinez
2,450,000
600,000
600,000

Day 4 Seat Draw

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
ROOMTABLESEATPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
Amazon4061Matthew BurleyUnited States3,675,00012
Amazon4062Katsushi YoshidaUnited States5,075,00017
Amazon4063Anthony OrtegaUnited States15,775,00053
Amazon4064Charlie DawsonUnited States6,650,00022
Amazon4065Dannah KampUnited States5,125,00017
Amazon4066Santiago PlanteCanada10,775,00036
Amazon4068Steven SarmientoUnited States3,500,00012
Amazon4069Matthew ItkinUnited States2,775,0009
       
Amazon4141Giancarlo SantolinCanada3,000,00010
Amazon4142Jeffrey VertesCanada8,050,00027
Amazon4143Mordechai HazanIsrael9,850,00033
Amazon4144Lee MarkholtUnited States4,075,00014
Amazon4145Brendan ShillerUnited States3,475,00012
Amazon4146Jaesh BalachandranUnited States17,600,00059
Amazon4147Raul MartinezUnited Kingdom2,450,0008
Amazon4148Rafael ReisBrazil10,975,00037
       
Amazon4211Christopher AndlerSweden8,300,00028
Amazon4213Antonio MaticCzech Republic6,650,00022
Amazon4214Jason RiesenbergUnited States4,000,00013
Amazon4215Johan SchumacherBelgium9,625,00032
Amazon4216Ryan LengUnited States16,500,00055
Amazon4217Michael NooriUnited States7,850,00026
Amazon4218Daniel FortierUnited States6,700,00022
Amazon4219Ivan DeyraFrance4,725,00016

Balachandran and Leng Lead 24 Remaining Contenders Into Day 4 of $1,500 Monster Stack

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Jaesh Balachandran
Jaesh Balachandran

Day 3 of Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack witnessed 148 players start the day and only 24 players bag a stack for Tuesday, Oct. 19. The action will resume at 11 a.m. local time, and play may continue until a winner is determined. Although the remaining players have locked up $21,768, they will all be looking to win the WSOP gold bracelet and the $610,347 top prize that awaits one of them.

Jaesh Balachandran bagged the top stack going into Day 4 with 17,600,000 chips. Three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng (16,500,000), who claimed his third less than a week ago, will be looking for another one as he bagged the second-biggest stack of the night. Brazil’s Rafael Reis (10,975,000) and PokerNews’ Dannah Kamp (5,125,000) will also have a shot at gold.

However, not everyone could find a bag by the end of the night. Some of the notables who fell in Day 3 include James Romero, JJ Liu, Jason Somerville, Upeshka De Silva, and Chris Brewer.

Monster Stack End-of-Day 3 Top 10 Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Jaesh BalachandranUnited States17,600,00059
2Ryan LengUnited States16,500,00055
3Anthony OrtegaUnited States15,775,00053
4Rafael ReisBrazil10,975,00037
5Santiago PlanteCanada10,775,00036
6Mordechai HazanIsrael9,850,00033
7Johan SchumacherBelgium9,625,00032
8Christopher AndlerSweden8,300,00028
9Jeffrey VertesCanada8,050,00027
10Michael NooriUnited States7,850,00026

Day 4 starts at 11 a.m. local time on October 19 in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The tournament resumes at Level 32 with blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000.

Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews live reporting team.

Tags: Chris BrewerDannah KampJaesh BalachandranJames RomeroJason SomervilleJJ LiuRafael ReisRyan LengUpeshka De Silva

Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em

Day 3 Completed