2021 World Series of Poker

Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$513,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$5,449,500
Total Entries
12,973
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
619
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 12,973
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Holman Doubles Vazquez, Busts One Hand Later

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Nathan Holman with {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} had Alex Vazquez all in pre-flop for 500,000 holding {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

Vazquez improved to a set on a board of {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and doubled up to around 1,000,000.

Holman, who began the day as a big stack with 2,480,000, was left with 300,000 and busted on the next hand.

Tags: Nathan HolmanAlex Vazquez

Bai Holds

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Richard Bai open-shoved on the button for 1,100,000. The small blind took time to think before going all-in for a matching stack of 1,1000,000.

Small Blind:{k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Richard Bai: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

The flop came {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} giving the small blind a flush draw.

The turn card was the {a-Hearts} and the river was the {2-Clubs}. Bai's pocket fives held and he doubled his stack. The player in the small blind was eliminated.

Tran Busts One to Move Over Two Million

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Hung Tran with {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs} had a short-stack all in with {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}.

Tran spiked an ace on the {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} board and sent his opponent to the payout line.

He racked up a stack of 2,300,000 after the hand as the table broke immediately after.

Tags: Hung Tran

King Sends Out Thach

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Clarence King was spotted collecting the remnants of Michael Thach's stack as the board read {6-}{k-}{a-}{q-}{9-}.

The dealer quickly sent all the chips toward King and the losing hand of Thach was swept away as King's {a-}{j-} was displayed as the winner.

Tags: Clarence KingMichael Thach

Franco Doubles Through Chiu

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Roger Franco was all in for 1,050,000 with {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Yik Chiu to his immediate right tabled {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

Chiu failed to come from behind when the board ran out {8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, securing the double up for Franco.

Tags: Roger FrancoYik Chiu

Haywood Gathering Chips

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Darrell Haywood was seen taking the remaining chips of a vanquished opponent to continue his momentum early on Day 2.

Haywood has made a move toward the top of the counts as he has more than doubled his starting stack.

Harrison Makes Quad Aces

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The player under the gun raised to 150,000. It folded to Randall Harrison in the big blind who moved all-in for 280,000. He was called.

Randall Harrison: {q-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Opponent:{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}. Harrison made quads by the river to get a crucial double-up.

Level: 24

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Garber Doubles With Fives

Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Over at Barry Greenstein's table, Joshua Garber was all in with {5-Clubs}{5-Spades} and up against {a-}{j-}.

The {6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts} board gave Garber a straight to double up.

Garber, who began the day with 675,000, has nearly tripled his stack to 1,800,000 on Day 2.

The table broke immediately following the hand.

Tags: Joshua Garber

Simone Gets Huge Double Through Takayama

Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Christopher Simone raised from early position to 180,000 and was called by Faisal Siddiqui on the button. Mike Takayama, who began the day second in chips, then three-bet to 625,000. Simone called while Siddiqui got out of the way.

The flop came {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and Takayama slid a stack of green 100,000 chips forward, putting Simone all in for his tournament life.

Simone went into the tank for five minutes before the clock was called. "Is this a cooler? I've got an overpair," he said.

As the clock ticked down to zero, Simone eventually put in the chips to call and showed {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. He was ahead of the {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} of Takayama, who failed to hit either the turn or river.

Simone was all in for 1,525,000 and doubled to 3,600,000, while Takayama fell down to 2,900,000.

Tags: Christopher SimoneMike Takayama