Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-21-2021 17:19 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	144,000 96,300	96,300
Jaspal Brar	121,800 33,600	33,600

Scott Blumstein	90,100 1,100	1,100

Ralph Massey	87,500 15,500	15,500
Wojtek Barzantny	76,000 25,400	25,400
Pedro Madeira	73,500
Johan Schumacher	63,300 -14,200	-14,200
Anthony Spinella	27,800

Maurice Hawkins	24,000 6,900	6,900

Jaka Coolered

tucsonmonster

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Faraz Jaka opened to 2,600 from under the gun. The action folded to Joseph Hebert in middle position who moved all-in for 19,400. Jaka snap-called when the action got back to him.

Joseph Hebert:
Faraz Jaka:

The board ran out . Hebert's aces held and he double through Jaka leaving him short stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Hebert	42,000 42,000	42,000
Faraz Jaka	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Joseph Hebert

10-21-2021 17:29 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Warren	81,000

Santos Bust Schumacher

Leo_Contreras

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action picked up when Johan Schumacher went all-in for his remaining 7,000 in chips.

The player in the middle position then made the call and it folded around to Josias Santos from the small blind who went all-in for his remaining stack of 25,300.

The player in the middle position made the call for the additional chips to put both players at risk in the three-way pot.

Johan Schumacher:
Josias Santos:
Opponent:

The board ran out and with that Schumacher is eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josias Santos	57,600 57,600	57,600
Johan Schumacher	Busted

Tags: Johan Schumacher Josias Santos

10-21-2021 17:42 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Wade	150,000 75,600	75,600

Kenneth Cleeton	130,000 130,000	130,000
Uri Reichenstein	126,000 91,000	91,000
Tony Dunst	80,000 35,500	35,500

Ori Hasson	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kitty Kuo	46,000 -16,500	-16,500

Chris Moorman	45,000 45,000	45,000

Michael Wang	28,000 -8,000	-8,000

David "Bakes" Baker	26,000 26,000	26,000

Katsushi Yoshida	22,000 -7,500	-7,500
Joe Mckeehen	14,000

Dinner Break

Leo_Contreras

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break and will return approximately at 7 p.m.

10-21-2021 18:53 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast: Phil Hellmuth Talks 16th Bracelet; Mike Matusow in PHoF?

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jesse Fullen and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

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Finally, find out how PokerNews pissed off Mike Matusow in regards to the Poker Hall of Fame nominations, which leads to Jesse and Chad sharing their thoughts on "The Mouth" as well as the other 10 finalists. Who stands the best chance of being inducted? Find out here.

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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-21-2021 19:24 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Leo_Contreras

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aladin Reskallah	93,000 78,200	78,200

Tony Dunst	92,000 12,000	12,000

Marvin Karlins	90,000 23,600	23,600
Francois Pirault	86,000 27,500	27,500
Kitty Kuo	65,000 19,000	19,000

Adrian Mateos	65,000 8,000	8,000

Lexy Gavin	45,000 11,500	11,500
Michael Marder	39,000 500	500
Maurice Hawkins	38,000 14,000	14,000
Joao Vieira	34,000 16,200	16,200

Matt Waxman	28,000 -32,000	-32,000

Joe Mckeehen	28,000 14,000	14,000

10-21-2021 19:26 UTC-7

Blumstein Bets Big On The River

tucsonmonster

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action was picked up on a board that read with about 25,000 in the pot.

Scott Blumstein applied maximum pressure on his opponent by over-betting all-in on the river. His opponent's tournament life was on the line. He eventually made the call and he was sent packing when Blumstein tabled for top set.