Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack Day 1a | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-22-2021 21:18 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	86,000 86,000	86,000

Webb Finds A Double

Liam Gannon

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Preflop action was recapped by the table.

The under the gun player raised to 3,600 and was called by Courtney Webb in early position and three other callers. The big blind player raised to 21,600 and the only player to match that bet was Webb and they took a flop.

The flop came out and the big blind player went all-in for the covering stack. Webb sighed as she called and the hands were turned over.

Courtney Webb:
Big Blind:

Webb needed to hit her flush to win. The turn brought additional two pair and three of a kind outs, but the river gave her the flush and she hit a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtney Webb	197,000 1,200	1,200

Tags: Courtney Webb

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-22-2021 21:39 UTC-7

Massey Over 200k in Chips

Leo_Contreras

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with the board reading and already over 30,000 in the pot.

Ralph Massey checked to a player behind who had position on him and his opponent bet 15,000 which Masssey quickly called.

The river was the . Massey checked and his opponent quickly checked behind. Massey turned over for the two-pair, his opponent mucked and Massey scooped the pot.

With that pot, Massey now has amassed over 200,000 in chips which puts him among some of the bigger stacks in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Massey	205,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Ralph Massey

10-22-2021 21:53 UTC-7

Farrell Doubles Up

Liam Gannon

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 4,000 in the hijack and the big blind defended.

The flop came down and the big blind checked the action over to Farrell who continuation bet for 3,000. The big blind decided on raising to 9,500. Farrell gave it some time before he decided to call.

The turn came a and the big blind bet once more to the tune of 7,000, and Farrell called once more.

The river was a and the big blind went all-in for effectively 20,600. Farrell looked back at his hand, then put his chips in for the call. The opponent grimaced as he turned over for a missed straight and flush draw. Farrell turned over for aces and nines which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	85,200 49,200	49,200

10-22-2021 22:05 UTC-7

Wilson Finds A Double

Liam Gannon

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The hijack raised to 4,000 and off of a shorter stack, Brock WIlson defended his big blind.

The flop came down and Wilson checked to the hijack who responded by betting 2,000. Wilson went all in for his remaining 8,600 and the hijack called.

Brock Wilson:
Hijack:

The turn and river came , keeping Wilson's hand ahead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Wilson	24,000

10-22-2021 22:23 UTC-7

Konnikova goes All-In and Doubles Up

Leo_Contreras

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was picked up on the river and the board showing .

Maria Konnikova was all-in for her remaining 97,200 in chips and was called by an opponent.

Konnikova turned over for the full house, her opponent's hand was mucked and wasn't seen.

Konnikova scooped the pot and it gave her a nearly 200,000 chips stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	194,200 133,200	133,200

Tags: Maria Konnikova

10-22-2021 22:25 UTC-7

Leng Eliminates One

Liam Gannon

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With an under the gun raise to 4,000 and three callers in front of him, Ryan Leng decided on a defense of his big blind and five players saw a flop.

The flop came out and the action checked to the under the gun player who went all-in for 74,000. Action folded back around to Leng who called and revealed the hands.

Opponent:
Ryan Leng:

Leng had flopped a flush and his opponent was in a dire situation. The turn came a meaning that the door was not completely closed on the opponent, but the river changed nothing and the opponent had been eliminated.