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

10-23-2021 16:51 UTC-8

New Faces and Chip Counts

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejuante Alexander	146,000

Niall Farrell	108,000 48,000	48,000

Lynne Ji	83,000 39,400	39,400
Ronnie Bardah	60,000 20,000	20,000

Jason Wheeler	45,000 45,000	45,000

Felipe Ramos	24,000

10-23-2021 16:58 UTC-8

Mateos in a Chop Pot

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Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was picked up on the flop of and both blinds had checked to Adrian Mateos.

Mateos bet 1,800 and only the big blind made the call to the turn of and the big blind checked.

Mateos bet again this time 12,000 which the big blind called. The river was the .

This time the big blind bet 12,000 and Mateos quickly called and both players showed an ace.

The ace gave both players a full-house and they chopped the pot.

Adrian Mateos
Opponent:

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	42,300 6,300	6,300

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10-23-2021 17:01 UTC-8

Merchant Gets a Fold

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The cutoff opened to 2,500 and Jay Merchant three-bet in the big blind to 6,500. The cutoff called and both checked on the flop and the turn.

The river was the and Merchant sent a bet of 14,000, which was enough to get a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Merchant	145,000 20,000	20,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-23-2021 17:12 UTC-8

Kim With Aces

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Benjamin Lysne

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was picked up with both players' hole cards face up on a board reading .

Opponent:
Jiyoung Kim:

Kim knocked her opponent out with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiyoung Kim	150,000

10-23-2021 17:23 UTC-8

Griener Wins Without a Showdown

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Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was picked up on the river with the pot of over 11,000 in chips already.

Jared Griener made a nearly pot size bet of 11,000 and action was on the big blind.

The big blind ultimately mucked his hand and Griener scooped the pot.

Griener has now doubled his original starting stack before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Griener	80,000 18,000	18,000

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10-23-2021 17:26 UTC-8

Veiga Chipping Down

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Imanuel Heen Kai raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Diogo Veiga three-bet to 8,000. Kai made the call and both checked when they saw a flop .

On the turn, Veiga checked and tanked for a while after Kai bet 8,500. Veiga ended up folding his hand, showing .

Player	Chips	Progress
Imanuel Heen Kai	148,000 148,000	148,000
Diogo Veiga	22,000 22,000	22,000

10-23-2021 17:40 UTC-8

Cakmak Gets One

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Emrah Cakmak opened in early position and it was only called by the big blind. On a flop , Cakmak's opponent check-called for 2,500. The same action happened on the turn, this time for 5,600.