Event #46: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-25-2021 18:45 UTC-7

Joshua Herman Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,533)

Jeff McMillan

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Joshua Herman moved his short stack of about 1,800,000 into the middle from early position and got called by Chad Norton in middle position.

Herman had the and was trailing the of Herman.

The flop came , the turn was the and the river came the to end the run for Herman in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Norton	20,500,000	2,000,000
Joshua Herman	Busted

Tags: Chad Norton Joshua Herman

10-25-2021 18:45 UTC-7

Norton Wins Big One Against Wang

DougChase

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of and Kevin Wang having fired out a bet of 800,000. His opponent, Chad Norton raised to 2,100,000 chips and Wang re-raised all-in. After a brief moment, Norton called and the hands were tabled.

It was the held by Norton that led the held by Wang.

The turn was the and Norton filled up and left Wang drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the and that made it official and secured a double for Norton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Norton	18,500,000	8,800,000
Kevin Wang	12,800,000	-9,200,000

Tags: Chad Norton Kevin Wang

10-25-2021 18:31 UTC-7

Final Table Draw and Chip Counts

Jeff McMillan

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Ivan Uzunov	14,600,000
2	William Blais	11,200,000
3	Narimaan Ahmadi	5,500,000
4	Chad Norton	9,700,000
5	Kevin Wang	22,000,000
6	Jordyn Miller	4,800,000
7	Steve Lemma	6,000,000
8	Andres Jeckeln	5,900,000
9	Joshua Herman	2,000,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Wang	22,000,000	1,800,000
Ivan Uzunov	14,600,000	2,800,000
William Blais	11,200,000	200,000
Chad Norton	9,700,000	3,900,000
Steve Lemma	6,000,000	900,000
Andres Jeckeln	5,900,000	1,600,000
Narimaan Ahmadi	5,500,000	-4,000,000
Jordyn Miller	4,800,000	-3,175,000
Joshua Herman	2,000,000	-3,600,000

10-25-2021 18:28 UTC-7

Marc Masino Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,417)

Anthony Thompson

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Marc Masino open-jammed for 1,800,000 from the cutoff and William Blais called from the small blind.

Marc Masino:
William Blais:

Masino woke up with an ace but was dominated by Blais and the flop didn't change a thing.

The paired the board on the turn, taking away Masino's eight and it was unfortunate as the fell on the river and eliminated him on the bubble to the unofficial final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Masino	Busted

Tags: Marc Masino William Blais

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

10-25-2021 18:15 UTC-7

Koray Aldemir Eliminated in 11th Place ($15,417)

DougChase

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Koray Aldemir pushed his last remaining chip into the middle pre-flop and was snap-called by William Blais.

The hands were tabled and it was Aldemir all-in and at risk with pocket versus the pocket of Blais.

The dealer ran out the board of and the aces held, which in turn eliminated Aldemir in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Blais	11,000,000	200,000
Koray Aldemir	Busted

Tags: Koray Aldemir William Blais

10-25-2021 18:13 UTC-7

Brian Bowman Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,286); Omer Gabay Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,286)

Jeff McMillan

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Kevin Wang raised to 700,000 from the cutoff. Brian Bowman jammed all in from the small blind for about 2,000,000. Omer Gabay re-jammed his larger stack of about 3,500,000 from the big blind. Action was back on Wang who had a huge decision on his hands. He thought it out for about 20 seconds before calling.

Brian Bowman:
Omer Gabay:
Kevin Wang:

Wang was praying for under cards as he needed the tens to hold to score the double knockout. But the flop came to send Gabay into the lead. The turn was the to suddenly launch Bowman to the front of the pack but the sting in the tail came on the river as the peeled off to give Wang the set and the double knockout.

Wang, who is now the runaway chip leader, was jacked up as he pumped his fist and said "F*** yeah" multiple times while he collected his winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Wang	20,200,000	12,600,000
Brian Bowman	Busted
Omer Gabay	Busted

Tags: Kevin Wang Omer Gabay

10-25-2021 18:03 UTC-7

Mathieu Papineau Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,886)

Anthony Thompson

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Mathieu Papineau raised all in for 1,960,000 from middle position and William Blais isolated from the small blind.

Mathieu Papineau:
William Blais:

The flop came , giving Papineau a Broadway draw but he didn't like that it was all hearts as it also gave Blais a flush draw.

The turn didn't change a thing as Papineau needed an ace or ten that wasn't a heart.

Unfortunately for Papineau, the fell on the river, eliminating him from the tournament as it completed Blais' flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Blais	10,800,000	2,800,000
Mathieu Papineau	Busted

Tags: Mathieu Papineau William Blais

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

10-25-2021 17:53 UTC-7

Jonathan Sanders Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,886)

DougChase

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Jonathan Sanders moved all-in for his last 1,600,000 chips from early position and was called by William Blais in middle position.

The hands were turned face-up and it was Sanders who was at risk and needed help with his versus the of Blais.

The dealer flopped the and Blais took a commanding lead with his pair of kings.

The turn was a and gave Sanders a glimmer of hope as he paired his jack.

The river card was the and Blais took it down with a pair of kings, and Sanders was eliminated in 15th place and took home $9,886 for his effort.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Blais	8,000,000	4,000,000
Jonathan Sanders	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Sanders William Blais