Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-25-2021 18:50 UTC-7

Ankush Mandavia Eliminated in 24th ($13,707)

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alexandre Reard moved all in for 371,000 in the blinds after a raise from Ankush Mandavia and the latter called with a stack slightly under.

Ankush Mandavia:
Alexandre Reard: :

Reard was in bad shape for a double up, and the flop first came . However, a fell on the turn and a hit the river to give him the flush and eliminate Manadavia in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	750,000	310,000
Ankush Mandavia	Busted

10-25-2021 17:50 UTC-7

Seiver Busts Negreanu, Lilius Running It Up

NicholasBaltz

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action was found on the flop. Scott Seiver checked, and Daniel Negreanu bet 50,000. Seiver then announced all-in, and Negreanu made the call.

Daniel Negreanu:
Scott Seiver:

Negreanu held a pair of eights, and Seiver also had a pair of eights, but with a diamond flush draw.

The turn was the sealing the pot for Seiver with a flush, as the hit the river.

"I don't care they what say, it's been a pleasure," said Salim Admon to Negreanu.

On the same table, PokerNews caught some table chatter from Taus Lilius.

"My mom is upset they aren't updating my stack on PokerNews," said Lilius.

Lilius is currently sitting on about one million in chips, as 29 players remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	1,500,000	100,000
Taus Lilius	1,000,000	550,000
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Salim Admon Scott Seiver Taus Lilius

10-25-2021 17:25 UTC-7

Barbero Surges With Aces, Muradi Busts Soon After

NicholasBaltz

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nacho Barbero got it in against Ilyas Muradi preflop, with Muradi covering slightly.

Nacho Barbero:
Ilyas Muradi:

The board came and Barbero doubled up.

Muradi was left with just two big blinds, and was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	1,300,000	915,000
Ilyas Muradi	Busted

Tags: Ilyas Muradi Nacho Barbero

10-25-2021 17:04 UTC-7

Four-Bet Jam from Simao

Connor Richards

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Joao Simao opened in early position and Ren Lin three-bet to 85,000 on the button.

"Do you always have it?" Simao asked his opponent before acting. Simao didn't get much out of Lin and four-bet jammed for 333,000. Lin took some time and eventually folded.

"So you don't have it always," Simao concluded aloud.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	1,060,000	610,000
Joao Simao	450,000	317,000

Tags: Joao Simao Ren Lin

10-25-2021 16:44 UTC-7

Simpson Triples, Sequeira Outs Miles

NicholasBaltz

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tony Miles opened to 32,000, Conrad Simpson shoved for 60,000 and Jamie Sequeira made the call.

The action was back on Miles, who shoved for an additional 187,000 and Sequeira called that as well.

Conrad Simpson:
Tony Miles:
Jamie Sequeira:

The flop was putting Simpson ahead with his pair of kings. The hit the turn, giving Miles more outs to a heart flush. The river was , Simpson tripled up and Sequeira picked up the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Sequeira	1,125,000	225,000
Conrad Simpson	250,000	17,000
Tony Miles	Busted

Tags: Conrad Simpson Jamie Sequeira Tony Miles

10-25-2021 15:46 UTC-7

Lazrus Busts Kelsall to Burst the Bubble

NicholasBaltz

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the bubble, Daniel Lazrus three-bet an open to 100,000 and Andrew Kelsall shoved for about 225,000. Lazrus called and Kelsall was at risk.

Andrew Kelsall:
Daniel Lazrus:

The flop came , giving Kelsall the lead with a set, but Lazrus had a flush draw. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Lazrus the club flush and the knockout.

Lazrus, who won the Millionaire Maker earlier in the WSOP, has crossed the million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lazrus	1,026,000	429,000
Andrew Kelsall	Busted

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Daniel Lazrus

10-25-2021 15:03 UTC-7

Theologis Puts Chalot to the Test

NicholasBaltz

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alexandros Theologis bet 44,000 on the flop, and Benjamin Chalot made the call.

Both players checked the turn and saw the river.

Theologis pondered his decision for two minutes before moving all in. Chalot quickly folded as he has lost a majority of his stack to start the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Theologis	355,000	204,000
Benjamin Chalot	117,000	-616,000

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Benjamin Chalot

10-25-2021 14:37 UTC-7

Mandavia Knocks Out Darie and Pedigo

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Vlad Darie open-shoved for a remaining stack around 130,000 and Ankush Mandavia reshoved on the button. Ryan Pedigo, with less than 100,000 left, called all-in and the three players tabled their cards:

Vlad Darie:
Ryan Pedigo:
Ankush Mandavia:

The board revealed , improving Mandavia's hand into a set of queens and eliminating his two opponents at the same time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankush Mandavia	830,000	499,000
Vlad Darie	Busted
Ryan Pedigo	Busted

10-25-2021 12:30 UTC-7

Negreanu Top Five in Chips Heading Into Day 2 in Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout (8-Handed)

Connor Richards

Daniel Negreanu is among the chip leaders heading into Day 2 of Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout (8-Handed) at the 2021 World Series of Poker. Negreanu, who is after his seventh WSOP bracelet, sits fourth in chips with a healthy stack of 617,000, trailing only Daniel Rezaei (702,000), Benjamin Chalot (733,000) and chip leader Jamie Sequeira. Sequeira was the only player to surpass a million chips on Day 1 with a stack of 1,070,000.

A total of 421 players entered the single-entry event and only 82 survived to bag and tag on Day 1. A total of 64 places will be paid, with a minimum cash being worth $8,000 and the first-place prize being worth $426,694.

Event #47 Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RANK	PLAYER	Country	CHIP COUNT	Big Blinds
1	Jamie Sequeira	Canada	1,070,000	134
2	Benjamin Chalot	France	733,000	92
3	Daniel Rezaei	Austria	702,000	88
4	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	617,000	77
5	Daniel Lazrus	United States	597,000	75
6	Ivan Galinec	Croatia	561,000	70
7	Joni Jouhkimainen	Finland	559,000	70
8	Johan Martinet	Mexico	450,000	56
9	Jongwook Lee	South Korea	430,000	54
10	Tony Miles	United States	429,000	54

Negreanu is searching for his first bracelet of the series after final tabling both Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. and Event #36: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship but ultimately coming up short in both. To earn the bracelet, Kid Poker will have to navigate through a field that includes Shaun Deeb, Scott Seiver, Joni Jouhkimainen, Alexandre Reard, Dario Sammartino, Joao Simao and Johan Guilbert.

Some of the biggest names in poker were in the field in Day 1 but failed to make it to the second day of play, including Phil Hellmuth, Joe Hachem, Chance Kornuth, Maria Ho, Anthony Zinno, James Chen, Dan Shak and Darren Elias.