Event #54: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-28-2021 16:32 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

Josh Noy

Level 2

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	67,000 -7,900	-7,900
Robert Campbell	48,000 -4,000	-4,000

Arthur Morris	43,000 8,000	8,000
Scott Bohlman	41,000 6,000	6,000

James Woods	37,500 2,500	2,500
Maria Ho	36,500 1,500	1,500
Carol Fuchs	36,500 1,500	1,500

Tom Gity	36,500 1,500	1,500
Scott Abrams	36,000 1,000	1,000

Chad Eveslage	34,000 -1,000	-1,000

David "Bakes" Baker	33,000 -2,000	-2,000

Ari Engel	32,500 -2,500	-2,500

Mike Matusow	32,000 -3,000	-3,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	31,000 -4,000	-4,000

Qinghai Pan	26,000 -9,000	-9,000

10-28-2021 16:37 UTC-7

The Field Grows

Mike Patrick

Level 2

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Anton	35,000 35,000	35,000
Stephen Moreschi	35,000 35,000	35,000
David Williams	35,000 35,000	35,000

Ashly Butler	35,000 35,000	35,000
Andre Akkari	35,000 35,000	35,000

Mike Watson	35,000 35,000	35,000
Naoya Kihara	35,000 35,000	35,000

Chip Jett	35,000 35,000	35,000
Amnon Filippi	35,000 35,000	35,000

Michael Gathy	35,000 35,000	35,000

Heather Alcorn	35,000 35,000	35,000
Koray Aldemir	35,000 35,000	35,000

Christopher Back	35,000 35,000	35,000
Kyle Montgomery	35,000 35,000	35,000
Noah Boeken	35,000 35,000	35,000

10-28-2021 17:01 UTC-7

More Chip Counts Before Break

Mike Patrick

Level 2

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Alcorn	47,000 12,000	12,000
Marco Johnson	42,000 7,000	7,000

Ben Ludlow	41,500 6,500	6,500
David Williams	38,000 3,000	3,000

Matt Waxman	36,000 36,000	36,000

Chip Jett	35,500 500	500
Michael Trivett	35,000 35,000	35,000
Naoya Kihara	35,000

Yueqi Zhu	32,000 -3,000	-3,000

Christopher Back	28,100 -6,900	-6,900
Andre Akkari	25,500 -9,500	-9,500

10-28-2021 17:03 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

Mike Patrick

Level 2

The 155 players in the field have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 3

Limit Flop/Draw:
Small blind: 300
Big blind: 500 Limits: 500-1000
Stud Games:
Ante: 100
Bring-in: 200
Complete: 500
Limits: 500-1000
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Ante: 200/300
Small blind: 100
Big blind: 200

10-28-2021 17:31 UTC-7

Watson Finds a Fold

Mike Patrick

Level 3

Pot-Limit Omaha

Mike Watson is playing his first event of this year's WSOP, and was just involved in a hand with Craig Chait.

Action picked up on the turn, where Watson bet 4,000 from the cutoff and got called by Chait from the button on an board.

On the river , Watson checked to Chait, who bet 4,500.

Watson gave it some thought then folded, dropping his chips to around a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mike Watson	35,000

Tags: Mike Watson Craig Chait

10-28-2021 17:35 UTC-7

Gerhart Joins the Field

Josh Noy

Level 3

WSOP bracelet winner Kevin Gerhart has taken his seat as the field is up to 170 entries.

Gerhart won his third career bracelet last weekend in Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Kevin Gerhart

10-28-2021 17:52 UTC-7

The Ninth Game

Mike Patrick

Level 3

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

The ninth game in this tournament beyond the standard eight-game mix is the great game of No-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw.

A couple of hands were recently played at table 529 with the following results:

Amnon Filippi raised from the cutoff to 600 and got calls from a player on the button and Faizal Khoja in the big blind. Khoja and the button player each drew one card while Filippi patted.

Khoja led out post-draw for 1,000 and got called by Filippi. The button folded.

Khoja showed a winning to drag the pot.

The following hand saw Filippi raise to 400 from the hijack. He got calls from James Woods on the button, Khoja in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.

Khoja drew two, the big blind patted, Filippi drew one, and Woods drew two.

Khoja checked to the big blind who bet 1,000. It was folded to Woods who raised to 2,000. Khoja folded and the big blind called.

Woods showed to beat the big blind's .

Player	Chips	Progress
James Woods	40,000 2,500	2,500
Amnon Filippi	23,000 -12,000	-12,000

Faizal Khoja	14,000 14,000	14,000

10-28-2021 17:58 UTC-7

Chip Updates and Fresh Faces

Josh Noy

Level 3

The field has grown to 183 entrants, including Joe Hachem, David "ODB" Baker, Brandon Shack-Harris and Nate Silver.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	52,000 18,000	18,000

David Williams	45,000 7,000	7,000

Bradley Ruben	44,000 9,000	9,000

Frankie O'Dell	39,000 4,000	4,000

Maria Ho	37,000 500	500
David "ODB" Baker	35,000 35,000	35,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	35,000 35,000	35,000

Nate Silver	35,000 35,000	35,000
Joe Hachem	35,000 35,000	35,000

Felipe Ramos	35,000 35,000	35,000

Chris Vitch	35,000 35,000	35,000
Hernan Salazar	33,500 -1,500	-1,500
Andre Akkari	27,500 2,000	2,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris David "ODB" Baker Joe Hachem Nate Silver

Level: 4

Limit Flop/Draw:
Small blind: 300
Big blind: 600 Limits: 600-1200
Stud Games:
Ante: 100
Bring-in: 200
Complete: 600
Limits: 600-1200
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Ante: 300/500
Small blind: 200
Big blind: 300