Richard Bai opened the action with a raise to 15,000 from the button, which was met with a call by Amnon Filippi in the small blind, then a raise to 60,000 from John Racener in the big blind. Bai folded and Fiippi called.
On the first draw, Filippi took two cards, while Racener took one. Filippi then called a 140,000 chip bet from Racener, and they each drew one.
Following that draw, Filippi shoved all-in for Racener's final 97,000 chips, and Racener called.
Both players drew one and got the card they were looking for as each drew a .
The problem for Racener was that Filippi's slid into , giving him a wheel, while Racener could only make to eliminate him from the tournament.
Meanwhile, at other tables, Stuart Rutter and Dominik Baud were also eliminated, dropping the field to 22 players.
NLFCD & NL 2-7 SD:
Ante 12000 Small Blind 4000 Big Blind 8000
PLO, PLO8, Big O, PL 2-7 TD:
Ante 6000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 6000
No-Limit Hold'em:
Ante 9000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 6000
Richard Bai opened for 15,000 in early position and Matt Waxman moved all-in on the button for 125,000.
Bai called, and the duo was off to their draw.
Bai drew two, while Waxman took three.
Neither player improved on their initial holdings as Bai showed two kings, while Waxman showed a losing pair of queens to eliminate Waxman from the tournament.
At an adjacent table, Max Pescatori has also been eliminated.
On a turn board of , Jose Paz-Gutierrez checked in early position to Scott Bohlman who bet 100,000. Paz-Gutierrez then check-jammed 240,000 and Bohlman called.
Jose Paz-Gutierrez:
Scott Bohlman:
Bohlman's two pair led, then held when the fell on the river, giving him another huge pot and the chip lead in the tournament.
At other tables, Michael Binger and Will Givens have also recently been eliminated.
On the Day 7 dinner break of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, just 20 players remained from the 6,650-entry field. Each was guaranteed $241,800 in prize money, but each was aiming to claim the $8 million top prize and to etch their name in poker history.
Among the contenders was a trio of gold bracelet winners – Chance Kornuth, Mitchell Halverson, and Chase Bianchi. Of those, Bianchi found himself in the best position sitting fourth in chips with 28.7 million.
The 34-year-old married family man – he and his wife have two foster children aged five and seventeen months – previously won the 2016 WSOP Event #17: $1,000 NLH for $316,920, which comprises a big chunk of his $872,718 in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob.
Main Event His Only Tournament
Bianchi currently lives just north of Boston but made the trip in Vegas to play just one tournament, this year’s $10,000 Main Event. No matter where he finishes, it will mark his first cash since December 2019.
Like many others, Bianchi is a product of the “Moneymaker Boom” when he learned to play with baseball teammates in the Seattle area.
“The junior varsity team,” Bianchi told PokerNews with a smile. “We’d get together and the moms would joke that I had a summer job because I’d always beat [the players] in their $5 and $10 buy-in poker games. This was the Chris Moneymaker era, like 2004.”
From there, Bianchi honed his game online. He still dabbles at the virtual felt, even doing some Twitch live streaming in the past, but nowadays he plays primarily live cash games when he can. His poker playing is limited these days after he got into software development.
For more on Bianchi, follow him on Twitter @Chase_Bianchi.
With a decent-sized pot built already preflop, Will Givens bet the pot on a flop. Yuri Dzivielevski moved all-in over the top for 136,000 and Givens called.
Yuri Dzivielevski:
Will Givens:
The fell on the turn, then the on the river, giving Dzivielevski trip fours to double through Givens and leave him with under 100,000.
Players have returned from dinner break and are resuming hand-for-hand play.
Level: 17
NLFCD & NL 2-7 SD:
Ante 9000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 6000
PLO, PLO8, Big O, PL 2-7 TD:
Ante 5000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 5000
No-Limit Hold'em:
Ante 8000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 5000