Event #74: $2,500 Big Bet Mix Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-15-2021 22:26 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	539,000	104,000
Amnon Filippi	532,000	252,000
Scott Bohlman	523,000	13,000
Richard Bai	497,000	7,000
Jerry Wong	435,000	35,000
Pearce Arnold	410,000	254,000
Anthony Ribeiro	320,000	60,000
Johannes Becker	320,000	190,000
Jon Turner	307,000	37,000
Will Givens	295,000	-128,000
Noah Boeken	280,000	50,000
Ray Henson	276,000
Shanmukha Meruga	237,000	27,000
Dominik Baud	206,000	34,000
Maury Barrett	197,000	29,000
Jordan Siegel	191,000	-21,000
Sampo Ryynanen	188,000	68,000
Patrik Ciklamini	178,000	63,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	176,000	120,500
Max Pescatori	176,000	46,000
Eugene Roemischer	148,000	58,000
James Chen	148,000	101,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	131,000	-19,000
Stuart Rutter	127,000	9,500
Asher Lower	113,000	-80,000

Dinner Break

Mike Patrick

Level 16

The players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will burst the bubble when they return at 9:50 pm local time.

11-15-2021 21:59 UTC-7

ClubGG Qualifier Vasu Amarapu Deep in WSOP Main Event: "Best $50 I Ever Spent"

Chad Holloway

Level 16

Vasu Amarapu went from $50 into potentially millions in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, which you can follow here, thanks to signing up for the Club GG poker app.

On the dinner break of Day 7, Amarapu was at around 25 big blinds, a bit below the average stack. He was well in contention for the gold bracelet and the $8 million prize. With 20 players remaining, he's guaranteed at least $241,800, an incredible return on investment (ROI) for what he paid to get into poker's world championship event.

"The fifty bucks that I spent, that's the best thing that happened to me in my life," Amarapu told PokerNews in a Day 6 interview, referring to the monthly fee to play on the Club GG app.

The Next Chris Moneymaker?

If not for an article on PokerNews, Amarapu might not be in this position. That's not us tooting our own horn, the potential future world champion said as much.

"I read an article on PokerNews, and right away I downloaded the app," the poker player said. "The steps were very clear."

Amarapu is referring to a September article written by our Jason Glatzer, which explains how to download and play on the Club GG app. He read the article, signed up, paid his $49.99 monthly fee, and won his way into the WSOP Main Event, along with a number of other Club GG members.

Amarapu's story has the potential to end up similar to Chris Moneymaker, the 2003 world champion who famously parlayed an $86 online poker satellite into poker glory.

Moneymaker's victory 18 years ago helped spark a poker boom and attracted millions of new players to the game. Much like Moneymaker, Amarapu is a Regular Joe who the average poker fan could relate to.

Not a Fluke

The current Main Event contender is no slouch on the felt. He entered the tournament with over $88,000 in live tournament earnings, and also has a $45,000 score for a third-place finish in WSOP.com Event #28: $1,000 Omaha 8 or Better in 2020.

"I've played cash games in other casinos, and tournaments here and there," Amarapu said. "But for an online thing, this is the best thing that I did in Massachusetts."

He's referring to joining Club GG in September, where he played under the screen name "Tight." Amarapu had no luck in his first Main Event qualifier on the app, but earned his way back into a qualifier the following week, and the rest is history.

The Illinois native is ecstatic to be in this position, and he's also thankful for the opportunity just to compete in the WSOP Main Event for the first time.

"I usually don't play no-limit hold'em, but I've been working on the game for a long time without playing live," he told PokerNews.

Winning the bracelet would be a dream come true for Amarapu, as would earning life-changing money. He now has a chance to climb to the top of the poker mountain, all because of the Club GG app, which he proudly acknowledges.

"Club GG app is the best app that can happen to you," Amarapu claims. "Please install, please try tournament poker for $50 for the rest of your life."

11-15-2021 21:58 UTC-7

Binger Survives All-In, Doubles

Mike Patrick

Level 16

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Ray Henson raised on the button, and Michael Binger moved all-in for 21,000 in the big blind. Henson made the call and each player drew one card. Hands were then turned over for the sweat.

Michael Binger: /
Ray Henson: /

Binger didn't have much of a sweat as Henson rolled over a for a straight, essentially killing his hand and awarding the double-up to Binger after he turned over an inconsequential .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	276,000	6,000
Michael Binger	55,000	31,000

Tags: Michael Binger Ray Henson

11-15-2021 21:39 UTC-7

Short Stacks on the Bubble

Mike Patrick

Level 16

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Waxman	80,000	50,000
Jake Schwartz	65,000	-80,000
Marcel Vonk	54,000	-88,000
Michael Binger	24,000	-59,800
Ismael Bojang	21,000	-176,000

11-15-2021 21:22 UTC-7

Bubble Time

Mike Patrick

Level 16

Following the eliminations of Maxx Coleman and Alex Livingston, the tournament is now on the stone bubble with 33 players remaining. Play will continue hand-for hand until the bubble is burst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	Busted
Alex Livingston	Busted

11-15-2021 21:02 UTC-7

Strebkov Eliminates Two In Crazy Triple Draw Hand

Mike Patrick

Level 16

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Before the draws, Ryan Laplante and Cody Wells were all-in for approximately 100,000 each versus Denis Strebkov who had both players covered.

On the first and second draws, each player took one card.

On the third draw, Strebkov was first to act and patted his hand, Wells then took some time with his decision and chose to pat. Laplante patted behind as well.

Here's where things got interesting.

No one immediately tabled their hand, and in the time it took while Wells was making his decision, it seemed as though everyone lost track of the draws.

Strebkov made a 'stand pat' motion, and then Wells pulled a card out of his hand and put it on the table. Laplante patted again, the dealer slid Wells a new card, and somehow a fourth draw took place!

At this point, the hands were tabled and fortunately, the outcome of the hand wasn't impacted as Strebkov showed , Laplante showed , and after sweating that potentially controversial fourth draw, Wells drew a to go with his .

Disaster was averted and Strebkov won a huge pot, eliminating Wells and Laplante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	435,000	105,000
Cody Wells	Busted
Ryan Laplante	Busted

Tags: Cody Wells Denis Strebkov Ryan Laplante

11-15-2021 20:38 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 16

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	510,000	54,000
Richard Bai	490,000	220,000
Jerry Wong	400,000	355,000
Denis Strebkov	330,000	-10,000
Amnon Filippi	280,000	71,000
Jon Turner	270,000	-28,000
Ray Henson	270,000	50,000
Anthony Ribeiro	260,000	-16,500
Jordan Siegel	212,000	22,000
Dominik Baud	172,000	72,000
John Racener	152,000	62,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	150,000	-40,000
Jake Schwartz	145,000	35,000
Max Pescatori	130,000	-32,000
Don Nguyen	49,000	-86,000

Level: 16

NLFCD & NL 2-7 SD:
Ante 8000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 5000
PLO, PLO8, Big O, PL 2-7 TD:
Ante 4000 Small Blind 2000 Big Blind 4000
No-Limit Hold'em:
Ante 6000 Small Blind 2000 Big Blind 4000

11-15-2021 20:26 UTC-7

Waxman Calls River Unsuccessfully

Mike Patrick

Level 15

No-Limit Hold'em

On a completed board reading , Matt Waxman was on the button facing a 48,000 chip bet from Alex Livingston in the big blind. The bet represented over half of Waxman's remaining stack.

Waxman had the clock called on him, and as the countdown hit one, Waxman dropped in calling chips, only to see Livington turn over for a flopped full house, leaving Waxman with just 30,000 in chips.

Meanwhile, at another table, David Mock who had been nursing a short stack for a couple of hours finally lost his stack and has been eliminated, bringing the field to 41.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	200,000	37,000
Matt Waxman	30,000	3,000
David Mock	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Matt Waxman