Bin Weng bet 30,000 into 68,000 on the turn 
and his opponent called to see the river 
.
Weng checked and his opponent shoved for 90,000. Weng went deep into the tank for two minutes.
He counted out his stack, and ultimately tossed in a call. His opponent tabled 
and Weng was forced to muck his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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319,000
96,000
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96,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,000
340,000
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340,000 |
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228,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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175,000
58,000
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58,000 |
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165,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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155,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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155,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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145,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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101,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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95,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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85,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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58,000
32,000
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32,000 |
Angelina Rich bet 8,000 on the turn 
and was called.
The river was the 
and Rich sized up to 20,000 and was called again.
Rich tabled 
for a pair of jacks and her opponent tapped the table and tossed in his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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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.
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.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
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287,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
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245,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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195,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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195,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
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186,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
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179,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
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148,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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145,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
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88,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
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76,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
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73,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
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48,000
47,000
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47,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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305,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
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|
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208,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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|
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193,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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145,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
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Busted | |
Joe Serock bet 30,000 into 46,000 on the 
board after the turn and Bin Weng tanked.
After a couple minutes Weng raised it up to about 72,000 and Serock quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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303,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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194,000
1,000
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1,000 |
