| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
260,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
175,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
170,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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Kunal Patni was all-in before the flop against Lipei Xu for 81,500 and Xu had him slightly covered.
Kunal Patni: 
Lipei Xu: 
Patni was a big favorite and it was looking like he was going to double up as the turn read 
but the 
hit the river, eliminating Patni and sending the chips to Xu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
186,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
185,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
55,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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With 27,500 chips in the middle the flop came 
and both PeterPaul Shaker and Roland Isaelashvili checked through to the 
turn, to see the on the river.
Israelashvili led out for 10,000 and Shaker paused before saying, "I have an ace."
Israelashvili responded, "I can't tell you what I have."
Shaker threw in the chips to call and Israelashvili tabled 
for a straight. Shaker knuckled the table and threw his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
364,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
145,500
145,500
|
145,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
175,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
150,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
115,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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The prize pool has been announced, with a total of 1,921 entries and a combined total of $1,352,384. 289 players will reach the money for a min-cash of $1,280 and the first-place prize of $204,274 as well as the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $204,274 |
| 2 | $126,252 |
| 3 | $93,627 |
| 4 | $70,077 |
| 5 | $52,943 |
| 6 | $40,376 |
| 7 | $31,087 |
| 8 | $24,165 |
| 9 | $18,968 |
| 10-11 | $15,035 |
| 12-13 | $12,036 |
| 14-15 | $9,732 |
| 16-18 | $7,948 |
| 19-27 | $6,558 |
| 28-36 | $5,467 |
| 37-45 | $4,605 |
| 46-54 | $3,920 |
| 55-63 | $3,373 |
| 64-72 | $2,933 |
| 73-81 | $2,578 |
| 82-90 | $2,292 |
| 91-99 | $2,060 |
| 100-126 | $1,872 |
| 127-153 | $1,721 |
| 154-189 | $1,600 |
| 190-243 | $1,400 |
| 244-289 | $1,280 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
A player raised in early position to 8,000 and Tristan Wade jammed for 65,500. The action folded back around to the original raiser and he quickly called while opening his hand.
Tristan Wade: 
Early Position: 
Wade ran into a monster and the 
flop was no help. The on the turn gave Wade some more outs and the on the river was one of them as he made trip queens to remain in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
141,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
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Norman Chad, along with Lon McEachern, has commentated on the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for ESPN, and now CBS Sports Network, since 2003.
After the conclusion of the 2021 WSOP Main Event in which Koray Aldemir won the title and $8 million top prize, Haralabos Voulgaris, and a few other high rollers on the always polarizing poker Twitter, suggested maybe it's time to make a change in the broadcast booth.
Agree with Norman Chad, the game cannot continue in this fashion and thrive. Definitely need some new blood in the… https://t.co/EG42auRn3a
— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob)
