Event #83: $1,500 The Closer | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-21-2021 16:15 UTC-8

Melanie Weisner Eliminated in 17th Place ($14,740)

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Melanie Weisner moved all-in for 500,000 from early position and Stephen Song called on the button.

Melanie Weisner:
Stephen Song:

Weisner didn't get much help from the flop of , though she picked up a flush draw on the turn. Sadly for Weisner, the river bricked out with the and she was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	3,900,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Melanie Weisner	Busted

Tags: Melanie Weisner Stephen Song

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

11-21-2021 16:06 UTC-8

Michael Wang Eliminated in 18th Place ($14,740)

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Michael Wang was seen getting up from the table with all of his chips in the middle on a board of . Wang held and was no good against the pocket pair of Aleksandr Shevliakov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Shevliakov	4,000,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Wang	Busted

Tags: Michael Wang

11-21-2021 16:02 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	CHIPS
404	1	Alex Kulev	7,300,000
404	2	Kenny Hallaert	3,200,000
404	3	Chris Moorman	1,200,000
404	4	Leo Margets	1,800,000
404	5	Stephen Song	3,400,000
404	6	Jonathan Borenstein	1,400,000
404	7	Cherish Andrews	1,300,000
404	8	Wooram Cho	2,100,000
404	9	Melanie Weisner	400,000

412	1	Ofer Wexler	1,200,000
412	2	Benjamin Underwood	4,600,000
412	3	Marc Lange	2,200,000
412	4	Aleksandr Shevliakov	3,400,000
412	5	Arturo Segura	4,400,000
412	6	Shant Marashlian	950,000
412	7	Michael Wang	1,000,000
412	8	Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	2,700,000
412	9	DJ Buckley	1,200,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

11-21-2021 15:55 UTC-8

Daniel James Eliminated in 19th Place ($12,165)

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Brandon Bloom

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Chris Moorman opened to 240,000 in the hijack, Daniel James three-bet to 625,000 on the button, and Arturo Segura jammed for 2.33 million in the big blind. Only James called.

Arturo Segura:
Daniel James:

The board ran out to keep Segura's cowboys in front and send him the huge pot.

Shortly after that hand, James was left with a short stack and got his remaining 350,000 chips in against Jonathan Borenstein.

Daniel James:
Jonathan Borenstein:

The board ran out to send James to the rail. Meanwhile, the remaining players will now converge on two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arturo Segura	4,700,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Jonathan Borenstein	1,800,000 400,000	400,000
Chris Moorman	1,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Daniel James	Busted

11-21-2021 15:48 UTC-8

Sebastian Gahl Eliminated in 20th Place ($12,165)

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Connor Richards

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Benjamin Underwood opened in middle position and Sebastian Gahl raised all-in as the player next to act. Underwood called with his opponent covered.

Sebastian Gahl:
Benjamin Underwood:

Gahl was in need of serious help to stay alive and didn't get it as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Underwood	4,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Sebastian Gahl	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Underwood Sebastian Gahl

11-21-2021 15:36 UTC-8

Ihlamur, Kulcsar and Ciklamini All Gone

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Connor Richards

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Osman Ihlamur, Gergely Kulcsar and Patrik Ciklamini were at three different tables and each were eliminated at roughly the same time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Osman Ihlamur	Busted

Gergely Kulcsar	Busted
Patrik Ciklamini	Busted

11-21-2021 15:24 UTC-8

The Muck: Norman Chad & Haralabos Voulgaris Debate Poker Broadcasts

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Chad Holloway

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

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)