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

11-21-2021 17:18 UTC-7

Borenstein Spikes River to Survive

Brandon Bloom

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

Kenny Hallaert opened in the hijack and Jonathan Borenstein jammed in the big blind for 1.54 million. Hallaert asked for a count and called.

Jonathan Borenstein:
Kenny Hallaert:

The players were flipping and the dealer burned and turned. Borenstein started to get up as his future looked bleak as the dealer spread the flop. The came on the turn to give him some more outs, and the hit the river to keep him alive.

"Ooh, that's a river," Borenstein said as he chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Borenstein	3,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Kenny Hallaert	2,200,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

11-21-2021 17:23 UTC-7

Wooram Cho Eliminated in 16th Place ($14,740)

Connor Richards

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

Chris Moorman opened in middle position and Wooram Cho three-bet jammed from the small blind. Moorman called.

Wooram Cho:
Chris Moorman:

Cho was dominated and ultimately eliminated when the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	3,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Wooram Cho	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman Wooram Cho

11-21-2021 17:32 UTC-7

Shant Marashlian Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,045)

Connor Richards

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

In a hand that extended into break, Shant Marashlian was in a heads-up pot against Marc Lange on a board of .

Lange moved all-in with Marashlian covered and Marashlian tanked into the break before calling off.

Lange showed for a pair of aces and eliminated Marashlian, who showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Lange	2,400,000 800,000	800,000
Shant Marashlian	Busted

11-21-2021 17:32 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Brandon Bloom

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	5,100,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Chris Moorman	4,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Aleksandr Shevliakov	4,700,000 700,000	700,000
Jonathan Borenstein	4,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Benjamin Underwood	4,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Arturo Segura	3,500,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Stephen Song	3,400,000 -500,000	-500,000

Cherish Andrews	2,800,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Marc Lange	2,400,000
Kenny Hallaert	2,300,000 100,000	100,000

DJ Buckley	2,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Ofer Wexler	2,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Leo Margets	1,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

11-21-2021 17:33 UTC-7

Players on Break

Connor Richards

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

The remaining 14 players are on another 15-minute break.

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

11-21-2021 17:54 UTC-7

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,045)

Brandon Bloom

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The hand details are unknown, but Benjamin Underwood appears to have busted Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Underwood	6,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted

11-21-2021 18:06 UTC-7

Kenny Hallaert Eliminated in 13th Place ($22,310)

Brandon Bloom

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Cherish Andrews opened to 400,000 on the button and Kenny Hallaert jammed in his stack of about 2,000,000 in the big blind. Andrews called.

Kenny Hallaert:
Cherish Andrews:

Hallaert was in rough shape, and was in even rougher shape on the flop. He was drawing dead on the turn and the meaningless completed the board as he wished his table good luck and made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cherish Andrews	5,600,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

11-21-2021 18:17 UTC-7

Buckley Doubles Through Shevliakov

Connor Richards

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Aleksandr Shevliakov opened to 400,000 on the button and DJ Buckley three-bet jammed a stack of 1,400,000 from the big blind. Shevliakov asked for a count and then called.

DJ Buckley:
Aleksandr Shevliakov: