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

11-20-2021 17:34 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy	190,000 190,000	190,000
Ryan Depaulo	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Niko Koop	240,000 105,000	105,000
Michael Wang	90,000 34,000	34,000

Melanie Weisner	85,000 25,000	25,000
Joe Serock	85,000 15,000	15,000

Dan Shak	78,000 40,000	40,000
William Gannon	77,000 18,000	18,000
Allen Kessler	53,000 28,000	28,000
Sejin Park	50,000 9,000	9,000

Johnnie Moreno	45,000
David Jackson	45,000 22,000	22,000

Vanessa Kade	40,000 10,000	10,000
Ori Hasson	Busted

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Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

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11-20-2021 17:05 UTC-8

Chen Hits River to Bust Opponent

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Brandon Bloom

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Pete Chen was in the small blind and had 15,000 committed to the pot. The hijack jammed for 48,000 and Chen called.

Hijack:
Pete Chen:

The players were flipping and the flop kept things spicy as Chen picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn changed nothing, but the spiked the river to give Chen the pot and knock out his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	123,000 71,000	71,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

11-20-2021 16:53 UTC-8

Joe Serock with 100K in Chips

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A hand was picked up when a player was all-in for about 35,000 in chips and Joe Serock also had all the chips in the middle to put the player at risk.

Opponent:
Joe Serock:

The board would run out and with that Serock would eliminate a player. More importantly, for Serock he would add to his stack to put him at around 100,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Joe Serock

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-20-2021 16:48 UTC-8

Gannon's Rockets Bust Massey

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Brandon Bloom

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Aaron Massey opened to 3,500 under the gun and William Gannon three-bet to 8,700 in the cutoff. Massey then jammed for around 35,000 and Gannon called.

Aaron Massey:
William Gannon:

The flop and turn gave Massey outs, but the completed the board to send the pot to Gannon and send Massey to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Gannon	95,000 40,000	40,000
Aaron Massey	Busted

Tags: Aaron Massey William Gannon

11-20-2021 16:36 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Niko Koop	135,000 20,000	20,000
Melanie Weisner	110,000 70,000	70,000
Pat Lyons	81,000

William Gannon	55,000 5,100	5,100
Johnnie Moreno	45,000 29,000	29,000
Sejin Park	41,000 3,000	3,000

Ori Hasson	38,000 13,000	13,000

Tom Gity	38,000 18,000	18,000
George Wolff	35,000 35,000	35,000

Vanessa Kade	30,000 22,000	22,000
Allen Kessler	25,000 3,000	3,000
David Jackson	23,000 23,000	23,000

Gaelle Baumann	21,000 21,000	21,000

Pierre Calamusa	18,000

11-20-2021 16:30 UTC-8

Various Counts

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Brandon Bloom

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	101,000 17,000	17,000

Pat Lyons	81,000 46,000	46,000

Dave Alfa	80,000 80,000	80,000
Filippo Ragone	69,000 48,000	48,000
Pete Chen	52,000 27,000	27,000

Jamie Kerstetter	46,000 46,000	46,000

Joseph Cheong	22,000 22,000	22,000

Ronnie Bardah	Busted