Event #85: $50,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-20-2021 16:55 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	340,000 40,000	40,000

Ole Schemion	335,000 35,000	35,000

Dan Smith	330,000 30,000	30,000

Bin Duan	300,000 300,000	300,000
Anthony Zinno	300,000 300,000	300,000

Joao Vieira	300,000

Mikita Badziakouski	300,000

Joe McKeehen	295,000 85,000	85,000

Villamarin Back to Starting Stack

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ren Lin opened to 8,000 and was called by Jonathan Little directly behind and Carlos Villamarin in the big blind.

All three players checked on the flop and Villamarin checked to Lin on the turn, who bet 12,000. Only Villamarin called.

The completed the board and Villamarin check-called a 30,000 bet from Lin.

Lin revealed , which was no good against the of Villamarin for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	380,000 20,000	20,000

Carlos Villamarin	300,000 89,000	89,000
Ren Lin	275,000 25,000	25,000

11-20-2021 17:06 UTC-8

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

The field is currently up to 51 players.

11-20-2021 17:06 UTC-8

PN Podcast: Interviews w/ WSOP Main Event Champ Koray Aldemir, Vince Vaughn & Eli Elezra

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

They recap the 2021 WSOP $10,000 Main Event, which was won by Koray Aldemir, and highlight other recent bracelet winners including Brian Hastings, Chad Himmelspach, and David Moses.

They also offer an interview with actor and new WSOP Master of Ceremonies Vince Vaughn, as well as one with new Poker Hall of Fame inductee Eli Elezra. Also, hear the crew discuss rumors concerning the WSOP's upcoming move to the Las Vegas Strip and what the future may hold for the aforementioned Poker Hall of Fame.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Level: 4

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

11-20-2021 17:36 UTC-8

Addamo Eliminates Ponakovs

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Mike Patrick

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a river board reading , Michael Addamo bet 120,000 into a pot of 96,000. Aleksejs Ponakovs then jammed over top for about 270,000.

Addamo called and Ponakovs showed . Addamo rolled over for a winning two pair, eliminating Ponakovs at the start of level four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Addamo	750,000 330,000	330,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

11-20-2021 17:37 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Addamo	800,000 50,000	50,000

Chino Rheem	420,000 130,000	130,000
Stephen Chidwick	400,000 100,000	100,000

Ole Schemion	400,000 65,000	65,000

Dan Smith	350,000 20,000	20,000

Ryan Leng	300,000 300,000	300,000

James Chen	300,000 300,000	300,000

Thomas Winters	300,000 300,000	300,000
Noah Schwartz	300,000 300,000	300,000

Dominik Nitsche	300,000 300,000	300,000

Christoph Vogelsang	300,000
AP Garza	300,000
Ali Imsirovic	175,000 95,000	95,000

11-20-2021 17:43 UTC-8

Addamo Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Addamo opened to 9,000 from the hijack and was called by Ranganath Kanchi on the button and Matas Cimbolas in the big blind.

Cimbolas checked to Addamo on the flop and he continued for 11,000. Kanchi called but Cimbolas folded.

Kanchi called a 40,000 bet from Addamo on the turn but decided to lay his hand down facing a 45,000 bet from Addamo on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Addamo	940,000 140,000	140,000

Ranganath Kanchi	375,000 375,000	375,000
Matas Cimbolas	250,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Matas Cimbolas Michael Addamo Ranganath Kanchi

11-20-2021 17:52 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rok Gostisa	480,000 180,000	180,000
Joe McKeehen	415,000 120,000	120,000

Anthony Zinno	320,000 20,000	20,000

Dario Sammartino	315,000 15,000	15,000

Seth Davies	300,000

11-20-2021 17:54 UTC-8

Badziakouski Doubles Through Smith

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Mike Patrick

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised in early position to 8,000 and got called by Orpen Kisacikoglu on the button and Reagen Silber in the small blind.

From the big blind, Dan Smith three-bet to 48,000, and Badziakouski four-bet shoved for 99,000 total. Kisacikoglu and Silber folded, and Smith called.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Dan Smith:

It didn't take long for Badziakouski to improve, as the flop paired Badziakouski. From there, the runout didn't help Smith, and both players now sit just over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	240,000 60,000	60,000

Dan Smith	220,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Dan Smith Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu