Jefferey Tench open-shoved from under the gun for 105,000 and Joao Simao called on the button.
Jefferey Tench: 
Joao Simao: 
Tench was ahead with his pair and the 
runout kept his Main Event hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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230,000
121,000
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121,000 |
Action was on the river with the board reading 
. Frank Funaro bet 40,000 into a pot of about 90,000. Brett Halan thought a moment before calling quickly.
Funaro tabled the 
for aces up and Halan mucked to give Funaro a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
703,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
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130,000
82,000
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82,000 |
Stephen Chidwick was still picking up his chips and stacking as he was forced to put his big blind in play. Lukas Volman raised to 20,000 in middle position and Chidwick defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Chidwick led out with a bet of 15,000 and Volman called to see the 
on the river. Chidwick fired another bet of 20,000 and Volman quickly let his hand go this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
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430,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Steve Yea raised to 21,000 in the cutoff and Chris Dowling filled up from the big blind. On a flop of 
, Dowling opted to check-call a bet worth 12,000 and checked again the on the turn. Yea now bet 38,000 and Dowling's check-raise to 90,000 did the trick to award the pot to the Irishman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,575,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
850,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
With a 
board showing, Matias Salas collected an early double from the big blind holding 
45,000 against Barry Greenstein from the cutoff 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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267,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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90,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Romain Lewis had to forfeit the blinds and then three-bet jammed for the last 37,000. "I can't fold, I have too much in there already," Alan Krassowski said and called as the initial raiser in the cutoff.
Romain Lewis: 
Alan Krassowski: 
The board ran out 
and Lewis doubled early on. In the meanwhile, Peter Robinson has been eliminated and departed in 985th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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315,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
120,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Day 4 of the 2021 Main Event is underway with an even 1,000 players in the money to start the day. Expect the bust-outs to come fast and furious as the many short stacks who survived into the money will be putting their tournament lives at risk shortly.
