Photos by Alec Rome (PokerNews / WSOP).
Photos by Alec Rome (PokerNews / WSOP).
Jack Oliver bet the heads-up turn of ![]()
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to get raised by Richard Lee in the cutoff as confirmed by Tristan Wade. Oliver then checked the
on the river and Lee moved all-in for 1,113,000 total. Oliver asked for a count and the camera crews rushed by to film a potential all-in showdown.
However, Oliver opted to fold instead as Lee dragged in the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,000,000
1,391,000
|
1,391,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,320,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,150,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,030,000
591,000
|
591,000 |
|
|
850,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
430,000
492,000
|
492,000 |
A completed board of ![]()
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was spread across the felt with around 750,000 in the middle already. Nick Petrangelo counted out a bet of 425,000 and Pierre De Almeida flicked in a chip to call.
Petrangelo turned over ![]()
for a rivered straight while De Almeida showed ![]()
for a set of tens. De Almeida stood up from the table in agony after being left with one of the shortest stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,540,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,280,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
3,075,000
488,000
|
488,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,940,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
393,000
|
393,000 |
|
|
2,550,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,350,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,840,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,240,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
1,232,000
|
1,232,000 |
Jeffrey Trudeau raised to 50,000 from late position and then called the 175,000 three-bet Michael Lavin made from the cutoff.
The flop came ![]()
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, Trudeau check-called the 125,000 continuation bet from Lavin, then did the same for 250,000 after the
turn, then again for 600,000 after the
river.
Lavin rolled over ![]()
for a pair of fours but it was no good as Trudeau held a made hand of ![]()
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,720,000
1,748,000
|
1,748,000 |
|
|
950,000
312,000
|
312,000 |
|
|
||
Yuhei Sanada raised and then near instantly called the shove by Joey Weissman for 440,000, which represented nearly half of his stack.
Joey Weissman: ![]()
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Yuhei Sanada: ![]()
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board kept Weissman in contention as he once more doubled with his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,600,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
596,000
|
596,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
930,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
730,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
650,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
550,000
607,000
|
607,000 |
Carlos Matos-Erarte opened to 55,000 from under the gun and Marle Spragg moved all-in with a stack of 308,000.
Matos-Erarte shuffled his chips as a pair of TV cameras hovered overhead and he eventually folded.
Spragg was seen getting another three-bet jam through a few orbits earlier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,550,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
370,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
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Croatia's Dragana Lim is absolutely crushing the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event. A complete unknown in the poker world, the recent Las Vegas resident who has a PhD in Pharmacy and a background in stocks and investments is one of the chip leaders in her first ever WSOP Main Event.
Get to know Dragana Lim... it's a name you might be hearing a lot more of!
The remaining 243 players are heading on their first break of the day. It will roughly be a 25-minute break as the tournament staff colors up the 1,000 denomination chips. Here is a look at what happened in the first level of Day 5:

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
Registration on the 2021 WSOP $10,000 Main Event is closed and Day 3 is approaching. Who is thriving and who has failed to survive? What did Phil Hellmuth wear during his grand entrance? What does Mike "The Mouth" Matusow think about late registration? Find out in this episode.
Also, hear stories from the GGPoker Party that saw Daniel Negreanu and Dan Bilzerian attend, find out where Chad spotted Phil Ivey playing poker, and learn about Lon McEachern & Norman Chad unveiling a new signature poker table by BBO Poker Tables.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000