Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Day 5 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-13-2021 23:10 UTC-7

Abro Flops Joint, Busts Desilva

Yori Epskamp

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Thissa Desilva open-shoved 525,000 in late position and Ronnie Abro called in the big blind after some thought.

Thissa Desilva:
Ronnie Abro:

Abro directly flopped the joint on a board and locked it up after the turn and river.

"Good game, brother," Abro said. "I almost folded," he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Abro	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Thissa Desilva	Busted

Tags: Thissa Desilva Ronnie Abro

11-13-2021 23:09 UTC-7

Lim Gets Rigby to Fold

Connor Richards

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nicholas Rigby raised to 200,000 and called a three-bet to 525,000 from Dragana Lim.

Rigby checked on the flop and called when Lim bet 750,000. Rigby checked again on the turn and Lim bet 1,250,000. Rigby let his hand go.

The temporary defeat did nothing to drown out the chants of "Rigby! Rigby!" coming from the player's rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	6,900,000 100,000	100,000
Dragana Lim	4,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Dragana Lim Nicholas Rigby

11-13-2021 23:04 UTC-7

Chen Busts on River

Brandon Bloom

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tonio Röder opened to 100,000 in early position and Pete Chen jammed in his stack of 555,000 from middle position. Action came back around to Röder who briefly thought about it and called.

Pete Chen:
Tonio Röder:

Chen was ahead but Röder was very live. Chen took out his phone and started recording what he hoped would be a double-up on his path to a deeper run as the dealer fanned the flop. Chen was still ahead but now needed to fade more outs.

The came on the turn to change nothing, but the spiked the river to give Röder a straight, sending Chen to the payout desk and leaving him with a video he may not want to watch again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tonio Röder	6,500,000 400,000	400,000
Pete Chen	Busted

11-13-2021 23:04 UTC-7

Prager Wins Classic to Double Through Alafogiannis

Anthony Thompson

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chris Alafogiannis raised to 125,000 from late position and then called the 1,285,000 three-bet jam Josh Prager made from the button.

Josh Prager:
Chris Alafogiannis:

It was another classic race and the flop gave Prager top two-pair while also giving Alafogiannis a Broadway draw.

Luckily for Prager, the fell on the turn and the paired the board on the river to secure his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	6,710,000 -290,000	-290,000
Breno Campelo	4,910,000 10,000	10,000
Tyler Cornell	3,420,000 20,000	20,000

Josh Prager	2,600,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Joshua Tam	2,130,000 330,000	330,000
Chris Alafogiannis	1,720,000 -375,000	-375,000
Erik Gorman	1,320,000 -730,000	-730,000
Timothy Cramer	1,310,000 -820,000	-820,000

Tags: Chris Alafogiannis Josh Prager

11-13-2021 23:01 UTC-7

Hudon Gets Paid with the Nuts

Adam Lamers

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The board read with around 1,000,000 in the middle already. Eliot Hudon checked to Olivier Rebello who bet 285,000. Hudon check-raised to 600,000 and Rebello called.

The river was the and Hudon pushed all in for 740,000. Rebello asked for a count and then dipped into the tank for a few minutes. Stephen Gerber called the clock but the rest of the table agreed to let Rebello have some more time.

Rebello eventually made the call and Hudon turned over for the nut flush. Rebello showed his before his cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	3,660,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Olivier Rebello	495,000 -1,905,000	-1,905,000

Tags: Eliot Hudon Stephen Gerber

11-13-2021 23:01 UTC-7

A Double for Wong and a Double for Shoreman

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Joshua Field raised to 105,000 from the early position and Jose Wong three-bet jammed for 590,000 from the middle position. The action folded back to Field who snap-called.

Jose Wong:
Joshua Field:

The board ran out for Wong to hold with the kings to double up with.

On the next hand, Thissa Desilva raised to 105,000 from the middle position and Jon Shoreman three-bet shoved for exactly 1,000,000. The action folded around again and Desilva snap-called.

Jon Shoreman:
Thissa Desilva:

The board ran out for Shoreman to turn the set to stay alive and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Goulder	5,000,000 400,000	400,000
Ognyan Dimov	3,730,000 1,380,000	1,380,000

Jon Shoreman	2,125,000
Ronnie Abro	1,700,000 -500,000	-500,000
Joshua Field	1,155,000 -445,000	-445,000
Thissa Desilva	1,000,000 -620,000	-620,000
Ravid Garbi	700,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Pete Skyllas	665,000 -60,000	-60,000
Jose Wong	590,000 -960,000	-960,000

Tags: Thissa Desilva Joshua Field Jon Shoreman Jose Wong

11-13-2021 22:58 UTC-7

Holmes Wins One Off Chidwick

Connor Richards

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

George Holmes raised to 110,000 and called when Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 430,000.

Chidwick bet 350,000 on the flop reading and Holmes check-raised to 1,080,000. Chidwick called.

The turn brought the and Holmes moved all-in for just over 2,000,000. Chidwick laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Holmes	5,600,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Stephen Chidwick	5,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick George Holmes

11-13-2021 22:55 UTC-7

Dowling Takes a Rough Beat

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chris Dowling raised from the button and called the shove by Shai Arbel in the big blind for 1,115,000 in total.

Shai Arbel:
Chris Dowling:

Arbel was dominated and with one foot out of the door after the flop. The turn gave him some hope and he indeed got there with the river. Arbel vaulted out of his seat in disbelief and loudly said "what the fuck is wrong with this table? It is so broken, can we please break this table?"

Another player chimed in right after with the words "this is a bad table if you are a good player."

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	6,020,000 -280,000	-280,000
David Cabrera	5,050,000 80,000	80,000
Alireza Amiri	4,020,000 -1,330,000	-1,330,000
Anar Khalilov	2,920,000 -110,000	-110,000
Chris Dowling	2,365,000 -950,000	-950,000
Shai Arbel	2,300,000 400,000	400,000

Salko Imsirovic	2,250,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Glynn Beebe	2,205,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Chris Dowling Shai Arbel

11-13-2021 22:52 UTC-7

Cruz Spikes Ace on River and Doubles Through Halverson

Anthony Thompson

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

A series of preflop raises saw Francis Cruz four-bet jam for 1,640,000 from the button only to have Mitchell Halverson snap-call from the small blind.

Francis Cruz:
Mitchell Halverson:

It was a classic race with Cruz looking to connect with either of his two overs but neither came after the flop hit the felt.

The turn brought possible chop outs if a four or nine were to fall but luckily for Cruz, it was the that completed the board on the river and kept his Main Event hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Remitio	5,100,000 50,000	50,000
Chase Bianchi	4,300,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Michael Jensen	3,400,000 2,570,000	2,570,000
Francis Cruz	3,400,000 1,340,000	1,340,000
Jung Woo	2,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Mitchell Halverson	2,700,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000
Adam Duong	1,800,000 -500,000	-500,000
Jacob Connelly	1,200,000 -900,000	-900,000
Pavlo Veksler	600,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Francis Cruz Mitchell Halverson

11-13-2021 22:46 UTC-7

Cowen Cracks Aces to Eliminate Armstrong

Connor Richards

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Stephen Song opened to 100,000 and Robert Cowen three-bet to 325,000. Nicholas Rigby flat-called and Benjamin Armstrong four-bet shoved for 1,170,000. Song folded and Cowen then jammed his stack of 1,390,000 and Rigby called for about a million more.

Benjamin Armstrong:
Robert Cowen:
Nicholas Rigby:

Armstrong had aces while Cowen had jacks and Rigby was in the mix with the three-deuce. Armstrong's aces were still ahead after the flop of but the on the turn catapulted Cowen ahead. Cowen nearly tripled when the peeled off on the river while Armstrong was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	6,800,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000
Robert Cowen	3,600,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Stephen Song	1,400,000 -600,000	-600,000

Benjamin Armstrong (GA)	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Armstrong Nicholas Rigby Robert Cowen