Known for having a huge YouTube following, Ben Armstrong (aka BitBoy Crypto) is making a deep run in the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event, and having a blast. The YouTuber, podcaster and crypto enthusiast recounts a huge QQ vs AK hand and how he climbed to the 5 million chip mark.
Preston McEwen raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff. Zachary Mcdiarmid three-bet all in from the big blind and McEwen called off.
Preston McEwen: 
Zachary Mcdiarmid: 
It was a race which started well for Mcdiarmid as the flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to keep it clean for the jacks and McEwen was gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,510,000
4,130,000
|
4,130,000 |
|
Busted |
Jareth East raised to 235,000 from early position and Daniel Swartz shoved his last 2,360,000 from the cutoff. East was the lone caller.
Daniel Swartz: 
Jareth East: 
The board ran out 
and the ace-king held to eliminate Swartz from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000 | |
|
Busted |
Alejandro Lococo raised it up to 320,000 on the button and Yaniv Peretz shoved all in for just over 3,000,000 in the big blind. Lococo quickly called and had Peretz in bad shape preflop.
Yaniv Peretz: 
Alejandro Lococo:
The flop came 
and Peretz picked up a flush draw to go with his one live card. The on the turn gave him some chop outs but the on the river bricked out, sending Peretz to the payout desk.
"Payout 646," Peretz shouted, awaiting the runner to take him to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,300,000
1,865,000
|
1,865,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
After just tripling up, Matija Dobric open-shoved a stack of about 650,000 from middle position and Hye Park in the big blind asked for a count before calling.
Matija Dobric: 
Hye Park:
The flop came 
and Dobric let out a sigh of defeat when he saw his opponent made two pair. But the 
turn gave Dobric hope with a gutshot straight draw and the peeled off on the river to get him there.
"Let's go!" Dobric shouted before jumping out of his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,075,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
||
|
1,400,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Koray Aldemir raised to 330,000 from early position and Nicholas Rigby called. Mitchell Halverson came along and the flop was 
.
All three players checked the flop and the turn was 
.
Rigby fired 610,000 on the turn and Halverson called while Aldemir got out of the way.
The river was 
and Rigby bet 2,960,000, enough to put Halverson all-in. Halverson called and turned over 
for the flush. Rigby mucked the losing hand while Halverson stacked the big pot from his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
2,800,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
Jon Shoreman moved all-in from the cutoff and was called by Hye Park from the button.
Jon Shoreman:
Hye Park: 
Both players hit their kicker on the 
flop and it was Park who prevailed on the turn and 
river runout.
Shortly after, Gabriel Sack jammed for 1,740,000 and it was Park once more who called by placing one of the yellow one million chips in front of his stack.
Gabriel Sack: 
Hye Park:
The 
flop left Sack in desperate shape and he was drawing dead on the 
turn, the river was a mere formality. Park earned knockouts with ace-king in consecutive hands to further increase his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,300,000
5,225,000
|
5,225,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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The old adage "A Chip and a Chair" seems to ring true for Matija Dobric, who once again found himself all in and at risk, this time for 1,650,000. This time, it was Adam Walton who was trying to knock the Croatian out.
Matija Dobric: 
Adam Walton: 
The board came down 
and Dobric vaulted out of his chair to run through his rail. His cheers loudly echoed throughout the Amazon Room as he continues his comeback from a mere big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,550,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
|
||
|
|
3,700,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
Nicholas Rigby raised to 355,000 and Jareth East three-bet to 2,840,000, enough to cover Rigby. Rigby tanked for several minutes before calling to put his tournament life at risk.
Nicholas Rigby:
Jareth East:
The board ran out and East's ace held to end Rigby's Main Event adventure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,500,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
