One more 20-minute break is to be had by the remaining players before they play the final 120-minute level of Day 2abc. Below are some highlights from the previous level to enjoy while the action is paused.
Over on the feature tables of the Horseshoe Event Center, Thomas Napolitano four-bet to 27,000 in the hijack. Farah Galfond in the big blind then five-bet jammed for an effective 95,000 and Napolitano reluctantly folded.
A player raised to 3,500 in late position and in the big blind, Manig Loeser defended.
The flop peeled out K♦2♥4♥ and Loeser check-called a bet of 3,500 from his opponent.
On the 8♠ turn, action checked through to the 5♠ river where Loeser bet 6,500 and his opponent called.
Loeser showed K♠6♦ for a pair of kings with a six kicker, which was good against his opponent's Q♣Q♥ for a pair of queens.
At the same table, Alexandre Reard was eliminated.
Roman Hrabec was heads-up on a board of 6♦3♠J♦3♦ when he bet 8,000 from early position and an opponent called on the button.
The river came the 10♦ and Hrabec led out for another 8,000. His opponent quickly called and Hrabec turned over A♦A♠ to win the pot and climb up to 300,000.
Tom Peterson opened to 3,500 in middle position and Nick Marchington three-bet to 9,500 in the cutoff. Peterson called and the flop came Q♦9♦8♥. Peterson checked to Marchington who continued with a bet of 5,500 and Peterson folded.
A couple of hands later, Peterson raised to 3,500 again and Marchington just called this time along with the button. The flop fell 8♠5♠5♦ and the action checked around to the 4♥ on the turn.
Peterson led out with a bet of 10,000 and only Marchington called. The river was the 5♣ and Peterson checked this time. Marchington moved all in, putting Peterson to the test for his final 25,000 chips but he opted to fold. Marchington flashed the goods with the 5♥ as he collected another pot.
2020 WSOP Main Event champion Damian Salas opened to 3,500 from the middle position and received a call from Jason Wandling in the hijack, the button and Jose Moure in the small blind.
The dealer revealed a flop of A♠Q♣A♦. Moure and Salas checked, and Wandling took this opportunity to bet 3,500. Moure was the only one to call.
On the turn 8♦, Moure checked, and Wandling checked back. The same action occurred on the river K♥, even though Wandling was tempted to bet.
The first player to show his cards, Moure, flipped A♥J♠. Seeing that, Wandling mucked his cards but said to his neighbor "he had two pairs".
The board A♣5♠2♥10♥ was already dealt in a heads-up pot when Elisa Onay bet 7,000 after it was checked to her and her opponent called.
The J♣ showed up on the river and they both chose to check. Onay tabled Q♠Q♥ and grabbed the pot after her opponent sent 4♥4♠ into the muck.
The action was picked up when three players were all in with close to 300,000 in the middle on a flop showing K♦5♣3♣. Dylan Christiansen had both his opponents covered, and before the cards were turned up, Greg Mueller announced what he thought everyone had.
"You have clubs, you have aces and you have a set of threes," said Mueller before the hands were tabled.
Middle Position: Q♣J♣
Early Position: A♠A♣
Dylan Christiansen: 3♠3♥
Mueller pointed at each player and perfectly called their hands blind. Christiansen was well out front with his set, but would need to dodge the flush draw and aces for his opponents. The board ran out 10♠7♥ and the set held up to score the massive pot for Christiansen and send his opponents to the exit.
A player in early position raised to 3,000 and Fernando Rodriguez three-bet to 8,500. It came back to the initial player who called.
The flop revealed 6♥4♦Q♥ and they both checked to the see the 6♣ on the turn. After another check from his opponent, Rodriguez bet 6,000 and won the pot as the other player folded.
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