The remaining 11 players are now on a 15-minute break. They will relocate to the feature tables in the Mothership when they return.
2021 World Series of Poker
Henrik Hecklen in the small blind got his last 225,000 in the middle on a flop of and Alexander Petersen called from the button.
Henrik Hecklen:
Alexander Petersen:
Hecklen had top pair, but Petersen had him beat with bottom two pair. The board ran out , no help to Hecklen who headed to the payout desk in 12th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Petersen |
5,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
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Henrik Hecklen | Busted |
Laszlo Bujtas raised to 125,000 and was called by Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Both Bujtas and Hellmuth checked the flop before Negreanu bet 350,000. Bujtas quickly folded.
"F***. I guess I was just supposed to pot it," Hellmuth said. "Come on Phil."
Hellmuth let another hand go and Negreanu raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laszlo Bujtas | 4,400,000 | |
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Daniel Negreanu |
3,000,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Phil Hellmuth |
1,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Veselin Karakitukov was in a heads-up pot against Alexander Petersen on a flop of with most of his stack already in the middle. Karakitukov went all-in for 115,000 and Petersen called.
Veselin Karakitukov:
Alexander Petersen:
Karakitukov had aces and a flush draw while Petersen had a pair of queens and a straight draw. The board ran out and Karakitukov secured a double-up to keep his tournament dreams alive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Petersen |
4,800,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
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Veselin Karakitukov |
1,000,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Veselin Karakitukov raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Ben Lamb came along from the button. The flop came and Karakitukov checked over to Lamb, who bet 105,000.
Karakitukov used a time bank before calling as the turn came the . Both players checked to the river.
Karakitukov checked for a third time, allowing Lamb to bet 365,000. Karakitukov thought about the decision for more than a minute, expending two more time banks before sending his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Lamb |
2,000,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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Veselin Karakitukov |
675,000
-1,025,000
|
-1,025,000 |
Gavin Cochrane was short-stacked and called off in the big blind when Shaun Deeb raised to put him all-in.
Gavin Cochrane:
Shaun Deeb:
The board ran out and Deeb hit a straight on the turn to send Cochrane out in 13th place.
"That's how I do it, Phil," Deeb told Phil Hellmuth after the hand. "Get it in bad and get there."
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shaun Deeb |
1,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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Gavin Cochrane | Busted |
Alexander Petersen raised to 100,000 and was called by Dan Cates in the small blind and Ben Lamb in the big blind. The flop came and Cates moved all in for his last 85,000. Both opponents called.
Petersen and Lamb checked down the turn and river. Cates showed for a pair of sevens, Lamb for nines, and Petersen for kings to win the pot and eliminate "Jungleman" on the money bubble.
The remaining 13 players are now in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Petersen |
5,000,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
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Ben Lamb |
1,875,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
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Dan Cates | Busted | |
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Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Laszlo Bujtas, Phil Hellmuth, and Shaun Deeb went to a flop of . Hellmuth and Deeb checked from the blinds and Bujtas bet 275,000. Only Hellmuth called.
Hellmuth checked dark as the fell on the turn. Bujtas announced a bet of 975,000.
"Oh Phil, just be patient. He's going to give you all his money," Hellmuth said, getting up from his chair before folding his cards.
Earlier, Jared Bleznick was reminiscing about his battles with Bujtas online and claimed no one has bluffed more than Bujtas. "You're going to win this tournament because I said that," Bleznick said.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Laszlo Bujtas |
4,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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Phil Hellmuth |
1,200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
Matthew Wantman went all-in preflop and was called by Alex Aleksandrovski.
Matthew Wantman:
Alex Aleksandrovski:
The board ran out and Wantman was eliminated two players off of the money when Aleksandrovski made a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Aleksandrovski
|
4,100,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
Matthew Wantman | Busted |