Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-19 10:45 UTC-8

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
FT 1	1	Rafael Reis	13,600,000	45
FT 1	2	Santiago Plante	10,775,000	36
FT 1	3	Johan Schumacher	13,200,000	44
FT 1	4	Daniel Fortier	3,025,000	10
FT 1	5	Matthew Burley	3,700,000	12
FT 1	6	Michael Noori	8,400,000	28
FT 1	7	Matthew Itkin	2,800,000	9
FT 1	8	Jeffrey Vertes	6,500,000	22
FT 1	9	Charlie Dawson	10,100,000	34

FT 2	1	Ryan Leng	18,000,000	60
FT 2	2	Dannah Kamp	4,800,000	16
FT 2	3	Mordechai Hazan	12,500,000	42
FT 2	4	Jaesh Balachandran	21,700,000	72
FT 2	5	Brendan Shiller	4,000,000	13
FT 2	6	Katsushi Yoshida	5,800,000	19
FT 2	7	Anthony Ortega	12,200,000	41
FT 2	8	Christopher Andler	20,000,000	67
FT 2	9	Lee Markholt	1,300,000	4

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jaesh Balachandran	21,700,000 1,185,000	1,185,000

Christopher Andler	20,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Ryan Leng	18,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Rafael Reis	13,600,000 2,625,000	2,625,000

Johan Schumacher	13,200,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000
Mordechai Hazan	12,500,000 500,000	500,000
Anthony Ortega	12,200,000 -3,575,000	-3,575,000
Santiago Plante	10,775,000
Charlie Dawson	10,100,000 3,450,000	3,450,000

Michael Noori	8,400,000 550,000	550,000

Jeffrey Vertes	6,500,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
Katsushi Yoshida	5,800,000
Dannah Kamp	4,800,000 -325,000	-325,000

Brendan Shiller	4,000,000 525,000	525,000
Matthew Burley	3,700,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Fortier	3,025,000 -3,675,000	-3,675,000
Matthew Itkin	2,800,000 25,000	25,000
Lee Markholt	1,300,000 -2,775,000	-2,775,000

Steven Sarmiento Eliminated in 19th Place ($21,768)

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Nível 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Steven Sarmiento had shoved from the cutoff for his last 2,300,000 and Katsushi Yoshida reshoved from the small blind for the big blind to fold.

Steven Sarmiento:
Katsushi Yoshida:

The board ran out for Yoshida to flop top pair and to eliminate Sarmiento in nineteenth place.

The 18 remaining players will now be redrawn for the final two tables with around 38 minutes left in the current level. The seat draw is to follow.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Katsushi Yoshida	5,800,000 725,000	725,000
Steven Sarmiento	Eliminado

2021-10-19 10:32 UTC-8

Giancarlo Santolin Eliminated in 20th Place ($21,768)

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Nível 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Giancarlo Santolin had shoved from the cutoff for 2,125,000, and Mordechai Hazan three-bet jammed for more in the small blind. Lee Markholt folded in the big blind.

Giancarlo Santolin:
Mordechai Hazan:

The board ran out for Hazan, who flopped a set. Santolin was drawing dead on the turn, and bust in 20th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mordechai Hazan	12,000,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Giancarlo Santolin	Eliminado

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2021-10-19 10:29 UTC-8

Jason Riesenberg Eliminated in 21st Place ($21,768)

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Nível 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Christopher Andler jammed from the small blind and Jason Riesenberg called for his remaining 3.5 million in the big blind.

Jason Riesenberg:
Christopher Andler:

The players were flipping and Andler found improvement on the flop. The turn and river confirmed Riesenberg's elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Christopher Andler	18,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Jason Riesenberg	Eliminado

2021-10-19 10:25 UTC-8

Antonio Matic Eliminated in 22nd Place ($21,768)

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Nível 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Antonio Matic got his remaining stack of about six million chips in preflop and was at risk against Johan Schumacher.

Antonio Matic:
Johan Schumacher:

Matic ran into aces and fell behind further on the flop. The turn gave him hope with a flush draw, but the board completed with the to eliminate him.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Johan Schumacher	15,000,000 5,375,000	5,375,000
Antonio Matic	Eliminado

2021-10-19 10:13 UTC-8

Raul Martinez Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,768)

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Nível 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Jaesh Balachandran raised to 600,000 from the hijack, and Raul Martinez three-bet jammed from the cutoff for 2,450,000. The action folded back to Balachandran, who made the call.

Raul Martinez:
Jaesh Balachandran:

The flop came for both players to hit a set, but Balachandran was still ahead with the higher one.

The turn was the , which did not help Martinez, and neither did the on the river, which sent Martinez out in 23rd place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jaesh Balachandran	20,515,000 2,915,000	2,915,000

Raul Martinez	Eliminado

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2021-10-19 10:08 UTC-8

Ivan Deyra Eliminated in 24th Place ($21,768)

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Nível 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

In the day's first hand, Ivan Deyra jammed in his 4,725,000 stack from middle position, and Christopher Andler called in the hijack.

Ivan Deyra:
Christopher Andler:

Deyra needed to improve, but the board ran out to knock him out as the first elimination of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Christopher Andler	13,500,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Ivan Deyra	Eliminado

2021-10-19 10:00 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Nível 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Cards are in the air and play is now underway for the 24 remaining players.

Nível: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

2021-10-19 08:36 UTC-8

Twenty-Four Players Return to Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack With Eyes on Gold Bracelet

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Only 24 players remain in Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack as Day 4 will begin shortly. This event saw 3,520 total players enter the event and only one will take home the coveted gold bracelet and $610,347 first-place prize.

Action will resume at 11 a.m. local time, and play may continue until a winner is determined. The remaining players have already locked up $21,768, but are looking toward the final table.

Jaesh Balachandran bagged the top stack going into Day 4 with 17,600,000 chips. Three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng (16,500,000), who recently won his third bracelet in Event #23:$1,500 Eight Game Mix Six-Handed, continues his quest for another one as he bagged the top stack at the end of Day 2 and the second-biggest stack at the end of Day 3.

Anthony Ortega (15,775,000), Santiago Plante (10,775,000), and Brazil’s Rafael Reis (10,975,000) will also be looking to claim the top prize, along with PokerNews’ Dannah Kamp (5,125,000), who is the last woman standing in this event.

Day 4 begins at 11 a.m. local time in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The tournament will resume at Level 32 with blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000.

PokerGO continues its excellentWSOP coverage with a stream of this event. The final six or seven players will play under the watchful PokerGO cameras, giving viewers worldwide a glimpse of what it is like to play for poker's most prestigious prize: a WSOP bracelet.

Stay tuned for coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews live reporting team.

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