Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1b | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-02 21:42 UTC-7

Medsker Triples with Rockets

BrandonBloom

Nível 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

A player raised to 36,000 from early position, Justin Medsker jammed his stack of 206,000 from middle position, and another player in late position re-jammed for 331,000. The player in early position called and the hands were revealed.

Justin Medsker:
Late Position:
Early Position:

All three players had pockets pairs but it was Medsker with the best starting hand in poker. The flop came , the turn was the , and the completed the board to change nothing and send Medsker the main pot while he gave a clap of his hands as his triple up was confirmed and the bubble nears.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Justin Medsker	640,000	640,000

2021-10-02 21:36 UTC-7

Greenstein On The Bubble

Nível 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Barry Greenstein raised a pot near the bubble and recieved all folds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Barry Greenstein	530,000

2021-10-02 21:32 UTC-7

Broadway for Cadenas Sends One to the Rail Near Bubble

Tboss

Nível 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

After a series of raises preflop all of the chips landed in the middle with Rudy Cadenas putting his opponent at risk and both hands were tabled.

Opponent:
Rudy Cadenas:

Cadenas was behind the ace-high and as the flop came , he was left with a gutshot or running cards to win the hand. The on the turn was no help but the river completed his Broadway straight, knocking his opponent out.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rudy Cadenas	395,000

2021-10-02 21:26 UTC-7

Chip Counts Near The Bubble

Nível 17 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jonathan Dokler	900,000	900,000
Jeremy Wien	525,000	241,000
Tracy Berglund	380,000
Mark Hodge	280,000	-40,000
Roland Israelashvili	270,000	130,000
Nicholas Valentzas	240,000	-170,000
Renato Spahiu	150,000	-130,000

Nível: 17

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

2021-10-02 21:15 UTC-7

Shak Eliminated by Tens

BrandonBloom

Nível 16 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

According to players at the tables, Dan Shak jammed in his remaining 100,000 stack and was called. Shak had , couldn't find help against , and was gone from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dan Shak	Eliminado

2021-10-02 21:13 UTC-7

Current Chip Counts

Tboss

Nível 16 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bill Thomas	1,180,000	1,180,000
Pavel Plesuv	912,000	912,000
Kenny Khai Tran	901,000	901,000
Jon Smith	720,000	720,000
Anthony Reynolds	620,000
Qui Nguyen	Eliminado
Justin Steinman	Eliminado

2021-10-02 21:05 UTC-7

Bubble Details

Nível 16 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The tournament has announced that 669 players will make the $800 min-cash.

The tournament clock currently shows 790 players remain out of 4455 total entrants on day 1b.

2021-10-02 20:59 UTC-7

Taylor Hooks One

Nível 16 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Raymond Taylor opened under the gun to 34,000 and was shoved on by a player in early position for 110,000. It folded back around to Taylor who snap-called and cards were flipped over.

Early-Position Player:
Raymond Taylor:

The board ran out . The early position player said "nice hand," and Taylor raked in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Raymond Taylor	460,000	460,000

2021-10-02 20:55 UTC-7

Smith Doubles Immediately After Losing a Pot

Tboss

Nível 16 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Josh Smith played a couple big pots in a row, first losing when he called 30,000 preflop against the cutoff. The flop came and Smith check-raised to 75,000. The cutoff player three-bet jammed for 189,000 forcing Smith to fold.

The very next hand the hijack player who was the same opponent from the previous hand raised to 35,000 and Smith jammed his entire stack of 134,000 on the button. The action folded back around to the hijack to instantly called.

Josh Smith:
Hijack:

Smith was a big underdog for his tournament life, and the flop of was no help. The fell on the turn giving Smith a flush draw and a straight draw and the on the river completed Smith's flush to scoop the pot and double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Josh Smith	285,000

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