Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Jour 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-08 19:31 UTC-7

Chan Puts Kitagawa On the Short Stack

Niveau 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

On a board of , DAT Poker podcast host Terrence Chan bet in the small blind against Kyle Kitagawa, whose stack was dwindling quickly.

Kitagawa called, but on the river, he folded quickly to another bet from Chan, leaving himself with just 30,000 chips, while Chan is among the chip leaders with 400,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Terrence Chan	400,000 120,000	120,000

Kyle Kitagawa	30,000 -56,000	-56,000

Tags: Kyle Kitagawa Terrence Chan

2021-10-08 19:21 UTC-7

Somerville Runs It Up, Wang Eliminated

Niveau 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Lena Wang has been eliminated at the hands of Jason Somerville.

According to Somerville, on a flop, he bet and Wang raised all-in for the rest of her chips.

Lena Wang:
Jason Somerville:

Somerville's queens held on the runout and Wang was eliminated short of the money.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Somerville	400,000 10,000	10,000

Lena Wang	Eliminé

Tags: Jason Somerville Lena Wang

2021-10-08 19:06 UTC-7

Top Five Stacks At Break

Niveau 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Yuri Dzivielevski and John Racener continue to pace the remaining field of 23 players at the second break, with Eric Kurtzman not far behind.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yuri Dzivielevski	535,000 -21,000	-21,000

John Racener	525,000 35,000	35,000

Eric Kurtzman	467,000 -33,000	-33,000
Kevin Song	390,000 -80,000	-80,000

Jason Somerville	390,000 17,000	17,000

2021-10-08 18:52 UTC-7

Dzivielevski Wins Huge Three-Way Pot, Takes Chip Lead

Niveau 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

A big pot was built at table 448, which has recently seen John Racener and Yuri Dzivielevski battling for the right to claim the biggest stack in the room.

Ray Dehkharghani got mixed up with these two and found himself on the river with a board of . Dehkharghani and Racener checked to Dzivielevski, who bet.

Both of his opponents gave it some thought but then folded, and the pot was pushed to Dzivielevski, who is the tournament's new chip leader.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yuri Dzivielevski	556,000 116,000	116,000

John Racener	490,000 -20,000	-20,000

Ray Dehkharghani	165,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: John Racener Ray Dehkharghani Yuri Dzivielevski

2021-10-08 18:27 UTC-7

Racener Extends Lead

Niveau 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

John Racener recently added to his growing stack in a pot with Chad Eveslage.

The action picked up on the turn with the board reading .

Racener check-raised Eveslage, who called, and then called a river bet on the as well.

Racener showed for the winner and moved his stack close to 600,000, while at an adjacent table, Day 1 chip leader Eric Kurtzman remains healthy with a stack of approximately 500,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Racener	590,000 55,000	55,000

Eric Kurtzman	500,000 -20,000	-20,000
Chad Eveslage	120,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage John Racener

2021-10-08 18:21 UTC-7

Rast Rivers Flush in Big Pot Versus Yu

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Niveau 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

On a flop of , Brian Rast bet from the button and Ben Yu, sitting to his immediate left, made the call. Yu again check-called the turn.

When the river came , Yu checked, Rast bet, Yu raised, and Rast re-raised. Yu put in the chips to call but mucked when Rast turned over for the rivered flush.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Brian Rast	250,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Yu	80,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Brian Rast Ben Yu

2021-10-08 18:01 UTC-7

Kurtzman Gets It Back Off Rast

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Niveau 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

One hand after losing the big pot to Anthony Zinno, Eric Kurtzman raised, Brian Rast three-bet from the cutoff, and Kurtzman re-raised.

Rast called and they saw a flop of . Kurtzman bet and Rast called. They both checked the turn before Kurtzman bet the river.

Rast flicked in a call but mucked when Kurtzman showed for two pair on the turn to climb back over 500,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Eric Kurtzman	520,000 70,000	70,000
Brian Rast	150,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Brian Rast Eric Kurtzman

2021-10-08 17:31 UTC-7

Kurtzman Leads at Start of Level 13

Niveau 11 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

The Day 1 chip leader continues to pace the field as the remaining 26 players have just returned from their second break of the day.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Eric Kurtzman	580,000 240,000	240,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	440,000 90,000	90,000

John Racener	415,000 95,000	95,000

Jason Somerville	373,000 73,000	73,000

Terrence Chan	340,000 65,000	65,000

Kevin Song	333,000 213,000	213,000

Christopher Vitch	290,000 5,000	5,000

Peter Neff	287,000 74,000	74,000
Nate Silver	278,000 23,000	23,000
Christopher Chung	223,000 22,000	22,000
Andony Wasaya	197,000 -43,000	-43,000
Chad Eveslage	180,000 18,000	18,000

Lena Wang	178,000 58,000	58,000
Mike Thorpe	178,000
Jeremy Ausmus	158,000 73,000	73,000

Alex Torry	145,000 22,000	22,000
Daham Wang	135,000 5,000	5,000
Brian Rast	135,000 -35,000	-35,000

Casey Mccarrel	130,000 -20,000	-20,000
John Monnette	128,000 48,000	48,000

Ben Yu	123,000 73,000	73,000

Scott Tuttle	90,000 -15,000	-15,000
Kyle Kitagawa	86,000 -63,000	-63,000
Ray Dehkharghani	85,000 -110,000	-110,000

Joao Vieira	77,000 17,000	17,000

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2021-10-08 16:52 UTC-7

Somerville Shows Aggression in Back-to-Back Pots

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Niveau 11 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Jason Somerville has just taken down two consecutive pots to climb up to around 300,000.

In the first, he raised pre-flop and John Monnette defended his big blind. Somerville bet the flop and Monnette called.

Both players checked the turn. On the river, Monnette led out with a bet and Somerville raised. That won him the pot as Monnette folded.

The next hand, Jeremy Ausmus raised and Somerville three-bet from the next seat. Ausmus called and they saw a flop of .

Action checked through to the turn, when Ausmus bet and Somerville put in a raise. Ausmus folded to send another pot in Somerville's direction.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Somerville	300,000 135,000	135,000

Jeremy Ausmus	85,000 -95,000	-95,000

John Monnette	80,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Jason Somerville Jeremy Ausmus John Monnette

2021-10-08 16:26 UTC-7

Matusow Out the Door

Niveau 11 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Mike Matusow is the latest to be eliminated from the event after dueling again with John Monnette.

Matusow raised in middle position and was three-bet in the cutoff by Monnette. Action folded around to Matusow, who called.

The two short stacks saw a flop of , which Matusow check-raised. Monnette put in one more bet to put Matusow all-in for his tournament life.

Mike Matusow:
John Monnette:

Monnette's jacks were ahead, and the / runout brought no help to Matusow who bemoaned not winning a pot all day as he left the tournament area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Monnette	100,000 40,000	40,000

Mike Matusow	Eliminé

Tags: John Monnette Mike Matusow