Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Jour 3 | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-18 22:54 UTC-7

Ryan Leng au top à 24 left, Ivan Deyra au Jour 4 du Monster Stack

BrandonBloom

Niveau 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Day 3 of Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack saw 148 players start the day and only 24 players bag a stack for Tuesday, Oct. 19. Action will resume at 11 a.m. local time, and play may continue until a winner is determined. Although the remaining players have locked up $21,768, they will all be looking to win the WSOP gold bracelet and the $610,347 top prize that awaits one of them.

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 claimed his third less than a week ago, will be looking for another one as he bagged the second-biggest stack of the night. Brazil’s Rafael Reis (10,975,000) and PokerNews’ Dannah Kamp (5,125,000) will also have a shot at gold.

However, not everyone could find a bag by the end of the night. Some of the notables who fell in Day 3 include James Romero, JJ Liu, Jason Somerville, Upeshka De Silva, and Chris Brewer.

Monster Stack End-of-Day 3 Top 10 Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Jaesh Balachandran	United States	17,600,000	59
2	Ryan Leng	United States	16,500,000	55
3	Anthony Ortega	United States	15,775,000	53
4	Rafael Reis	Brazil	10,975,000	37
5	Santiago Plante	Canada	10,775,000	36
6	Mordechai Hazan	Israel	9,850,000	33
7	Johan Schumacher	Belgium	9,625,000	32
8	Christopher Andler	Sweden	8,300,000	28
9	Jeffrey Vertes	Canada	8,050,000	27
10	Michael Noori	United States	7,850,000	26

Day 4 starts at 11 a.m. local time on October 19 in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The tournament resumes at Level 32 with blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000.

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

Tags: Chris Brewer Dannah Kamp Jaesh Balachandran James Romero Jason Somerville JJ Liu Rafael Reis Ryan Leng Upeshka De Silva

2021-10-18 22:03 UTC-7

Uri Reichenstein Eliminated In 25th Place ($21,768)

Niveau 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

As the final minutes of Day 3 were ticking away, things were heating up on table 414.

Uri Reichenstein moved all in and Jaesh Balachandran called, creating a massive pot.

Uri Reichenstein:
Jaesh Balachandran:

The flop was clean for Reichenstein, but the turn brought the giving Balachandran a full house.

The river fell the and Reichenstein was eliminated on the final hand of the night.

Balachandran, meanwhile, shoots up the leaderboard with more than 17 million in chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jaesh Balachandran	17,600,000 7,200,000	7,200,000

Uri Reichenstein	Eliminé

Tags: Jaesh Balachandran Uri Reichenstein

2021-10-18 21:31 UTC-7

Reis' Ladies Hold

Niveau 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Bin Weng called the small blind and Rafael Reis raised to 500,000 in the big blind which Weng called.

The flop came down and Weng checked to Reis who bet 750,000. Weng responded with a raise to 2,200,000 and Reis four-bet all in for 5,400,000. Weng looked back at his cards and called.

Rafael Reis:
Bin Weng:

The turn and river of did not improve Weng's holding and Reis doubled his stack to over 13 million.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rafael Reis	13,100,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Bin Weng	1,200,000 -3,900,000	-3,900,000

2021-10-18 21:31 UTC-7

James Cook Eliminated in 26th Place ($21,768)

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Niveau 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

James Cook got his two million chip stack in preflop against Christopher Andler.

James Cook:
Christopher Andler:

The players were flipping and Cook needed to improve. He couldn't find help on the board and was eliminated from the tournament following a solid run.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christopher Andler	8,200,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
James Cook	Eliminé

2021-10-18 21:22 UTC-7

Noori Doubles Through Cook

Niveau 31 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

James Cook went all-in from middle position for a little bit under 7,000,000 and Michael Noori called in the big blind for less.

Michael Noori:
James Cook:

The board ran out and Cook found no improvement. Noori was given the full double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Noori	9,650,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

James Cook	2,100,000 -7,750,000	-7,750,000

2021-10-18 18:46 UTC-7

Brewer Busts Before Dinner

Niveau 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Chris Brewer went all-in and from his direct left, Katsushi Yoshida went all in for 1,800,000. Action folded around and the cards went on their backs.

Chris Brewer:
Katsushi Yoshida:

The board ran out and with no improvement to Brewer's hand, he was eliminated on the last hand before dinner break.

The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Katsushi Yoshida	3,900,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Chris Brewer	Eliminé

2021-10-18 18:13 UTC-7

Brewer Rivers Broadway to Stay Alive

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Niveau 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Chris Brewer got his remaining 1.1 million chips in preflop against Jeffrey Vertes.

Chris Brewer:
Jeffrey Vertes:

The players were flipping and the flop came . The turn gave some more outs to Brewer, and the hit the river to give Brewer Broadway and send him the pot to keep him alive.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jeffrey Vertes	3,100,000 -3,400,000	-3,400,000
Chris Brewer	2,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

2021-10-18 18:08 UTC-7

Huard Goes Out Against Balachandran; Chen Gone

Niveau 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Against a raise from early position Linda Huard went all-in for 920,000 in middle position and in the seat immediately left, Jaesh Balachandran went all-in for 1,200,000. All other action folded and cards were tabled.

Linda Huard:
Jaesh Balachandran:

Balachandran's queens held up on the and Linda Huard was eliminated, bringing the tournament down to four tables.

Hsuan-Chao Chen busted on another table.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jaesh Balachandran	2,300,000 1,460,000	1,460,000

Linda Huard	Eliminé
Hsuan-Chao Chen	Eliminé

2021-10-18 17:24 UTC-7

Reis Doubles With Aces Over Queens

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Niveau 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Rafael Reis raised to 250,000 from early position and an opponent three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind. Reis four-bet to 1.3 million and the small blind player jammed. Reis called for his 4.5 million chips and hands were revealed.

Rafael Reis:
Small Blind:

Reis was on the right side of a cooler and his aces held as the board ran out .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rafael Reis	9,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000

2021-10-18 15:44 UTC-7

Riesenberg Triples While Bae Leaves The Tournament

Niveau 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

With cards on their backs, three players were all-in.

Jason Riesenberg:
Yeon Bae:
Michael Amato:

The flop and turn came out . "I still need a queen," said Riesenberg. The wish came true and the river landed a , giving Riesenberg the full triple, while Amato scooped the side and Bae left the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Amato	3,100,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Jason Riesenberg	2,100,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Yeon Bae	Eliminé