Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-14-2021 14:32 UTC-8

Mota Folds River

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Liam Gannon

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

No Limit Hold'em

Leonid Yanovski called in the small blind and Rafael Mota checked his option in the big blind.

On the flop, Yanovski check-called a bet of 80,000 from Mota.

The turn of was bet at once more by Mota to the tune of 160,000, which Yanovski called once again.

The river saw Yanovski bet 150,000 and Mota quickly folded, giving the pot to Yanovski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	7,800,000 -225,000	-225,000

Leonid Yanovski	3,200,000 440,000	440,000

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11-14-2021 14:19 UTC-8

Yunis Bombs River

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

No-LImit Hold'em

Jordan Spurlin raised the cutoff to 125,000 and Nick Yunis defended in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Yunis check-called a bet of 100,000.

The hit the turn and both players checked to the river. Yunis fired out a bet of 650,000 and Spurlin mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Yunis	2,670,000 -520,000	-520,000
Jordan Spurlin	1,400,000 -340,000	-340,000

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11-14-2021 14:15 UTC-8

Marc Lange Eliminated In 7th Place ($27,088)

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Liam Gannon

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Leonid Yanovski went all-in in the small blind for 2,300,000 into Marc Lange's big blind, who decided to call for his 400,000 behind and the cards were tabled.

Marc Lange:
Leonid Yanovski:

The runout gave no help to Lange and he was eliminated in 7th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	2,760,000 690,000	690,000
Marc Lange	Busted

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11-14-2021 14:07 UTC-8

Tim Grau Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,737)

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Rafael Mota opened to 120,000 in the hijack and Tim Grau jammed his 360,000 in the middle next to act. The action folded back around to Mota and he quickly called.

Tim Grau:
Rafael Mota:

The flop came , giving Grau a pair of sixes but Mota two pair. The hit the turn and the landed on the river for Mota to make a full house and eliminate Grau in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	8,025,000 510,000	510,000

Tim Grau	Busted

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11-14-2021 14:04 UTC-8

Nick Rigby Plays the 2-3 "Dirty Diaper" in 2021 WSOP Main Event

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Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nicholas Rigby made some interesting calls with on Day 5 of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, where he built a big stack throughout the day. But it wasn't because of his love for NBA legend Michael Jordan, who famously wore the #23 for the Chicago Bulls.

When poker's world championship tournament concludes next week, one player will take home $8 million. If Rigby continues stacking chips at his current rate, he just might claim that nine-figure prize. But there appears to be only one thing that could stop him from reaching that mountain top — refusing to fold a hand dubbed in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as "The Dirty Diaper."

There is actually a reason why he loves to play the three-deuce, and it has nothing to do with GTO. Rigby's rowdy and inebriated friends on his rail inside the Amazon room explained on the PokerGO stream why their pal likes to play the 3-2.

"The Diaper is a famous hand in Pittsburgh," one of his friends explained to PokerGO's Jeff Platt. "The three-deuce is called The Dirty Diaper if it's off-suit, and we play it all the time."

Rigby's friend continued to explain that they play the 3-2 game in Pittsburgh like others play the 7-2 game, where everyone at the table must ship a chip to a player who wins a hand with 7-2. In their case, the bounty is on for when a player takes down a pot with the 3-2.

In the Main Event, or any tournament, you can't play those games, but Rigby's a cash game player, according to his friends. During Day 5 of poker's biggest event, he brought The Dirty Diaper game across the country to Las Vegas, except no one else was playing along.

Click here to read more about "The Dirty Diaper"!

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

11-14-2021 14:00 UTC-8

Shuffle Up And Deal!

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Liam Gannon

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

All eight players have sat down and cards are in the air.

11-14-2021 13:38 UTC-8

2021 WSOP Streaming Exclusively on PokerGO

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Calum Grant

The 2021 World Series of Poker is in full swing, and PokerGO is live streaming many of the events.

PokerGO has partnered with CBS Sports Network to provide WSOP coverage with the likes of Lon McEachern, Norman Chad, and Jamie Kerstetter returning to the WSOP broadcast booth this year, along with PokerNews Podcast co-host Jeff Platt from time to time.

CBS Sports Network will televise 16 pre-produced and edited episodes of the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event, after striking a multi-year deal earlier this year. This deal sees coverage of the WSOP Main Event return to its original broadcast partner after featuring on CBS Sports Spectacular in the mid-1970s.

All 16 episodes will be televised following the conclusion of the tournament.

PokerGO will provide live streaming duties of the World Championship event starting on Day 1A (November 4) until the end on November 17, except Day 1B (November 5).

Away from the Main Event, there will be additional coverage of more than two dozen tournaments thru November 23, 2021. They include the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and the $250,000 Super High Roller.

Here's a look at the remaining PokerGO live-stream schedule:

Date	Event
Thursday, November 19	Event #79: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
Saturday: November 20	Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller
Monday, November 22	Event #85: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Tuesday, November 23	Event #87: $100,000 High Roller

_{*Dates, times, and specific events of this schedule are subject to change.}

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11-14-2021 12:55 UTC-8

Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Champion Will be Crowned Today

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Tyler Foran

The final day of the Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha gets underway at 2 p.m. local time.

Yesterday's Day 2 saw 126 players return to the felt and after 10 levels of play, only eight remained. Rafael Mota goes into the day as chip leader and leads the pack by a large margin with 7,515,000 chips.

GGPoker qualifier Motoyoshi Okamura bagged the second highest stack with a total of 3,835,000 chips whilst Nick Yunis is not far behind his 3,190,000 chip stack. Okamura isn't the only GGPoker qualifier remaining, Leonid Yanovski bagged 2,070,000 with both qualifiers looking to capture their first WSOP gold bracelet.

Final Table Seat Draw

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Amazon	414	1	Nick Yunis	Chile	3,190,000	53
Amazon	414	2	Leonid Yanovski	Isreal	2,070,000	34
Amazon	414	3	Marc Lange	Germany	535,000	9
Amazon	414	4	Rafael Mota	Brazil	7,515,000	125
Amazon	414	5	Tim Grau	Austria	360,000	6
Amazon	414	6	Jordan Spurlin	United States	1,740,000	29
Amazon	414	7	Mike Takayama	Philippines	1,900,000	32
Amazon	414	8	Motoyoshi Okamura	Japan	3,835,000	64

The final eight players will return today at 2 p.m. local time to the Amazon Gold section at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to play down to a winner. The event resumes on Level 26 where blinds are 30,000/60,000/60,000.

All eight players have secured $20,737, but of course, all eyes will be on the $209,716 first-place prize that the eventual champion will be taking home as well as the much sought after WSOP bracelet.