2021 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q1085
Prize
$209,716
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,129,410
Entries
846
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
126
Players Left
4

Dube Eliminated By Mota

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mark Dube
Mark Dube

No-Limit Hold'em

Mark Dube went all-in on the button for 470,000 and Rafael Mota in the big blind snap-called.

Mark Dube: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Rafael Mota: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{q-Clubs} and Dube could not improve against the pocket aces and saw his elimination from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Mota br
Rafael Mota
2,925,000
525,000
525,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
Busted

Tags: Rafael MotaMark Dube

Richard Dixon Eliminated 25th Place ($5,878); Andrew Donabedian Eliminated in 24th Place ($6,953)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Andrew Donabedian
Andrew Donabedian

Pot-Limit Omaha

With all the cards exposed, the board read {q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Richard Dixon was all in for just around 200,000 while Andrew Donabedian was at risk for close to a million in chips.

Richard Dixon: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Andrew Donabedian: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Mike Takayama: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Takayama's pocket kings held to eliminate both players. Dixon being shorter stack took home 25th place and Andrew Donabedian went home in 24th place for $6,953.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Takayama ph
Mike Takayama
3,800,000
2,220,000
2,220,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrew Donabedian us
Andrew Donabedian
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Richard Dixon us
Richard Dixon
Busted

Tags: Andrew DonabedianMike TakayamaRichard Dixon

Ana Freitas Eliminated in 22nd Place ($6,953)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ana Freitas
Ana Freitas

No-Limit Hold'em

On the {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} turn, Rafael Mota checked to Ana Freitas and she jammed for about a pot-sized bet of 630,000. Mota took about four minutes before putting in the chips to call.

Ana Freitas: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}
Rafael Mota: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Freitas turned the straight and was way ahead until the {a-Hearts} landed on the river, giving Mota a full house and eliminating her in 22nd place for $6,953.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Mota br
Rafael Mota
3,900,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Ana Freitas br
Ana Freitas
Busted

Tags: Ana FreitasRafael Mota

Kosei Ichinose Eliminated in 21st Place ($6,953)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Kosei Ichinose
Kosei Ichinose

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action was picked up on the flop reading {9-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} with hands on their backs and Kosei Ichinose all in for his remaining 400,000 against Rafael Mota.

Kosei Ichinose: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Rafael Mota: {a-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Ichinose had a set of nines, but it was no good against the flopped flush of Mota. The turn and river came out {k-Hearts}{6-Clubs} which did not fill up Ichinose and he was eliminated by Mota in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Mota br
Rafael Mota
4,500,000
600,000
600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Kosei Ichinose jp
Kosei Ichinose
Busted

Tags: Kosei IchinoseRafael Mota

Eric Kim Eliminated in 20th Place ($6,953)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Eric Kim
Eric Kim

Pot-Limit Omaha

Eric Kim raised to 50,000 from early position and action went around to Rafael Mota in the big blind, who raised him all in for his remaining 250,000, which Kim called.

Eric Kim: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Rafael Mota: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}{k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Kim was eliminated by Mota in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Mota br
Rafael Mota
4,900,000
400,000
400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Eric Kim us
Eric Kim
Busted

Tags: Eric KimRafael Mota

Charles Coultas Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,953)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Charles Coultas
Charles Coultas

Pot-LImit Omaha

Nick Yunis raised in middle position to 75,000, Jordan Spurlin called on the button, and Charles Coultas defended the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Coultas checked to Yunis, who continued for 150,000. Spurlin got out of the way quickly and Coultas called.

The {4-Spades} hit the turn and both players checked to see the {2-Diamonds} on the river. Coultas checked once more before Yunis bet the whole pot of 560,000.

Coultas thought about it for two minutes before deciding to call off his remaining 555,000. Yunis tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for the king-high flush and Coultas tapped the table and tabled {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for a smaller flush.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
3,240,000
140,000
140,000
Jordan Spurlin us
Jordan Spurlin
1,160,000
-15,000
-15,000
Charles Coultas us
Charles Coultas
Busted

Tags: Charles CoultasJordan SpurlinNick Yunis

Jason James Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,953)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jason James
Jason James

No-Limit Hold'em

Motoyoshi Okamura raised to 75,000 preflop and action went around to Jason James in the big blind. He went all in for 725,000 and Okamura snap-called.

Jason James: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Motoyoshi Okamura: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The flop came out {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} which had James dead to running quads. The {2-Diamonds} on the turn provided no help and the river {9-Spades} was a mere formality as he was eliminated in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Motoyoshi Okamura jp
Motoyoshi Okamura
2,350,000
1,045,000
1,045,000
Jason James ca
Jason James
Busted

Tags: Jason JamesMotoyoshi Okamura

David Melius Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,953)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
David Melius
David Melius

Pot-Limit Omaha

Elia Ahmadian raised to 60,000 in early position and Tim Grau called on the button before David Melius defended in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and the action checked to Grau before he put in a continuation bet of 60,000. Melius raised, forcing Ahmadian out of the hand quickly before Grau reraised and Melius was at risk for about 500,000.

David Melius: {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Tim Grau: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}

Melius had flopped trip nines but was behind the flopped full house of Grau. He couldn't improve to a bigger full house however, as the board ran out {4-Clubs} on the turn and {7-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Grau at
Tim Grau
1,530,000
David Melius us
David Melius
Busted

Tags: David MeliusElia AhmadianTim Grau

Christian Harder Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,368)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Christian Harder
Christian Harder

No-Limit Hold'em

Leonid Yanovski raised in middle position and Christian Harder three-bet all-in for 120,000. The action folded back around to Yanovski and he quickly called.

Christian Harder: {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Leonid Yanovski: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Harder was looking for an ace as the flop came {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}, to improve Yanovski to a set of queens and the {2-Hearts} on the turn meant Harder was eliminated from the tournament as the {10-Hearts} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Leonid Yanovski il
Leonid Yanovski
1,360,000
225,000
225,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Christian HarderLeonid Yanovski

Quang Ngo Eliminated in 15th Place ($8,368)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Quang Ngo
Quang Ngo

Pot-Limit Omaha

Quang Ngo raised the whole pot for 105,000 in early position and the action folded around to Mark Johnson as he put in his entire stack of about 260,000. Ngo had 180,000 total and instantly called.

Quang Ngo: {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Mark Johnson: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

The flop came {j-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}, giving Ngo a wrap while Johnson flopped a pair of nines. The {9-Hearts} hit the turn for Johnson to improve to trips and the river was the {3-Clubs}, filling Johnson up. Ngo was eliminated in 15th place for $8,368.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Johnson us
Mark Johnson
485,000
170,000
170,000
ClubGG
Quang Ngo us
Quang Ngo
Busted

Tags: Mark JohnsonQuang Ngo