According to a spectator, Qui Nguyen had an opponent all-in and at risk on the turn of a 
board.
Opponent: 
Qui Nguyen: 
The river was a blank and his opponent was sent to the rail. Meanwhile, Nguyen chips up even more to add to the stack he has built up throughout the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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Joe Hachem opened, a player shoved for 34,000 and Hachem made the call with the bigger stack.
All-in Player: 
Joe Hachem: 
Hachem didn't like his odds as he didn't even watch the runout. Instead, he took a lap around the orange section and came back to find his stack a bit shorter after the 
hit the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,500
-108,500
|
-108,500 |
|
|
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Mikiyo Aoki open-jammed for a little less then 18,000 from middle position and Mike Moreno isolated from the small blind.
Mikiyo Aoki: 
Mike Moreno:
Aoki was behind needing help but she didn't find any help from the runout and her Main Event ended.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,200
42,300
|
42,300 |
|
Busted |
Dieter Dechant raised in early position to 3,600 and the action folded around to the big blind who defended.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and the big blind check-raised the bet of 7,000 from Dechant to 25,000 and Dechant made the call.
The hit the turn and the big blind instantly announced all in and Dechant wasted no time calling off his stack of 81,500.
Dieter Dechant: 
Big blind: 
Dechant was out-flopped by the opponent's two pair and after seeing the hands Dechant said, "Oh, well. If it's meant to be it's meant to be."
And meant to be it was as the 
landed on the river, counterfeiting the big blind's two pair. Dechant took down the pot with kings and tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | |
|
|
||
A completed board of 
was showing with approximately 40,000 in the middle. Michael Mizrachi had raised a bet of 12,000 up to 110,000, enough to put his opponent all in.
After some deliberation, Mizrachi's opponent tossed in his cards.
"I fold two pairs too," he said.
Mizrachi smiled, laughed, and considered showing his hand to the table.
"Show the bluff," said a tablemate.
In the end, Mizrachi placed his cards in the muck and dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
236,400
-43,600
|
-43,600 |
|
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All of the chips went into the middle on the flop of 
with Scotty Nguyen playing it blind against Gary Hasson.
The hands were tabled and it was the 
held by Hasson versus the 
held by Nguyen.
The turn card 
kept Nguyen ahead with ten high.
The river 
, however, paired Hasson which sent Nguyen to the rail and ended his 2021 Main Event run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
Busted | |
|
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The action folded around to Patrick Lacy in the small blind and he limped before Julian Milliard-Feral eyed up his stack in the big blind. After a few seconds, Milliard-Feral put in a stack of orange chips to cover Lacy's stack. Lacy snap-called his remaining stack of roughly a little over 30,000 and both hands were tabled.
Patrick Lacy:
Julian Milliard-Feral: 
It was a race until the three came in the window on the 
flop. Milliard-Feral was already tapping the table to say "good game" as the board completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Jake Daniels was in a heads-up pot on a board reading 
with a sea of orange and yellow chips already in the middle.
Daniels threw out a river bet of 20,200 and his opponent took a minute before calling. Daniels showed 
for top pair and the opponent quickly mucked.
"I had you until the turn," the opponent muttered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
427,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow had lots to say on Day 2 of the Main Event, especially having Maria Ho at his table. He walks us through an all-in hand, and you might be surprised what you learn.
Michael Mizrachi in middle position, David Manikos in the hijack, and the big blind saw a flop of 
. Mizrachi bet 6,000 and only Manikos called.
The turn came the 
and Mizrachi bet another 9,400, with Manikos calling to see the 
on the river. Both players checked.
"Two pair," Mizrachi said, turning over 
as the entire table burst out laughing.
"I raised dark. I didn't know what I had," Mizrachi said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
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|
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230,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
