Action picked up on the turn between Chris Moorman and Michael Bailey with 10,700 in the middle and the board 
. Chris Moorman bet 7,000, which Bailey called.
The river came the 
, Moorman bet 15,700, Bailey shook his head, tossed in the call and said "set over set?"
Moorman turned over 
for a set of queens, and Bailey turned over 
for an inferior set of sixes, giving Moorman the massive pot.
The player in the cutoff raised to 400. He was called by the player on the button before Wojtek Barzantny three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind. The player in the cutoff called but the button folded.
They went heads-up to the flop, which came 
. Barzantny continued for a bet of 1,600 and was quickly called by his opponent.
Barzantny bet again for 5,000 on the 
turn. His opponent called again.
The completed the board and Barzantny again threw out a 5,000 chip. His opponent called, and they tabled their hands.
Opponent:
Wojtek Barzantny: 
Barzantny held pocket aces for a better two pair than his opponent to bring in the chips.
Uri Reichenstein is seated on the secondary featured table along with four-time NBA champion Tony Parker.
The PokerNews live reporting team will get periodic updates on these two notables.
Parker also gave the traditional "Shuffle Up and Deal" announcement to start the day.
Pavel Plesuv was in middle position against a late position player on a board reading 
with approximately 17,000 in the pot.
Plesuv led out with a bet of 10,000 on the river and his opponent raised to 25,000. Plesuv thought through the situation.
"Ace-deuce?" Plesuv thought out loud.
Plesuv eventually tossed out a call and the opponent shrugged before showing 
for ace-high. Plesuv turned a full house with 
and took down the big pot.
Calling all Max Pescatori fans. Your hero will not be playing in the 2021 WSOP Main Day 1b as he had previously planned. The Italian four-time WSOP bracelet winner has opted to jump into Day 1d, which takes place on November 7, much to the relief of those competing today.
I will play the Main on day 1 D, Sunday and not today as previously announced. #WSOP
— Max Pescatori 🇮🇹🇺🇸🏴☠️ (@maxpescatori)
An additional tweet from Pescatori reveals the reason behind his decision to change his starting day in "The Big Dance."
A roar of astonishment just came from Table 481, with Luigi Petrone slinging his jacket over his shoulder in disbelief over what had just happened to him, while a huge pot was pushed to David Margi.
According to the players, four players went to a flop of 
. Petrone led from the big blind for 1,100 and only got called by Margi in late position.
The turn brought the 
, and business picked up big time.
Petrone again bet, this time for 3,600. Margi then raised to 10,500, Petrone went all-in for approximately 50,000, and Margi called.
Luigi Petrone: 
David Margi,
Both players had a straight, but Margi also had a flush draw, which he drilled on the river in dramatic fashion, as the 
fell, giving him a straight flush, and eliminating Petrone.
A player who just sat down at the table opened to 600 in middle position and the small blind called, as did Yun Zheng in the big blind.
The middle position player bet 1,700 when checked to on the flop reading 
and the small blind folded, while Zheng check-raised to 4,500. His opponent called.
Zheng led out for 6,500 on the turn and his opponent called. Zheng sized up to 12,000 on the 
river and his opponent took a minute before calling.
Zheng turned over the nuts with 
for a straight and the opponent shook his head before turning over for a set. Both players had flopped monsters but the GGPoker qualifier had the best of it.
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