Chance Kornuth opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and Matt Berkey three-bet to 215,000 in the small blind. Jung Woo then jammed for his stack of 1,065,000. Kornuth folded and Berkey had a decision for what would represent most of his stack.
"Sorry, I have like the only hand I would tank with," Berkey said to the table before deciding for another minute or so.
"I'm in," he said as he put in his chips.
Jung Woo:
Matt Berkey:
The two were flipping and the dealer spread the flop to put Berkey behind as he made a displeased exhale. The turn and river confirmed Woo's double and left Berkey with only two big blinds.
On the very next hand, Berkey doubled to get up to 134,000 chips and on the hand after that, he put his chips in again.
Pete Skyllas had opened to 50,000 in middle position and Matt Berkey jammed in his 134,000 chips. Skyllas called.
Matt Berkey:
Pete Skyllas:
Berkey was well ahead until the eight appeared in the window on the flop. The and completed the board to send Skyllas the pot and send Berkey home.
"Good luck, guys," Berkey said as he made he exit.
While mostly being seated at the feature table throughout the tournament, 2003 World Champion Chris Moneymaker was in the back corner of Amazon Purple today before his final hand took place. Vladas Tamasauskas who opened the action to 52,000 and it got folded around to Moneymaker in the big blind.
Previously, Moneymaker and the dealer at the table were having some back and forth banter, with the latter claiming she could guess his action based on how he handled his cards.
"So, what do you think I'm gonna do this time?" Moneymaker asked her.
"You're gonna fold," the dealer said confidently.
"Wrong, I'm all-in", Moneymaker smiled, sliding his stack of 293,000 forward. Tamasauskas took his time before flicking the calling chips in.
Chris Moneymaker:
Vladas Tamasauskas:
The flop was brutal for Moneymaker, leaving just a miracle chop as a potential lifeline. Moneymaker patted the table with a "good hand", and wished everyone good luck as soon as the hit the felt on the turn. The river completed the board and Moneymaker made his way out of the Amazon room.
"That's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes," he added.
Justin Liberto opened from under the gun and Mitchell Halverson three-bet in the cutoff. Mitchell Halverson then four-bet on the button and Liberto moved all-in for around 239,000. Halverson also moved all-in for 1,755,000 and Lipkin called with both opponents covered.
Justin Liberto:
Mitchell Halverson:
Robert Lipkin:
The flop of gave both Liberto and Halverson sets with the latter player having the best of it with aces. Halverson maintained the best hand and more than doubled up as the board ran out , eliminating Liberto in the process.
"Great start," Lipkin mumbled after losing more than half of his stack.
Out of a field of 6,650 total entries in the flagship event of the 2021 World Series of Poker, only 292 hopefuls remain in contention for Day 5 of the Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship. They have already locked up at least $33,900 for their efforts and the next pay jump awaits with 288 players remaining.
PokerStars ambassador and 2019 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship champion Ramon Colillas leads all the survivors when the action resumes at noon local time in the Amazon room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
The Spaniard will return with a stack of 5,007,000 in chips and has several contenders hot on his heels including Demosthenes Kiriopoulos (4,500,000), Stephen Song (4,417,000), Stephen Chidwick (4,376,000), and Zachary Mcdiarmid (4,093,000).
Day 5 Top 10 Chip Counts
RANK
PLAYER
Country
CHIP COUNT
Big Blinds
1
Ramon Colillas
Spain
5,007,000
208
2
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
Canada
4,500,000
188
3
Stephen Song
United States
4,417,000
184
4
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
4,376,000
182
5
Zachary Mcdiarmid
Canada
4,093,000
171
6
Jonathan Dwek
Canada
3,955,000
165
7
Jason Osser
United States
3,900,700
163
8
Dragana Lim
United States
3,801,000
158
9
Fernando Rodriguez
United States
3,442,000
143
10
Matthew Jewett
United States
3,398,000
142
Dragana Lim has claimed a top ten stack for the second day in a row and will return with 3,801,000 in chips after a topsy turvy Day 4. She is one of five women still in contention and is joined on Day 5 by Fatima Nanji (2,307,000), Melissa Bryne (807,000), Mimi Luu (459,000), Marle Spragg (302,000).
Another storyline for Day 5 includes the two remaining former WSOP Main Event champions. Chris Moneymaker was among the chip leaders mid-way through Day 4 before he dropped back into the middle of the pack and will return with 621,000 chips. Furthermore, Qui Nguyen will also aim to earn a second title in the pinnacle live poker event of the year and starts his journey on Day 5 with a stack of 1,146,000.
Plenty of other notables made the cut such as Alex Goulder, Andy Spears, Toby Lewis, Jareth East, Chance Kornuth, Nick Petrangelo, Jason Koon, Matt Berkey, and Koray Aldemir to name all but a few.
Day 5 will recommence in level 21 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and a big blind ante of 24,000. A total of five two-hour levels are scheduled to bring the tournament one step closer to crowning a champion in the days to come. The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide exclusive updates from start to finish.
The 2021 WSOP Main Event in Numbers
Day
Players Total for Day
Players Total Cumulative
Players Surviving
1a
523
523
348
1b
845
1,368
611
1c
600
1,968
433
1d
2,550
4,518
1,933
1e
797
5,315
590
1f
1,045
6,360
782
2abd
2,900
6,496
1,440
2cef
1,810
6,650
922
3
2,362
6,650
1,000
4
1,000
6,650
292
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team every day this week for updates live from the floor of the 2021 Main Event.