Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$175,980
Entries
419
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
419
Players Left
50
Players Head Off to Final Break of the Day
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 71 players are on the last 20-minute break of the day. They will play two more 40-minute levels before bagging their chips for the night.
The average stack is currently around 147,000. There are eight more eliminations to go before players are in the money.
Hayward Doubles with Flopped Straight
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Just before the break, a player raised to 12,000 in middle position and John Hayward defended the big blind.
The flop was 
and Hayward check-called a jam for his remaining 50,000 or so.
John Hayward: 
Middle Position Player:
Heyward flopped the nuts but wasn't out of the woods yet as the board could still pair. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, keeping Hayward alive and doubling him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Thompson Shoves the Flop
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Thompson called a 15,000 preflop raise from the big blind and saw a flop of 
.
Thompson led out, putting his entire 55,000 stack into the middle and forcing his opponent to fold.
Thompson later revealed he had 
for a gutshot straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
67,600
|
67,600 |
Desai Spikes River to Eliminate a Player
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Akash Desai limped under the gun and a player in middle position raised to 15,000. Action folded back to Desai who put in enough chips to cover him, and the middle position player called for about 50,000 more.
Middle Position Player: 
Akash Desai:
The flop was 
. The turn was the 
and with Desai needing a queen only to win the hand, the 
hit the river, giving him the pot and chipping up his stack to one of the top ones in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
368,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
Latuff Adds to his Huge Stack
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Juan Carlos Latuff keeps building a stack that is currently contending for the chip lead.
In the latest hand, he raised preflop from early position to 17,000 and was called by Aaron Wells in the next seat. Both players then checked the 
flop.
When the 
came on the turn, Latuff took the lead and bet out 23,000. Wells folded instantly and another pot headed in Latuff's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
383,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
238,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
Fullen Shows the Ace
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Kim (early position), Ken Huynh (small blind), and Jesse Fullen (big blind) went to the flop in a raised pot.
All three players checked when the flop came 
. Huynh checked again on the 
turn and Fullen bet out 7,000, forcing his two opponents to fold.
Fullen showed the 
for a turned straight as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
||
Some Chip Counts
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
329,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
158,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
120,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
110,000
83,400
|
83,400 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Zimmerman Shoves the Flop After 3-Bet
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The under-the-gun player raised to 12,000 and Jeremy Zimmerman, next to act, three-bet to 35,000. The rest of the table folded before the original raiser made the call.
Following a flop of 
, the under-the-gun player checked and Zimmerman shoved his stack in the middle to force a fold.
He's up to 130,000 with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |