2021 World Series of Poker

Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$371,914
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,922,400
Entries
720
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
720
Players Left
108

Lauper Out-Flips Dzivielevski

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sean Lauper just knocked out Yuri Dzivielevski and relayed details of the pot. Action folded to Dzivielevski who shoved with {a-}{10-}. Lauper called with {8-}{8-} and won the coin flip to send the Brazilian online phenom to the rail.

Lauper is up to 330,000 with that knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Lauper us
Sean Lauper
330,000
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Yuri DzivielevskiSean Lauper

Elias Four-Bet Jams

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Over at Darren Elias's table, a player raised to 8,000 from middle position, another player three-bet to 26,000, and Elias four-bet for his entire stack of 120,000.

The original raiser folded, but the three-better asked for a count and considered the decision for a moment before also throwing his hand in the muck. Elias is up to 160,000. He shares a table with 2013 Main Event champion Ryan Riess, who currently has 190,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
190,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
160,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Darren EliasRyan Riess

Grospellier Steals the Blinds

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Elky Grospellier
Elky Grospellier

Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier sits on a formidable stack as Day 1 heads to the final levels.

A recent hand saw the action fold to Grospellier in the small blind, and the longtime tournament pro took full advantage of the situation.

Grospellier raised to 62,500, almost covering the stack of his big blind opponent. The big blind player laughed, then turned up the {7-Diamonds} as he mucked.

Grospellier neared the 100 big blind mark after taking the small pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier
375,000

Chidwick Busts to Song

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick was no longer in his seat. According to his tablemates, he jammed pre-flop with {3-}{3-} and was called by the {a-}{k-} of WSOP bracelet winner Stephen Song.

Song hit a king on the flop to take the lead and bust Chidwick. He is now up to around 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
150,000
150,000
150,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Stephen ChidwickStephen Song

Serock Bombs the Turn

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With around 60,000 already in the pot by the turn, Joe Serock moved all in for 75,000 on a board of {9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}. His opponent thought for several minutes before releasing his hand and the pot to Serock.

Serock is now sitting with 150,000. Faraz Jaka joined the table immediately after the hand with 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
150,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
70,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joe SerockFaraz Jaka

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
470,000
240,000
240,000
$25K Fantasy
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier
375,000
10,000
10,000
Chris Ewing us
Chris Ewing
275,000
5,000
5,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
264,000
-6,000
-6,000
J.J. Liu tw
J.J. Liu
260,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
205,000
-37,000
-37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
195,000
94,900
94,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
130,000
-50,000
-50,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
128,000
58,000
58,000
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
115,000
-18,000
-18,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
101,000
-24,000
-24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
99,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
71,000
11,000
11,000
$25K Fantasy
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
70,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
68,000
-12,000
-12,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
52,000
-5,000
-5,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
40,000
-52,000
-52,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
36,000
-165,000
-165,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Michael Perrone us
Michael Perrone
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
Busted

Break Time

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Level 12 has come to an end and players are going off on a 20-minute break.

The tournament clock shows 216 players remaining out of the starting field of 720.

Grafton Picks Up Kings

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Shortly after four-betting Chris Ewing, Sam Grafton was involved in another big pot. Grafton had his opponent all in, with Grafton's {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} going up against {a-Spades}{5-Spades}.

No help for the all-in player came on the {j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} board and Grafton secured the knockout to climb to 270,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
270,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Sam Grafton