Event #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

11-03-2021 01:32 UTC-7

Livingston Doubles through Curcio

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Alex Livingston, at risk for his last 176,000, and Luigi Curcio who had him covered.

Alex Linvingston:
Luigi Curcio:

Livingston managed to find a board , giving him a flush and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	390,000 140,000	140,000

Luigi Curcio	345,000

11-03-2021 01:24 UTC-7

Arora Ends Seidel's Run

David Salituro

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Erik Seidel had dropped down to about 20,000 when he called all in after Kyle Arora raised pre-flop.

Erik Seidel:
Kyle Arora:

The flop gave Seidel top two pair, but Arora hit a straight on the turn. The river came the and the nine-time WSOP bracelet winner was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Arora	750,000 58,000	58,000
Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Kyle Arora

11-03-2021 01:21 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Chartier	Busted
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Romain Lewis	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Steinberg	720,000 445,000	445,000
Romain Lewis	215,000 -65,000	-65,000

O'Hara Has Rotten Luck, Then Gets a Knockout

David Salituro

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

A loud commotion was heard coming from Ian O'Hara's table. Will Failla had gone all in with on a severe short-stack and was called by O'Hara with .

O'Hara flopped a straight on , but the turn and river put a straight on the board and split the pot between the two.

"You deserve a penalty for that," O'Hara joked. "If you win this tournament you owe me $50,000."

O'Hara's bad luck would last just one hand. Daniel Weinman shoved all in for around 100,000 and O'Hara called.

Daniel Weinman:
Ian O'Hara:

Weinman wouldn't get the same miracle runout as Failla had, as the board came to send him to the rail.

"If I had lost that hand I would've demanded an investigation," O'Hara said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian O'Hara	280,000 65,000	65,000
Will Failla	30,000
Daniel Weinman	Busted

Tags: Will Failla Daniel Weinman Ian O'Hara

11-03-2021 01:05 UTC-7

Prociak Takes Out Two More

David Salituro

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

David Prociak continued his tear through Day 1 by knocking out two players on his last hand, including Brian Rast. Rast was all in for around 250,000, another player had around 30,000, and Prociak had both of them well covered.

All-In Player:
Brian Rast:
David Prociak:

The all-in player got some hope as the board came through the turn, giving him two pair and a straight draw, but he missed the river and hit the payout line along with Rast.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast David Prociak

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

11-03-2021 00:59 UTC-7

Some Chip Counts

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Dyer	1,200,000
Oliver Bosch	730,000 180,000	180,000
Brian Rast	320,000 -100,000	-100,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	320,000 241,000	241,000

Romain Lewis	280,000 50,000	50,000

Alan Steinberg	275,000 275,000	275,000
Cliff Josephy	240,000 163,000	163,000

Mike Watson	200,000 -2,000	-2,000
Samuel Chartier	39,000 -99,000	-99,000

11-03-2021 00:57 UTC-7

Somerville Knocks Out Vezina on the Bubble

David Salituro

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

According to Jason Somerville, Gabriel Vezina raised to 30,000 pre-flop and called all in for 120,000 when Somerville potted.

Gabriel Vezina:
Jason Somerville:

Somerville ended up with two pair on a board of to eliminate Vezina on the money bubble. Another player was eliminated on the same hand, so they will share 87th place.