Break Time
Level 6
: 400/800, 0 ante
Players have gone on their second 15-minute break of the day.
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$409,845
Entries
307
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0
Entries
307
Players Left
90
Hand of the Tournament So Far
Level 6
: 400/800, 0 ante
No-Limit 5 Card Draw
Michael Dreese just won a huge pot as three massive hands collided.
Dreese's opponents each drew one card and he drew two, then after the draw, all the money went in with Dreese covering both his opponents.
Dreese: 
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
With the win, Dreese is now among the largest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Chip Counts at Start of Level 6
Level 6
: 400/800, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000 | |
|
||
|
63,500 | |
|
||
|
57,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000 | |
|
36,400
-6,200
|
-6,200 |
|
|
||
|
33,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
29,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
26,500
-200
|
-200 |
|
|
||
|
26,500
-700
|
-700 |
|
|
||
|
21,500
-3,800
|
-3,800 |
|
||
|
21,000
-5,300
|
-5,300 |
|
21,000
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
16,300
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
||
|
8,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 6
Limit Flop / Draw: 200/400
Stud Games: 100 ante, 100 bring-in, 400 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 100/200/200-big blind ante/ 300-ante
Faces in the Field
Gamble Among the Chip Leaders
Level 5
: 400/800, 0 ante
Two-time bracelet winner Nathan Gamble is among the biggest stacks in the room midway through level 5,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
17,300
|
17,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
63,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
56,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
47,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
43,500
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,000
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
||
Dealer’s Choice
Level 5
: 400/800, 0 ante
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Level: 5
Limit Flop / Draw: 200/400
Stud Games: 100 ante, 100 bring-in, 400 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 100/200/200-big blind ante/ 300-ante
Deeb Drops One Early
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Pot Limit Omaha
Shaun Deeb entered the tournament during the first break of the day, but his stack is struggling early.
On a board of 
, his opponent bet 1,000 from the cutoff, and Deeb called on the button.
The cutoff fired another 2,000 on the 
, which brought in the flush draw, and Deeb raised to 6,000. The cutoff called.
On a river 
, the cutoff bet 4,000, sending Deeb into the tank. He ultimately folded, sending the healthy pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
Su Takes From Woods
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
A-5 Triple Draw
Timothy Su just dragged a pot at the expense of James Woods.
On the final draw, Su patted and Woods drew one.
Woods contemplated a bet from Su, then called. He then mucked his hand after Su rolled over 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
|
||
|
29,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |