2021 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$281,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,309,280
Entries
4,527
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
4,527
Players Left
99

Trips for Konnikova

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

A player in middle position opened to 10,000 and the action folded around to Maria Konnikova who defended in the big blind.

On a flop of {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts} both players checked to see the {q-Hearts} on the turn. Konnikova check-called a bet of 10,000, and the {7-Clubs} fell on the river. Both players checked and Konnikova tabled {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for rivered trips and her opponent tabled the losing {k-}{9-} before the pot was shipped her way.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
163,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Maria Konnikova

Three-Way All In Ends Well for Matthews

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

After a series of raises preflop, Justin Arnwine found himself at risk for 38,000 in chips while Shain Matthews was also at risk against the third player for roughly 55,000.

Justin Arnwine: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Shain Matthews: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Third Player: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Matthews was the underdog to win the hand but that quickly changed when the dealer spread a flop of {8-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}, giving him the lead with top set. The turn was the {k-Hearts}, pairing Arnwine's king and the river was the {a-Diamonds} to give Arnwine top two pair which was inferior to Matthews set of eights.

Player Chips Progress
Shain Matthews us
Shain Matthews
153,000
153,000
153,000
Justin Arnwine us
Justin Arnwine
Busted

Tags: Justin ArnwineShain Matthews

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Ticehurst Wins a Flip

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The player under the gun moved all-in for 44,500 and the action folded around to Darrell Ticehurst who called in the cutoff. The button and the small blind folded before the big blind folded {8-}{8-} face up.

Under the Gun: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Darrell Ticehurst: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

It was a classic coin flip but on the flop of {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} Ticehurst became a big favorite. The {j-Spades} on the turn changed nothing and the {a-Diamonds} on the river improved Ticehurst to top two pairs and his opponent was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Darrell Ticehurst us
Darrell Ticehurst
130,000
130,000
130,000

Tags: Darrell Ticehurst

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Azulay Stacked Two Players In Two Hands

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Avraham Azulay stacked two players in back-to-back hands. In the first hand, he called an all in with {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} versus {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and the board ran out {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs} giving him top two pair.

The very next hand, he called an all-in with {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} verses {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and a queen on the flop sent his opponent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Avraham Azulay us
Avraham Azulay
200,000
200,000
200,000