2021 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$8,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,011,250
Entries
6,650
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Players Info - Day 7
Entries
36
Players Left
9

Onikoul Spikes a King on the River to Stay Alive

Level 33 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Arkadi Onikoul
Arkadi Onikoul

Arkadi Onikoul opened to 800,000 in middle position and Mitchell Halverson three-bet to 1,800,000 as the player next to act. Andreas Kniep in the small blind then four-bet to 4,000,000. Onikoul took a moment before announcing a five-bet shove worth about 15,000,000. Halverson folded and Kniep called.

Arkadi Onikoul: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Andreas Kniep: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

Onikoul's rail broke out in song when they saw their guy was all-in but quieted down when he informed them he was behind.

"Bad timing, guys," he said.

The flop of {2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} gave Onikoul additional outs with a backdoor flush draw and his rail was calling for a heart, which didn't come on the {6-Diamonds} turn.

"Heart!" someone on the rail yelled before Jareth East informed them that a heart on the river wouldn't help Onikoul.

Onikoul needed a king and a king only to stay alive, and the table went silent when the river brought the {k-Clubs}.

"Sorry, man. I was getting ready to shake your hand," Onikoul timidly told his opponent after the suck-out.

Player Chips Progress
Ark Onikul us
Ark Onikul
32,000,000
16,100,000
16,100,000
Andreas Kniep de
Andreas Kniep
13,000,000
-15,750,000
-15,750,000

Tags: Andreas KniepArkadi OnikoulMitchell Halverson