Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Day 1a | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-04-2021 15:27 UTC-7

Alcorn Eliminated in Four-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Heather Alcorn had lost the vast majority of her stack when she flopped a set of kings and ran into a set of aces. She then shoved for very few chips and was called multiple ways. Three players stuck around to the turn and that's when a four-way all-in showdown emerged.

Heather Alcorn:
Chad Cullimore:
Jeremy Heiskanen:
Mikki Mase:

Mase was the biggest stack but Heiskanen had a lock on the entire pot with the turned nut straight and flush redraw. A meaningless river knocked out two players while Mase was left short.

Mase then got it in for 6,800 and Heiskanen called.

Mikki Mase:
Jeremy Heiskanen:

Mase asked for a ten and got his wish granted on the board to double his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Heiskanen	135,000 61,600	61,600
Frank Cerminara	130,000
Mikki Mase	15,000 15,000	15,000
Chad Cullimore	Busted
Heather Alcorn	Busted

Tags: Chad Cullimore Heather Alcorn Jeremy Heiskanen Mikki Mase

11-04-2021 15:25 UTC-7

Liu Spikes the River

Josh Noy

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

One hand after Eliran Yamin avoided disaster against a pair of tens, he was facing a bet from JJ Liu on the flop. Yamin raised Liu's bet of 6,700 to 15,000 and called instantly when Liu re-raised all-in.

JJ Liu:
Eliran Yamin:

Yamin was way ahead with a flopped full house, and the turn changed nothing. The table then reacted in awe as the river gave Liu the winning hand, doubling her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliran Yamin	105,000 -37,000	-37,000
JJ Liu	88,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Eliran Yamin JJ Liu

11-04-2021 15:13 UTC-7

Moshe Calls Koon

Matt Hansen

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

With nearly 5,000 in the pot and on the board, Jason Koon was in the small blind and Asi Moshe was a few seats over in middle position.

The river was and Koon fired 4,000. Moshe called and Koon tabled for jacks full of kings. Moshe mucked the losing hand, but both players are building stacks at the same table in the early stages of Day 1A.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	84,200 700	700

Asi Moshe	83,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Asi Moshe Jason Koon

11-04-2021 14:43 UTC-7

Papadopoulos Scores a Knockout

NicholasBaltz

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Kyriakos Papadopoulos bet 6,000 on the river and Jose Araya made the call.

Papadopoulos tabled for kings and tens, and that beat the jacks and tens of Araya.

A few hands later Papadopoulos shoved on the turn and Julie Silberstein called with the shorter stack.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos:
Julie Silberstein:

Papadopoulos was in front with a full house and Silberstein found no help on the river as she exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	120,000 53,000	53,000
Jose Araya	15,800 15,800	15,800
Julie Silberstein	Busted

Tags: Jose Araya Julie Silberstein Kyriakos Papadopoulos

11-04-2021 14:31 UTC-7

Koon Holding Court

Matt Hansen

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Jason Koon has been getting into the vibe on Day 1A, happily dishing out advice to his tablemates in the Amazon Orange section.

"This is the Main Event, so try to have fun. It gets much more serious later, but this is Day 1 so just try to enjoy it."

Koon had the opportunity to show them how it's done when a player in middle position raised to 800. Another player in the cutoff called and Koon three-bet to 3,500 from the button. The original raiser folded and the player in the cutoff came along.

The flop was and Koon continued for 2,500. His opponent called and the turn was .

Koon bet 8,000 on the turn and his opponent quickly folded. The newly minted WSOP champion dragged the pot with a smile and continued enjoying his Day 1 of the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	83,500 14,300	14,300

Tags: Jason Koon

11-04-2021 14:15 UTC-7

Yamin Scores Big Double Against Mykhanov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

With around 18,000 in the middle and the turn reading , Eliran Yamin bet and was then somewhat surprised to see Almatbek Mykhanov move all-in. He clarified with the dealer that it was indeed a shove and then snap-called.

Eliran Yamin:
Almatbek Mykhanov:

Yamin had locked up the double with nines full already and the river was a formality. The double up was for 62,400 and Mykhanov still had more than the starting stack left after paying it off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliran Yamin	140,000 140,000	140,000
Almatbek Mykhanov	62,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Almatbek Mykhanov Eliran Yamin

11-04-2021 14:14 UTC-7

Mahmood Needles Woods

tucsonmonster

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Ayaz Mahmood raised to 800 from under the gun. The action folded to James Woods on the button and he three-bet to 1,600.

As the action folded back to Mahmood, Woods looked at him before he acted and said, "I have a hand." Mahmood responded, "I can see that you have two cards, I have a hand too " before tossing out calling chips.

The flop came . Mahmood checked to Woods who made a continuation bet and Mahmood quickly folded.

Woods said, "you're a lucky man" as he tabled for a flopped set of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Woods	62,000 -700	-700
Ayaz Mahmood	47,000 -31,000	-31,000

11-04-2021 13:24 UTC-7

Defending Champion Salas Eliminated by Gould

tucsonmonster

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Earlier in the tournament, Damian Salas was involved in a hand against Lynne Ji at his table.

Salas opened and got two calls including Ji and Oliver Thomas. The flop was . Salas continued and Thomas in the hijack raised. Ji three-bet and earned two calls.

The turn was the putting three hearts on the board. It checked to Thomas who bet just under half pot. Salas raised and Thomas shoved all in. Salas called with for the nut flush against Thomas' .

The river was the , giving Oliver Thomas a full house and leaving Salas with crumbs.

A short while later, and just before the break, the action was picked up on the river with a board that read . Salas was all in for just 2,000 from the big blind. There was side action between a player in early position and Peter Gould on the button.

There was about 16,000 in the pot by the river. The action was checked to Gould and he bet 9,400. The player in early position thought for a moment before releasing his hand.

Damian Salas:
Peter Gould:

Gould rivered the bottom end of the straight with his pocket fives to eliminate 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Damian Salas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Thomas	108,000
Peter Gould	82,000 82,000	82,000
Damian Salas	Busted

Tags: Damian Salas Peter Gould

11-04-2021 12:59 UTC-7

Doyle Brunson Enters First WSOP Main Event Since 2013

NicholasBaltz

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Doyle Brunson, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, has taken his seat in the Main Event.

Brunson faced a bet of 900 from Clayton Hamm on the flop with 3,000 in the middle. Brunson called to see the turn and called a bet of 1,200 when Hamm led again.

On the river, the action went check-check and Hamm tabled for top pair, while Brunson mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Hamm	64,000 64,000	64,000
Doyle Brunson	57,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Clayton Hamm Doyle Brunson

11-04-2021 12:28 UTC-7

Royal Flush Sighting

Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Haim Gabay was spotted standing up and pulling out his phone to record before he tabled his hand and it was quickly apparent why as he tabled the on a board of for a flopped royal flush.

He did not get a ton of value from it as his opponent folded on the river but nevertheless, Gabay excitedly recorded the uber rare poker hand and collected his chips.

"What a normal table this is. Royal flushes, set over sets, slow rolls, pirates (in reference to Scotter Clark's attire)! It's amazing!" said tablemate Gabriel Andrade as Gabay took down the pot with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haim Gabay	75,000
Scotter Clark	58,000 11,500	11,500
Gabriel Andrade	45,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Gabriel Andrade Haim Gabay