2021 WSOP Day 40: Joe Hachem Back in Form on Day 1e of the Main Event
The focus of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) continued on the WSOP $10,000 Main Event on Day 40 with Day 1e dominating the action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
David Gerassi bagged the Day 1e chip lead with former WSOP Main Event champions Joe Hachem and Scott Blumstein also advancing to Wednesday's Day 2cef.
Meanwhile, the $1,111 Little One for One Drop kicked off the first of its three opening flights on Monday with Mukul Pahuja bagging the chip lead.
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WSOP Main Event Champions Scott Hachem and Blumstein Advance Via Day 1e of Main Event
Day 1e of Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker is in the books with the fifth of six opening flights to the WSOP’s flagship event attracting 797 players to Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino to take their shot with 592 moving on to Day 2cef.
Former champions Scott Blumstein and Joe Hachem qualified for Day 2 after spending the evening on the featured tables that were live-streamed on PokerGO.
Hachem, the 2005 Main Event champion, was joined by mixed game specialists Nathan Gamble and Dylan Linde at a lively featured table with some of the most knowledgeable players in the game. Gamble has three cashes at the 2021 WSOP and has won two career WSOP titles. Linde is looking for his second bracelet after breaking through in this year’s Mixed Omaha event. All three players will continue on to Day 2 and Hachem is near the top part of the leaderboard with 186,100 chips.
Blumstein, the 2017 champion, finished with 95,000 after sharing a table with Jacob Thibodeau and Las Vegas-based pro Matt Stout. Thibodeau already has five cashes at the 2021 WSOP and Stout is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet. All three players moved on to Day 2.
Day 1e Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Gerassi | United States | 316,100 | 395 |
| 2 | Kenn Pluard | United States | 307,600 | 385 |
| 3 | Conrad De Armas | United States | 302,800 | 379 |
| 4 | James Mendoza | United States | 255,900 | 320 |
| 5 | Greg Pohler | United States | 248,500 | 311 |
| 6 | Victor Ramdin | United States | 228,300 | 285 |
| 7 | Yiming Cao | United States | 228,000 | 285 |
| 8 | Ryan Delgros | United States | 223,400 | 279 |
| 9 | Craig Chait | United States | 222,400 | 278 |
| 10 | Jordan Jayne | United States | 219,200 | 274 |
David Gerassi bagged the Day 1e chip lead with 316,100 with Kenn Pluard (307,600) not too far behind. Gerassi came on strong after the dinner break while Pluard is coming off his career-best WSOP finish in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-handed Event, where he took 48th place.
Meanwhile, Conrad De Armas (302,800) bagged the third biggest stack of Day 1e with the help of chipping up at the very end when his queens full of threes delivered a big hit to Chris Hunichen. He bagged 302,800 and will be among the leaders on Day 2cef.
2021 WSOP Main Event So Far in Numbers
| Flight | Entries | Survivors | Advanced to Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | 523 | 348 | 66.54% |
| Day 1b | 845 | 611 | 72.31% |
| Day 1c | 600 | 433 | 72.17% |
| Day 1d | 2,550 | 1,933 | 75.80% |
| Day 1e | 797 | 592 | 74.28% |
| Day 1f | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 5,315 | 3,917 | 73.70% |
In the group of those who will not move onto Day 2 include Daniel Negreanu, Ryan Leng, and Dan Smith. Negreanu suffered an early exit in Level 2 when his kings ran into Ayman Mahfoud’s aces. Leng also fell in Level 2 when he got it in with two-pair but lost to Hunichen's flush. Smith hit the rail after his ace-king didn’t improve against the queens of Matthew Jewett.
Players advancing from Day 1e will return for Day 2cef on Wednesday, November 10. Day 2cef will play another five-two hour levels beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Main Event action continues on Tuesday, November 9 with Day 2abd kicking off at 11 a.m. and Day 1f getting underway at noon local time. Both will play five two-hour levels and players advancing from Day 2abd will combine with the survivors from Wednesday's Day 2cef for Day 3 on Thursday, November 11.
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Pahuja & Ribeiro Lead the Way after Day 1a in Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop
The first of three opening flights of the $1,111 Little One for One Drop drew 490 entries with 143 survivors and with unlimited re-entries allowed not only through the starting flights but also during the first two levels on Day 2, the field can be expected to rise. In 2019 there was a total of 6,246 entries with the winner James Anderson taking home $690,686.
Many charity initiatives that have been established around the globe have been adopted by the gaming industry, and the One Drop Foundation has become one of the most notable ones.
Mukul Pahuja is the chip leader after Day 1a with 518,300 in chips and with over $5.5 million in live earnings, he will be a player to watch throughout the tournament. He was followed by Fernando Ribeiro (428,000), Poorya Nazari (377,500), Steve Stolzenfeld (376,200), and Jorge Briones (319,500) to round off the top five of the players captured at the end of the night.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mukul Pahuja | United States | 518,300 | 259 |
| 2 | Fernando Ribeiro | United States | 428,000 | 214 |
| 3 | Poorya Nazari | Canada | 377,500 | 189 |
| 4 | Steven Stolzenfeld | United States | 376,200 | 188 |
| 5 | Jorge Briones | Honduras | 319,500 | 160 |
| 6 | Osmin Dardon | United States | 296,000 | 148 |
| 7 | Christopher Smith | United States | 295,400 | 148 |
| 8 | Wai Kit Lo | United Kingdom | 292,300 | 146 |
| 9 | Richard Weathington | United States | 286,000 | 143 |
| 10 | Michael Weber | United States | 270,600 | 135 |
Some notables that that advanced to Day 2 on Thursday, November 11 at 1 p.m. included Daniel Negreanu, Everett Carlton, Donnie Phan, Andres Korn, and Ryan DePaulo.
While some stars can take a break for a couple of days, there are plenty of those who will be in action in the subsequent flights. Day 1b starts Tuesday at 3 p.m. and PokerNews will once again provide live updates from start to finish.
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In this Series
- 1 2021 WSOP Day 1: Series Underway With Star-Studded $25k H.O.R.S.E.
- 2 2021 WSOP Day 2: Hellmuth In The Hunt For 16th Bracelet
- 3 2021 WSOP Day 3: Drinan On Course For His Second Bracelet
- 4 2021 WSOP Day 4: Cornell In Pole Position For First Bracelet
- 5 2021 WSOP Day 5: Negreanu, Matusow, Seidel, and Hellmuth Advance in the $10K LO8 Championship
- 6 2021 WSOP Day 6: Phil Hellmuth Chasing 16th Bracelet Deep in the $10K LO8 Championship
- 7 2021 WSOP Day 7: Hellmuth Four Players Away From Bracelet #16
- 8 2021 WSOP Day 8: Deeb Looking For Bracelet #5
- 9 2021 WSOP Day 9: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver Headlines $10K Limit Final Table; Racener Leads
- 10 2021 WSOP Day 10: Brian Yoon Hunting for Fourth Bracelet
- 11 2021 WSOP Day 11: Hellmuth In The Hunt Again; Reaches Another Final Table
- 12 2021 WSOP Day 12: Negreanu Hunting for Seventh Bracelet
- 13 2021 WSOP Day 13: Five Left in Milly Maker; Marle Cordeiro Among Last 17 in Ladies Event
- 14 2021 WSOP Day 14: Vanessa Kade Racks Up Fifth Cash of the Series
- 15 2021 WSOP Day 15: Zinno On Course For Fourth Bracelet
- 16 2021 WSOP Day 16: Kornuth Reaches Back-to-Back $10K Short Deck Finals
- 17 2021 WSOP Day 17: Phil Hellmuth Hunting for 16th Bracelet with 10 Remaining in $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball
- 18 2021 WSOP Day 18: Elezra in the Mix For His Fifth Bracelet
- 19 2021 WSOP Day 19: David “Bakes” Baker Hunting for Third Bracelet at $1,500 Triple Draw Final Table
- 20 2021 WSOP Day 20: Friedman After a Three-Peat as Negreanu and Hellmuth Advance to Final 10 in $10K Dealer's Choice
- 21 2021 WSOP Day 21: Addamo Flying High In Yet Another High Roller
- 22 2021 WSOP Day 22: Arieh Positions Himself For Bracelet #3
- 23 2021 WSOP Day 23: Gerhart, Johnson, and Shack-Harris Seeking Third Bracelets with Five Remaining in $10K H.O.R.S.E.
- 24 2021 WSOP Day 24: JC Tran Flying High in the $10K PLO
- 25 2021 WSOP Day 25: Elezra and Matusow Hunting for Fifth Bracelets in the $10K PLO Championship
- 26 2021 WSOP Day 26: Soverel Leads the Charge in the NL 2-7 Single Draw Championship
- 27 2021 WSOP Day 27: Glaser Leads Final 8 $10K NL 2-7 Championship as Negreanu Alive Hunting for Seventh Bracelet
- 28 2021 WSOP Day 28: Stars Turn Out For $25K PLO High Roller; Deeb Flying High
- 29 2021 WSOP Day 29: Lamb Registers Late In $25K PLO and Bags Lead
- 30 2021 WSOP Day 30: Ka Kwan Lau On Course For $25K PLO Bracelet
- 31 2021 WSOP Day 31: Kolev Leads the $10K 6-Handed NLHE Championship
- 32 WSOP 2021 Day 32: Yockey Bags $50k Poker Players Championship Day 1 Chip Lead
- 33 2021 WSOP Day 33: Volpe and Cates Lead Final 35 of the $50K Poker Players Championship
- 34 2021 WSOP Day 34: Ryan Leng Leads Final 10 in the $50K PPC
- 35 2021 WSOP Day 35: Eli Elezra Leads Final 5 in the $50K Poker Players Championship
- 36 2021 WSOP Day 36: Main Event Underway, Brunson Up to Old Tricks
- 37 2021 WSOP Day 37: Three Bracelet-Winners Crowned as Main Event Continues
- 38 2021 WSOP Day 38: Aleksandr Shevlyakov Bags Overall Chip Lead on Day 1c of the Main Event
- 39 2021 WSOP Day 39: Main Event Breaks Through 4,500 Entrants; Ajayi Tops Counts
- 40 2021 WSOP Day 40: Joe Hachem Back in Form on Day 1e of the Main Event
- 41 2021 WSOP Day 41: Rameez Shahid Leads Main Event as Phil Hellmuth Makes Grand Entrance
- 42 2021 WSOP Day 42: Main Event Whittled to 2,362 Players
- 43 2021 WSOP Day 43: Jessica Cai Leads After Main Event Bubble Bursts
- 44 2021 WSOP Day 44: Ramon Colillas Bags Day 4 Chip Lead in WSOP Main Event
- 45 2021 WSOP Day 45: Aldemir Claims Main Event Chip Lead After Day 5
- 46 2021 WSOP Day 46: Park Leads the Final 36 in the Main Event
- 47 2021 WSOP Day 47: Yuval Bronshtein Leads Final Four in $10K Stud Hi-Lo Championship in Hunt for Third Bracelet
- 48 2021 WSOP Day 48: Lisandro Leads Hellmuth After $10,000 Razz Championship Day 1
- 49 2021 WSOP Day 49: Hellmuth Hunting for Bracelet #17 as Dzivielevski Leads Final 14 in $10K Razz Championship
- 50 2021 WSOP Day 50: Benny Glaser Hunting for 4th Bracelet with Heads-Up Lead in $10K Razz Championship
- 51 2021 WSOP Day 51: Glaser, Schemion, Cowen and Wheeler Pick Up Bracelets; Mateos Chip Leads in $250K SHR
- 52 2021 WSOP Day 52: Jason Koon Leads $50K High Roller
- 53 2021 WSOP Day 53: Holz In Front In The $100K High Roller
- 54 2021 WSOP Day 54: Michael Addamo Leads Final Five in $100K High Roller
