WPT DS #1 - $200,000 Opening Event
Day 1 Completed
2021 888Poker WPTDeepStacks London
WPT DS #1 - $200,000 Opening Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2021 888Poker WPTDeepStacks London
Buy-in
$525
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
357
Level
39
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
12,500
"i2out" Wins the WPTDeepStacks London #1 - $200,000 Opening Event ($40,540)
Level 39
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
The first event of the WPTDeepStacks London is now in the books after a total of 357 entries including 65 re-entries got into the action in the WPTDeepStacks London #1 - $200,000 Opening Event at 888poker.
Latvia's "i2out" was crowned the winner after more than 8 1/2 hours in play which included a back-and-forth heads-up battle against United Kingdom's "Tedson89".
It appeared that "Tedson89" would be the player to beat after single-handedly eliminating six out of the seven players at the final table and entered heads-up with a lead. Instead, the British poker player had to settle for the juicy runner-up prize of $29,300 for his return on the $525 buy-in.
The WPTDeepStacks London #1 - $200,000 Opening Event provided tons of value thanks to the $200,000 guarantee providing a generous $21,500 in overlay to the 48 players that min-cashed for at least $1,420.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i2out | Latvia | $40,540 |
| 2 | Tedson89 | United Kingdom | $29,300 |
| 3 | torresfan03 | United Kingdom | $21,300 |
| 4 | Maksim "MAMOHT_T" Viktorovich | Russia | $15,420 |
| 5 | kalleanka35 | Sweden | $11,180 |
| 6 | KelevraJesus | Malta | $8,160 |
| 7 | raw_dawg | Unknown | $5,960 |
| 8 | NuttedOn875 | Unknown | $4,380 |
| 9 | Brilliant | Unknown | $3,220 |
Action of the Day
The WPTDS $200,000 Opening Event witnessed many big names in the field including 888poker Ambassadors Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche, Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren, Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba, and Chris "888Moorman" Moorman. Unfortunately for the team, they were all sitting on the rail shortly after late registration closed and were unable to cash in the event.
The money bubble broke after "EastWestak" called off preflop with ace-jack and didn't get there against the queens held by "sheeeeeeeeet". The remaining 48 players cashed for at least $1,420 and eliminations began taking place at a fast and furious pace with the bigger money jumps reserved for the final table.
This included many regulars at 888poker with Felipe "mr.salgado" Salgado (34th - $1,440), "ContaSagrada" (25th - $1,460), "kistkutya23" (22nd - $1,480), and "SpielerKind" (18th - $1,520) all cashing before hitting the rail before the final table.
Before long, "Jefffrr8" was ousted in 10th place for $2,380 after their queen-ten suited didn't get there again the ace-four held by "i2out".
Final Table Action
The final table began with "kalleanka35" with the chip lead and "i2out" sitting near the bottom of the pile in sixth place. "Tedson89" took over the lead while storming over the first four opponents at the final table including "KelevraJesus" (sixth - $8,160), "raw_dawg" (seventh - $5,960), "NuttedOn875" (eighth - $4,380), and "Brilliant" (ninth - $3,220) and had more than half of the chips in play.
"kalleanka35" (fifth - $11,180) was then short on chips and didn't get their ten-nine suited to hold against the eight-six held by "i2out".
"Tedson89" then eliminated two players with big slick. First, they took out Maksim "MAMOHT_T" Viktorovich in fourth place for $15,420 when his big slick held against ace-queen. "torresfan03" followed him to the rail shortly after in third place for $21,300 when their queen-seven was no match for big slick.
"Tedson89" held a 2:1 chip advantage over "i2out" when heads-up play began. The battle was back-and-forth with "Tedson89" on the ropes before he came back to regain the chip lead. "Tedson89" was short again on chips when they couldn't get ace-nine to hold against king-six to hit the exit in second place for $29,300.
Meanwhile, a huge congrats to "i2out" for winning the WPTDS London #1 - $200,000 Opening Event for $40,540!
That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of this event, but tune in Tuesday, April 20 for all of the live updates for WPTDeepStacks London #5 - $100,000 High Roller.
Final Table Payouts
Level 39
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i2out | Latvia | $40,540 |
| 2 | Tedson89 | United Kingdom | $29,300 |
| 3 | torresfan03 | United Kingdom | $21,300 |
| 4 | Maksim "MAMOHT_T" Viktorovich | Russia | $15,420 |
| 5 | kalleanka35 | Sweden | $11,180 |
| 6 | KelevraJesus | Malta | $8,160 |
| 7 | raw_dawg | Unknown | $5,960 |
| 8 | NuttedOn875 | Unknown | $4,380 |
| 9 | Brilliant | Unknown | $3,220 |
"Tedson89" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($29,300)
Level 39
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
"Tedson89" jammed for 11 big blinds from the button and was called by "i2out" from the big blind.
Tedson89: 
i2out: 
"Tedson89" got it in good and but got rivered on the 
board to go out in second place for $29,300.
Meanwhile, a huge congrats to "i2out" for winning the 2021 WPTDeepStacks #1 - $200,000 Opening Event for $40,540!
Stay tuned for the recap of the Opening Event here at PokerNews.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,140,000 | 1,276,607 |
|
Busted |
More chips for "i2out"
Level 39
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
"Tedson89" opened for 200,000 before they called a three-bet to 600,000 by "i2out"
"Tedson89" check-called bets of 250,000 on the 
flop and 620,000 on the 
turn before they gave up facing a jam on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,863,393 | 1,970,000 |
|
|
1,276,607 | -1,970,000 |
Stacks Near Even Again
Level 39
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
"i2out" opened for 200,000 and "Tedson89" called
"Tedson89" check-raised the 
flop from 100,000 to 350,000 and "i2out called.
"i2out" gave up on the hand facing a bet of 580,000 on the turn and "Tedson89" narrowed the gap between the two stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,893,393 | -790,000 |
|
|
3,246,607 | 790,000 |
Chip Counts to Start Level 39
Level 39
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,683,393 | -521,859 |
|
|
2,456,607 | 521,859 |
Level: 39
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 12,500
"i2out" Back on Top
Level 38
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
With blinds so big the lead is going back and forth. "i2out" just won a pot for a decent lead on "Tedson89".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,205,252 | 1,791,000 |
|
|
1,934,748 | -1,791,000 |
"Tedson89" Back on Top
Level 38
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
"Tedson89" opened for 160,000 and "i2out" called from the big blind. "i2out" check-caled for 112,200 on the 
flop before both players checked the [the] turn.
"i2out" check-called for 372,504 on the 
river and mucked their hand after "Tedson89" showed 
for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,725,748 | 958,704 |
|
|
3,414,252 | -958,704 |