2021 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
$243,981
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,346,625
Entries
57
Level Info
Level
60
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
4
Players Left
1

Koon Puts Puustinen All-In

Level 49 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Jason Koon raised to 55,000 from the button and Henri Puustinen three-bet to 220,000 for Koon to call after considering it for a few seconds.

The flop came {3-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, Puustinen check-called the 130,000 bet of Koon.

They both opted to check through the {j-Clubs} on the turn to the {7-Spades} on the river. Puustinen bet 240,000 for Koon to tank and then put him all-in. Puustinen folded quite quickly.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
3,860,000
510,000
510,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Henri Puustinen
940,000
-510,000
-510,000

Szabo Wins a Showdown Pot Against Zack

Level 49 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Dan Zack opened to 60,000 and Gabor Szabo came along to the {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop, on which Szabo check-folded when facing a bet worth 36,000. Szabo then raised to 54,000 and Zack called to see the {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop. Zack opted to check-call for 25,000 and the {5-Spades} turn was checked. On the {9-Clubs} river, Zack bet 125,000 and Szabo called with the {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for a straight, which beat the {q-Spades}{10-Hearts} of Zack.

Player Chips Progress
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Gabor Szabo
3,200,000
225,000
225,000
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Daniel Zack
1,600,000
-225,000
-225,000

Tags: Dan ZackGabor Szabo

Szabo Flops a Straight

Level 49 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Gabor Szabo raised to 54,000 from the button and Dan Zack three-bet to 170,000 which Szabo called.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs}, Zack continued with a bet of 375,000 which Szabo called.

They both checked through the {3-Spades} on the turn to the {j-Spades} on the river. Zack checked for the final time and Szabo tanked for a while before reluctantly doing the same while sort of shrugging. Zack tabled the {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for Szabo to claim the pot with the {j-Clubs}{10-Spades} for the flopped straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Gabor Szabo
3,740,000
540,000
540,000
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Daniel Zack
1,060,000
-540,000
-540,000

Level: 50

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

Puustinen Gets Some Back

Level 50 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Henri Puustinen won the last two hands in the previous level, one of which was with showdown, and then opened to 60,000. Jason Koon called to see the {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop on which he check-called for 40,000. The {5-Clubs} turn went check, check, and Koon bet the {3-Spades} river for 50,000. Puustinen called and was good with the {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, as Koon only had {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
3,500,000
-360,000
-360,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Henri Puustinen
1,300,000
360,000
360,000

Tags: Henri PuustinenJason Koon

Puustinen Pays Off Koon

Level 50 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jason Koon made it 65,000 to go and Henri Puustinen called to see the {q-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop, on which Puustinen opted to check-call for 45,000. The {9-Diamonds} turn was checked and Puustinen check-called the {2-Spades} river for 220,000 to get shown the {10-Hearts}{2-Hearts} by Koon.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
3,800,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Henri Puustinen
1,000,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Henri PuustinenJason Koon

Puustinen Doubles Up With Higher Kicker

Level 50 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Henri Puustinen
Henri Puustinen

Henri Puustinen completed on the button and Jason Koon raised to 120,000. Puustinen responded with a three-bet jam for 991,000 for Koon to snap-call.

Henri Puustinen: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Jason Koon: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades} for Koon to comment that the board was running out too clean while Puustinen earned a much-needed double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
2,818,000
-982,000
-982,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Henri Puustinen
1,982,000
982,000
982,000

Koon Check-Raises Successfully

Level 50 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Henri Puustinen opened to 65,000 for Jason Koon to call and they headed to the {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop. Koon checked his option and Puustinen bet 90,000. What followed was a check-raise to 275,000 by Koon and that did the trick to win the pot right there.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
2,850,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Henri Puustinen
1,950,000
-32,000
-32,000

Tags: Jason KoonHenri Puustinen

Level: 51

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0