2021 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
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 1
Entries
57
Players Left
16

Seiver Pressures Daniels

Level 2 : 400/800, 0 ante
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

With nearly 16,000 in the pot and {5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs} on the board the turn came {2-Spades}.

Jake Daniels fired 11,000 and Scott Seiver called. The river was {j-Clubs}.

Daniels checked the river and Seiver spent time to consider his options before committing 16,000 to the pot. Daniels briefly tanked before folding and Seiver gathered the pot after falling behind early.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
211,100 69,600
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
88,900 -69,600

Tags: Jake DanielsScott Seiver

Reixach in Early Hole but Stays Alive

Level 2 : 400/800, 0 ante

Aleksandr Shevlyakov has the largest lead out of any of the matches thus far against Sergi Reixach. However, Reixach was just able to recover some of his losses with a double up. Reixach shoved all in for 13,000 on the button and was called by Shevlyakov.

Sergi Reixach: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Aleksandr Shevlyakov: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop of {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts} put Reixach in the lead with a pair of aces. The {a-Diamonds} on the turn and the {k-Diamonds} on the river improved Reixach to a full house in order to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Shevlyakov us
Aleksandr Shevlyakov
274,000 124,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
26,000 -124,000

Tags: Sergi Reixach

Level: 2

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Seiver Wins An Early Pot Off Daniels

Level 1 : 300/600, 0 ante
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

Jake Daniels raised to 1,500 and Scott Seiver called.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, Seiver checked, Daniels bet 1,000 and Seiver called.

On the {k-Clubs} turn, Seiver led for 3,000 and Daniels called.

The {a-Clubs} hit the river and Seiver bet 3,000 again. Daniels called and Seiver turned over {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Daniels flashed the {k-Spades} and mucked as Seiver picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
158,500 8,500
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
141,500 -8,500

Tags: Jake DanielsScott Seiver

Heads-Up Championship Redraw

Level 1 : 300/600, 0 ante

WSOP officials have confirmed that at the conclusion of Round 1, there will be a manual redraw for the remaining 32 players. This will then be used to create the tournament bracket which you will be able to find right here on PokerNews.

Koon vs. Brewer

Level 1 : 300/600, 0 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

With 3,000 in the pot and {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} on the board, Jason Koon bet 800 from the button. Chris Brewer called and the turn was {3-Clubs}.

Both players checked the turn and the river was {9-Clubs}. Brewer bet 1,500 and Koon folded. Koon and Brewer face off in one of many high-profile matchups in Round 1.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
WSOP 2X Winner
155,000 5,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
145,000 -5,000

Tags: Chris BrewerJason Koon

Kalas Takes Early Pot

Level 1 : 300/600, 0 ante
Kane Kalas
Kane Kalas

With around 9,000 in the pot and {9-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} on the board, Kane Kalas led out for 4,500. Koray Aldemir made the call and the turn was {k-Clubs}.

Kalas checked the turn and Aldemir bet 6,700. Kalas check-called and the flop was {5-Hearts}.

Both players checked the river and Aldemir mucked the losing hand as Kalas turned over {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} to take the pot with a pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Kane Kalas us
Kane Kalas
172,200 22,200
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
127,800 -22,200

Tags: Kane KalasKoray Aldemir

Davies Shoves on Perry

Level 1 : 300/600, 0 ante

Seth Davies raised to 1,500 on the button and Sean Perry re-raised to 7,500 from the big blind. Davies called and the dealer spread the flop of {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Both players checked and the {2-Diamonds} landed on the turn.

Perry checked again and Davies counted out a bet of 12,500. Perry called and the {2-Clubs} paired the board on the river. Perry checked again and Davies went into the tank before shoving all in for 115,400. Perry leaned back in his chair before doing some of his own thinking but ultimately decided to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
154,400 4,400
Sean Perry us
Sean Perry
145,600 -4,400

Tags: Seth DaviesSean Perry

Heads-Up Matches

Level 1 : 300/600, 0 ante

A total of 57 entries showed up for Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em which means there will be seven players directly advancing to the second round. The other 50 players have just taken their seat and their heads-up match is about to begin. Here are the following matches for Round 1:

  • Michael Addamo vs Johan Guibert
  • Koray Aldemir vs Kane Kalas
  • [Removed:321] Arani vs Jonathan Jaffe
  • Mikita Badziakouski vs Bye
  • Scott Ball vs David Peters
  • Johannes Becker vs Pedro Waldburger
  • Pejman Behboudikha vs Adrian Mateos
  • Chris Brewer vs Jason Koon
  • James Chen vs Nick Petrangelo
  • Stephen Chidwick vs Bin Weng
  • Frank Crivello vs Alex Ding
  • Marcell Csata vs Jesse Lonis
  • James D'Ambrosio vs Bertrand Grospellier
  • Dimitar Danchev vs Darren Elias
  • Jake Daniels vs Scott Seiver
  • Seth Davies vs Sean Perry
  • Rok Gostisa vs Henri Puustinen
  • Galen Hall vs Bye
  • Joshua Heinzl vs Kevin Rabichow
  • Ali Imsirovic vs Bye
  • Mustapha Kanit vs Dan Zack
  • Cary Katz vs Boris Martin
  • Patrick Kennedy vs Dan Smith
  • Julien Martini vs Felipe Ramos
  • Ignacio Moron vs Benjamin Reason
  • Nicolai Morris vs John Smith
  • Eric Persson vs Bye
  • Sergi Reixach vs Aleksandr Shevlyakov
  • Sam Soverel vs Bye
  • Gabor Szabo vs Bye
  • Joao Vieira vs Bye
  • Jeremiah Williams vs Gal Yifrach
Heads Up
Heads Up
Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
300,000 300,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
WSOP 1X Winner
300,000 300,000
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
WSOP 2X Winner
300,000 300,000
Eric Persson us
Eric Persson
300,000 300,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
300,000 300,000
Gabor Szabo hu
Gabor Szabo
300,000 300,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
300,000 300,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
WSOP 4X Winner
150,000 150,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
150,000 150,000
Patrick Kennedy gb
Patrick Kennedy
150,000 150,000
Henri Puustinen fi
Henri Puustinen
150,000 150,000
Joshua Heinzl us
Joshua Heinzl
150,000 150,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
150,000 150,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
150,000 150,000
Daniel Zack us
Daniel Zack
150,000 150,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
150,000 150,000
Boris Martin
Boris Martin
150,000 150,000
Ignacio Moron es
Ignacio Moron
150,000 150,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
150,000 150,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
150,000 150,000
Sean Perry us
Sean Perry
150,000 150,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
150,000 150,000
Benjamin Reason us
Benjamin Reason
150,000 150,000
Nicolai Morris us
Nicolai Morris
150,000 150,000
John Smith us
John Smith
150,000 150,000

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