Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,935,750
Entries
1,450
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
1,450
Players Left
96
Sikorski Puts Sick Beat on Kostoulas
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Chris Kostoulas opened for 8,000. Kat Sikorski made the call from the button and the player in the big blind completed with a call.
The flop came 
. It was checked to Kostoulas in the hijack and he continued with a bet of 15,000. Sikorski then three-bet min-raised to 30,000. It folded back to Kostoulas who then four-bet min-raised to 60,000.
Sikorski tanked for a few seconds before going all-in for 150,000. Kostoulas snap-called.
Kat Sikorski: 
Chris Kostoulas: 
Kostoulas had flopped top set and his opponent was drawing very slim.
Sikorski was practically walking away from the table when the board completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
Sikorski went runner-runner to hit a straight to double through Kostoulas who was seriously crippled and was eliminated shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Bogdanov Sends One Out
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The action folded around to Yulian Bogdanov on the button who jammed his 71,000 stack in the middle and the big blind called off his remaining 61,000.
Big Blind: 
Yulian Bogdanov: 
Bodanov was behind with the eight-kicker but the flop gave him some extra life when it came 
, picking up a flush draw. The turn was the 
sealing the knockout for Bogdanov and the river was just a formality as the landed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000 | 136,000 |
In The Money
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
There are 218 players left who are guaranteed $2,402.
Douglas Derails Opponent
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The action was picked up with a player all-in and at risk. Champie Douglas had called the all-in player.
Opponent: 
Champie Douglas: 
The board ran out 
. The pocket tens, improved to a straight, and Douglas got a knockout to chip up nearing the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000 | -10,000 |
|
248,000 | |
|
240,000 | 155,000 |
|
137,000 | -48,000 |
|
92,000 | 47,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
54,000 | -1,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Amar Applies Pressure
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
The player under the gun opened to 7,000. The action folded to Richard Amar in the small blind and he called.
They went heads-up to the flop which came 
.
Amar checked to the original raiser who continued with a bet of 6,000 and then called.
The came on the turn. Amar checked to his opponent again and he bet 13,000 to which he called a third time.
The river card brought the . This time Amar took the betting lead and put his opponent all-in for 28,000. His opponent eventually let his hand go and Amar scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 240,000 |
Yaginuma Fires Twice
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
In a heads-up pot, the flop read 
, with about 19,000 in the middle the action checked to Jesse Yaginuma who put out a bet of 5,000. His opponent called.
The turn was the 
and after Yaginuma's opponent checked once more, he fired in a bet of 18,000. That was enough to force his opponent to surrender the pot and the dealer shipped Yaginuma the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000 | 405,000 |
Vo Eliminates Su
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Upeshka De Silva opened the action from under the gun to 7,000 and both Timothy Su called from the small blind and Viet Vo from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 
, the action checked to De Silva who put in a continuation bet of 8,000. Su raised to 25,000 and Vo re-raised to 50,000. De Silva quickly got out of the way and Su shoved the rest of his stack of roughly 85,000 which Vo called quickly.
Timothy Su: 
Viet Vo:
Vo had flopped two pair and the turn was the 
meaning Su was drawing dead to the full house as the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 240,000 |
|
95,000 | -20,000 |
|
Busted |