Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
96
Players Left
8
Some Current Chip Counts
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
1,124,000
|
1,124,000 |
|
1,048,000
-602,000
|
-602,000 |
|
900,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
770,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
|
570,000
336,000
|
336,000 |
|
525,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
395,000
-117,000
|
-117,000 |
|
375,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
291,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
215,000
-272,000
|
-272,000 |
|
|
75,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
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Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Scalise Keeps Firing
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On a flop of 
, there was already a pot brewed of about 160,000 in the middle and Nicholas Scalise fired out a bet of 60,000. Weisner called and saw the 
on the turn.
Scalise continued firing for a bet of 80,000. Weisner gave it about 15-seconds before deciding to throw her hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
685,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
635,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
To Catches Franco
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On a board that read 
there pot of roughly 175,000 and Sonny Franco fired in a bet of 85,000. David To went deep in the tank before putting in the chips to call.
Franco tabled 
for eight-high and the dealer shipped the pot to To when he tabled 
for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
267,000
-263,000
|
-263,000 |
Rossi Rakes The Pot
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Joseph Rossi opened the action from the cutoff to 26,000. It folded to Sonny Franco in the big blind and he made the call.
The flop came 
. Franco checked and Rossi made a continuation bet of 32,000. Franco called.
The 
came on the turn and the action went check, check.
The river card was the 
pairing the board and bringing four cards to a flush. Franco thought for a minute then led with a bet of 60,000. Rossi threw in calling chips and they tabled their hands,
Sonny Franco: 
Joseph Rossi: 
Franco had out-flopped Rossi with a pair of eights. He attempted to steal the pot on the river but was picked off by Rossi who shipped the pot with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
555,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
|
370,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Morris Applies Pressure
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jason Stockfish raised under the gun to 26,000 and the action folded around to Jared Ambler in the small blind who made the call. Steven Morris put in a three-bet to 135,000 and only Ambler made the call.
The flop came 
and Ambler quickly check-folded to Morris' continuation bet, sending the chips to Morris.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,370,000
1,136,000
|
1,136,000 |
|
1,020,000
427,000
|
427,000 |
|
|
410,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
More Chips for Mackoff
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Roman Lewis was all-in for less than two big blinds. The action folded to Darren Elias in the small blind who raised to 50,000 to isolate the all-in player. The raise did not phase Jonas Mackoff who called the 50,000 from the big blind.
The flop came 
and the blinds checked through to the turn which brought the .
Elias led the turn with a bet of 80,000 and Mackoff called.
The river card was the 
. The action went check, check.
Roman Lewis: 
Jonas Mackoff: 
Elias mucked his hand. Mackoff scooped the pot with a pair of jacks and sent Lewis to the cashout cage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
|
410,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Break Time
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The remaining 56 players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000