2021 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$245,680
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$857,900
Entries
92
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
78
Players Left
35

Negreanu Deals a "Bad Beat"

Level 1 : 300/500, 0 ante

Daniel Negreanu gave one of his opponents an early notice that he was going to give him a bad beat and it came quicker than they thought. After facing a raise, Negreanu stuck in a three-bet and his opponent called.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and the action was checked to Negreanu who threw in a bet. His opponent check-raised and Negreanu re-raised which his opponent called.

Negreanu continued to bet the {2-Diamonds} on the turn and the {10-Spades} on the river which got called both times. "Straight," Negreanu announced showing {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. "Here's your bad beat."

"I'm so happy now," his opponent replied as the rest of the table chuckled.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
66,500 11,500

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Wasaya Rivers It

Level 1 : 300/500, 0 ante

Tony Wasaya limped under the gun and both blinds came along to see a flop of {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}.

Daniel Negreanu bet 1,000 in the big blind and Wasaya called. The turn was {10-Diamonds}.

Negreanu bets another 1,000 and Wasaya called. The river came {q-Clubs}.

It checked to Wasaya who bet 1,000 and Negreanu folded. Waysaya showed {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the rivered straight.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Wasaya us
Tony Wasaya
67,000 67,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
55,000 -5,000

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Quads for Papastavrou

Level 1 : 300/500, 0 ante

Jason Papastavrou opened with a raise from under the gun and the player on his left called. Nate Silver was in the big blind and stuck in a three-bet only to have Papastavrou four-bet. Both players called and they went three ways to a flop of {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Silver checked to Papastavrou who threw in a bet and only Silver called. The turn was the {a-Spades} and Silver checked again. Papastavrou bet again and Silver folded this time. Papastavrou showed {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} for quad aces in the opening level of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Papastavrou us
Jason Papastavrou
66,000
Nate Silver us
Nate Silver
55,000

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Martini Pays One Off

Level 1 : 300/500, 0 ante

Julien Martini raised it up from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and the big blind checked to Martini who continued with a bet. Only the button called and the other two players folded.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Martini fired out a bet again. His opponent raised this time and Martini called to see the {j-Clubs} on the river. Martini check-called a bet from his opponent who showed {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for two pair. Martini sent his cards to the muck and his opponent collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
58,000 -2,000

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Level: 1

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 0

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em

Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

The first day of Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m local time.

This is a three-day event. Day 1 will start off with 60,000 in tournament chips and play 10 levels at 60 minutes each with a 15-minute break every 2 levels. There is no dinner break scheduled for Day 1 and late registration ends at the start of Day 2. The blinds will start at 300-500 with limits of 500-1,000.

In 2019 reigning champion Juha Helppi defeated a field of 118 players and won $306,622 and the coveted gold bracelet. A few other notable players who played at this event in 2019 were Eli Elezra, Tong G, Josh Arieh, Dan Shak, and Shaun Deeb.

Like all other $10,000 championship events at the WSOP you can expect to see some of the world's best players battling it out for piles of cash and the coveted gold bracelet.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor to provide you with the action from start to finish.

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Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

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