Level: 8
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,000 FLIP & GO 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
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,103,600
Entries
1,232
Level
24
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
1,232
Players Left
23
Peters Busts Mason, First to Crack One Million
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Peters just busted another player, and in the process became the first player in the tournament to cross the 1,000,000 chip threshold.
His victim this time was Craig Mason, who moved all-in for 209,000 on a board showing 
. Peters thought about the decision for a minute, picking up a chip and twirling it in his hand, before putting a red 25,000 chip in the middle to signify a call.
Mason showed 
for a flush draw, while Peters had 
. Mason bricked the 
river, sending another big pot to Peters as the three-time WSOP bracelet winner took the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | 325,000 |
|
Busted |
Hebekeuser Forces the Best Hand Out
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
In a four-way pot, there were about 114,000 chips in the middle with the flop reading 
. All four players checked to the 
turn. The player first to act checked before Benjamin Hebekeuser checked, and the hijack put in a bet of 39,000. The cutoff folded quickly and the player first to act called.
Hebekeuser decided to put in a check-raise for all of his chips, 153,000. The player in the hijack, who initially bet, quickly released his hand, and the early position player went into the tank. After about a minute and a half, another player at the table called the clock. As soon as the floor got to the table the player in the tank folded. Hebekeuser showed the 
for ace-high, and his opponent let him know he could beat that as he showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
902,000 | 162,000 |
|
345,000 | 345,000 |
Peters Hits the River to Send One Home
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Peters raised pre-flop, then called the all-in shove of the player sitting to his immediate left. Peters showed 
and was up against 
.
The board read 
by the turn, increasing the likelihood of a chop pot, but Peters spiked the 
on the river to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
675,000 | 489,000 |
Silver Back in Action
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
FiveThirtyEight founder and editor-in-chief Nate Silver came close to winning his first WSOP bracelet last night, finishing runner-up to John Monnette in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship, and is back today in position to make another deep run.
In his last hand, Silver called a bet of 30,000 on the turn with the board showing 
. Both Silver and his opponent checked the 
river, and Silver turned over 
for a pair of aces that were good enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000 | 370,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Yifrech Doesn't Back Down
Level 6
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gal Yifrach raised in the hijack to 16,000 and only Craig Mason called in the big blind.
On the flop of 
, Mason checked to Yifrach who continued for 10,000. Mason wasted no time putting in a raise to 30,000. Yifrach eyed up Mason's stack and then put in a three-bet to 210,000 and Mason snap-mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
227,000 | -83,000 |
Barrosovalli Check-Raises Flop
Level 6
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A player in middle position raised to 16,000 and Joao Barrosovalli called in the small blind before the small blind defended.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and both the blinds checked to the preflop raiser who fired in a bet of 17,000. Barrosovalli thought about it for about ten seconds and put in a raise to 57,000. The big blind quickly folded and the middle position player let their hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 |
Schwartz Doubles With Jacks
Level 6
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jake Schwartz raised pre-flop and called and three-bet jam from an opponent sitting two seats to his left. His opponent had 
but was crushed by the 
of Schwartz.
The 
gave no help to his opponent, and Schwartz doubled his 190,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 230,000 |
Mateos Forces a Fold With Flush Showing
Level 6
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
There was around 70,000 in the pot with the board showing 
when Adrian Mateos put out a bet of 30,000 on the river. His opponent quickly folded.
Mateos is down from his post-break stack but is still above average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | -120,000 |