Liberto Climbing
Justin Liberto has chipped up beyond the 90,000 mark as he looks to win a second WSOP gold bracelet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Liberto |
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
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Justin Liberto has chipped up beyond the 90,000 mark as he looks to win a second WSOP gold bracelet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Justin Liberto |
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
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Big O
A player in the small blind was all-in for around 15,000 with on the board. Scotter Clark called.
Small Blind Player:
Scotter Clark:
The turn was and the river was and Clark held on to win the pot with jacks full of aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scotter Clark |
50,500
13,000
|
13,000 |
Derek McMaster remains one of the largest stacks in the room after clearing the 100,000 chip mark.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Derek McMaster |
136,000
64,900
|
64,900 |
|
Julien Martini is building a big stack as the tournament heads into the final stages of Day 1.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julien Martini |
76,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
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Six-time WSOP champion Daniel Negreanu has been spotted in the Amazon Room and he has run his stack above 100K.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu | 122,800 | |
Final payouts are in for the field of 640 entries. The top 96 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $2,423. First prize pays $170,269.
Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize | ||
1 | $170,269 | 12-14 | $8,521 | 71-77 | $2,650 | ||
2 | $105,235 | 15-21 | $6,846 | 78-96 | $2,423 | ||
3 | $71,651 | 22-28 | $5,627 | ||||
4 | $49,733 | 29-35 | $4,734 | ||||
5 | $35,204 | 36-42 | $4,079 | ||||
6 | $25,424 | 43-49 | $3,601 | ||||
7 | $18,740 | 50-56 | $3,260 | ||||
8-9 | $14,104 | 57-63 | $3,028 | ||||
10-11 | $10,844 | 64-70 | $2,839 |
Chris Vitch was seen taking in a big pot after an opponent folded to his river bet. According to the table, Vitch had quads for the second hand in a row. Vitch has been looking to find some traction as the final break of Day 1 nears.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Vitch |
36,400
21,000
|
21,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
With around 3,000 in the pot and on the board, a player in the big blind bet 3,000. Randy Ohel raised to 8,000 from the next seat over.
The player in the big blind raised to 23,000. Ohel thought for a moment before throwing his hand into the muck.
Ohel's chip stack remains healthy as the end of Day 1 nears.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Randy Ohel |
90,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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Pot Limit Omaha
Mike Matusow shoved his last 6,000 into the pot from the cutoff. Edward Han raised pot from the button and the player in the small blind was all-in for around 12,000.
Mike Matusow:
Small Blind:
Edward Han:
The board ran out . Matusow was eliminated from the tournament and Han's three fives took the high pot while he split the low pot with the small blind.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edward Han |
168,500
168,500
|
168,500 |
Mike Matusow | Busted | |
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Scott Abrams of Henderson, Nevada is the chip leader after Day 1 of Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The three-game mixed-format attracted 641 entries and 199 players will return for Day 2 on Monday, October 11. The field generated an $855,735 prize pool from which the winner will take home $170,269.
Abrams is seeking his first WSOP bracelet. He has seven top-ten finishes at the WSOP, all of which have come in mixed game varieties. Abrams’ best finish at the WSOP came when he took fifth in 2019 in Event #60: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo.
Abrams leads a field of well-known mixed game specialists into Day 2. Among the leaders after Day 1 are Ari Engel (230,000), PJ Cha (215,000), Nathaniel Katzoff (222,500), and Cody Scherer (207,000). Other notable names bagging for Day 2 include Daniel Negreanu (147,000), John Monnette (103,500), Randy Ohel (83,500), Dylan Linde (106,500), and Derek McMaster (162,500).
Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize | ||
1 | $170,269 | 12-14 | $8,521 | 71-77 | $2,650 | ||
2 | $105,235 | 15-21 | $6,846 | 78-96 | $2,423 | ||
3 | $71,651 | 22-28 | $5,627 | ||||
4 | $49,733 | 29-35 | $4,734 | ||||
5 | $35,204 | 36-42 | $4,079 | ||||
6 | $25,424 | 43-49 | $3,601 | ||||
7 | $18,740 | 50-56 | $3,260 | ||||
8-9 | $14,104 | 57-63 | $3,028 | ||||
10-11 | $10,844 | 64-70 | $2,839 |
Players will return for Day 2 at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 11. Blinds will begin in Level 16 at 1,000/2,000 with an ante of 2,000 and limits are 2,000/4,000. Day 2 will play 10 levels of 60 minutes each. Day 3 will play down to a winner on Tuesday, October 12.
This concludes coverage of Day 1. Be sure to keep it here with the PokerNews live reporting team for updates on all the action as it happens at the 2021 WSOP.