2021 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq73
Prize
$170,269
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$855,735
Entries
641
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Players Left
27

Abrams Tops Pack Ahead of Day 2 in Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha

Scott Abrams
Scott Abrams

Scott Abrams heads the field of 199 hopefuls returning for Day 2 of Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha, with 96 of those making the money. A successful Omaha and mixed game player with 28 WSOP cashes to his name, Abrams will take 275,000 chips into Monday’s play.

Plenty of notables successfully navigated their way through the field of 641 runners, including the champion of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Ari Engel, who enters the day among the chip leaders with 230,000.

Some of the other mixed game stars and bracelet winners still in the field include 2019 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better champ Derek McMaster (162,500), six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu, (147,000), two-time $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Brian Rast (147,000), six-time bracelet winner Ted Forrest (128,000), Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold’em champion John Monnette (103,500), and runner-up in the 2019 edition of this event, Yueqi Zhu (54,000).

The defending champion however will not be among those competing for the gold bracelet and the $170,269 top prize, as Anatolii Zyrin fell midway through Day 1.

Action resumes with level 16 at 2:00 pm local time in the Amazon room. Ten 60-minute levels will be played with a 60-minute dinner break after level 21.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this and every World Series of Poker event from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Tardif Raises the River, Gets Paid

Level 18
Patrick Tardif
Patrick Tardif

Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better

GG Poker Twitch Squad member Patrick Tardif has a very healthy stack as the bubble approaches, thanks in part to a large pot he just scooped.

Jason Cruse led into Tardif from the big blind for 27,000 on a turn board of {5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Tardif called.

On the river {j-Clubs}, Cruse again bet, this time for 30,000. Tardif took a moment then raised to 90,000.

Cruse called and saw Tardif's {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for a winning full house.

Cruse showed his {2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for trip threes and a missed low draw, then tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Tardif ca
Patrick Tardif
305,000 141,000
Jason Cruse us
Jason Cruse
117,000 -37,500

Tags: Jason CrusePatrick Tardif

Abrams Over 600,000

Level 19
Scott Abrams
Scott Abrams

Omaha 8 or Better

With the bubble burst, Day 1 chip leader Scott Abrams has regained top spot at the second break after a pot with John Cernuto.

With several bets in the middle on a river board of {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{k-Spades}, Abrams showed {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for a full house, and Cernuto mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Abrams us
Scott Abrams
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
610,000 210,000
John Cernuto us
John Cernuto
WSOP 3X Winner
215,000 -10,000

Negreanu Doubles Up, Continues to Add to Stack

Level 20
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Big O

Daniel Negreanu was recently all-in after he and Aaron Kupin each put in 108,000 chips preflop, then Negreanu got his last 50,000 in on the flop.

Daniel Negreanu: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Aaron Kupin: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}

The board of {9-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Hearts}, gave Negreanu a double to over 300,000.

Shortly after, Negreanu was seen scooping up another pot to push his stack up to the 400,000 chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
400,000 185,000
Aaron Kupin us
Aaron Kupin
170,000 47,000

Tags: Aaron KupinDaniel Negreanu

Ichinose Quarters Katzoff; Moves Above 800K

Level 20
Kosei Ichinose
Kosei Ichinose

Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better

Kosei Ichinose raised to 12,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Nathaniel Katzoff in the big blind for a call.

The flop was {7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was {3-Diamonds} and both players checked again.

The river was {6-Spades} and Katzoff bet 28,000. Ichinose raised with a pot bet for 116,000. Katzoff called and turned over {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} to split the low pot. Ichinose showed {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} to claim the high pot with a pair of sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Kosei Ichinose jp
Kosei Ichinose
803,000 348,000
Nathaniel Katzoff us
Nathaniel Katzoff
90,000 -60,000

Tags: Kosei IchinoseNathaniel Katzoff

Lin Finds a Double

Level 22
Thida Lin
Thida Lin

Thida Lin raised to 32,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Ryan Laplante for a call from the big blind.

The flop was {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Laplante checked. Lin shoved for around 35,000. Laplante called.

The turn was {10-Diamonds} and the river was {10-Spades}. Lin turned over {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} to take the pot with aces and tens while Laplante showed {7-}{4-}{2-}{x-} for the losing hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
293,000 -8,000
Thida Lin us
Thida Lin
134,000 102,000

Tags: Ryan LaplanteThida Lin