Event #26: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-14-2021 14:38 UTC-7

Clement Van Driessche Eliminated in 18th Place ($7,301)

Mike Patrick

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Levi Klump raised under the gun, and Clement Van Driessche moved all-in on the button for one million. Klump called.

Clement Van Driessche:
Levi Klump:

The board ran out giving both players flopped sets. Van Driessche couldn't quad up and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levi Klump	2,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Clement Van Driessche	Busted

Tags: Clement Van Driessche Levi Klump

10-14-2021 14:08 UTC-7

Christy Whitehurst Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,074)

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Christy Whitehurst shoved from under the gun in the last hand before the break for around 570,000 for Kazuki Ikeuchi to three-bet jam for more in the hijack. Edward Welch called for his last 370,000 on the button while the rest folded.

Edward Welch:
Christy Whitehurst:
Kazuki Ikeuchi:

The board ran out for Welch to hold with the higher kickers to triple up while the remainder of Whitehurst's stack went to Ikeuchi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuki Ikeuchi	2,475,000 1,265,000	1,265,000
Edward Welch	1,260,000 1,070,000	1,070,000
Christy Whitehurst	Busted

10-14-2021 14:06 UTC-7

Pete Chen Eliminated in 20th Place ($6,074)

Mike Patrick

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pete Chen raised in early position to 120,000 and got called by Cole Ferraro on the button.

On a flop of , Chen led out for 125,000. Ferraro called.

On the turn , Chen bet 400,000 and Ferraro moved all-in for Chen's last 800,000.

Chen deliberated, then called.

Pete Chen:
Cole Ferraro:

Chen was way behind needing a king on the river, but the fell, eliminating Chen and moving Ferraro over the three million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cole Ferraro	3,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Pete Chen	Busted

Tags: Cole Ferraro Pete Chen

10-14-2021 13:03 UTC-7

Hawkins Eliminates Ricci

Mike Patrick

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a river board reading , Patrick Ricci moved all-in for his last 645,000 into Maurice Hawkins, who quickly called.

Patrick Ricci:
Maurice Hawkins:

Ricci's flopped top pair was behind the whole way, and ran into Hawkins' two pair on the river, eliminating him from the tournament and sending Hawkins' stack to two million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	2,000,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Patrick Ricci	Busted

10-14-2021 12:58 UTC-7

Adams Falls To Stoyanov

Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the cards on their backs. Lorenzo Adams was seen getting up from his seat on a board reading

Lorenzo Adams:
Radoslav Stoyonav:

Adams hand remained unimproved and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Radoslav Stoyanov	900,000 485,000	485,000
Lorenzo Adams	Busted

10-14-2021 12:45 UTC-7

Muzzio Eliminated By Van Driessche

Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Clement Van Driessche raised to 80,000 pre-flop and Frankie Muzzio went all in for 290,000 in the big blind. Van Driessche made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Frankie Muzzio:
Clement Van Driessche:

The runout of gave no help to Muzzio and he was eliminated by Van Driessche's jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Van Driessche	1,375,000 375,000	375,000
Frankie Muzzio	Busted

10-14-2021 10:39 UTC-7

Hawkins and Others Try to Chase Down Klump on Day 2 of $1,000 Freezeout

Mike Patrick

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The WSOP Circuit’s all-time championship ring leader, Maurice Hawkins heads the list of contenders in Event #26: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em, trying to catch Day 1 chip leader Levi Klump and claim a WSOP gold bracelet.
The 14-time WSOP Circuit champ held the chip lead most of the day, but in the final levels as others surged to the top of the leaderboard, Hawkins’ stack (915,000) remained hovering around the one-million chip mark.

Klump, a Las Vegas resident with less than $10,000 in tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob, soared into the lead after taking a pair of pots from tablemate Frankie Muzzio in the final stages of Day 1. He’ll start the day as the only player over two million in chips (2,230,000).

Other notables among the remaining 38 entrants include Maxx Coleman (790,000), who’s recently been crushing the PokerGo tour with several final tables in mixed game events there. He’ll enter the day with an above-average stack.

Another name to watch will be Natural8 Ambassador Pete Chen.

Chen, who has been hugely successful in the live and online scene in Asia is coming off his first WSOP bracelet win just four days ago, when he took down Online Event #3: WSOP.com $400 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Deepstack for $82,559. Chen enters play with 920,000 chips.

And finally, Kazuki Ikeuchi will be looking to finally break through with a WSOP victory, after runner-up finishes in 2021 GG Poker WSOP Online Event #33 – The Closer, the 2019 Millionaire Maker, and the 2018 $1,000 Tag Team event.

The players return to the Amazon room at noon local time to play down to a winner, who’ll take home $199,227 and the WSOP gold bracelet.

Action resumes at level 23 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante, and we’ll have you covered all day at PokerNews, as we crown another WSOP champion from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Tags: Frankie Muzzio Kazuki Ikeuchi Levi Klump Maurice Hawkins Maxx Coleman Pete Chen