Event #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief No-Limit Hold'em Charity Event
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2021 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief No-Limit Hold'em Charity Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$231,400
Entries
266
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
266
Players Left
5
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Today marks a very exciting day for all poker players and fans around the world as The 52nd annual World Series of Poker returns to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino as the opening day for the nearly two-month poker tournament extravaganza featuring 88 bracelet events.
Starting at 6 p.m. local time, a new event will take to the felt with Event #3: $1,000 COVID-19 Relief No-Limit Hold'em (unlimited re-entry). As much of the poker world was disrupted over the past 18 months thanks to the global pandemic, focus will be on those who sacrificed and worked the most as 10% of the buy-in ($100) will be withheld and donated to charitable organizations that benefit frontline health workers.
A $1,000 buy in will give each entry a 20,000 chip starting stack. This tournament will feature a turbo style format, with levels being a very rapid 20 minutes in length. Re-entry and late registration is open for the first 12 levels, which will be until approximately 10:30 p.m. local time. There will be a 15-minute break every 6 levels.
The plan is to play down until only five players remain, where they will then stop for the night and return at 4 p.m. on Friday to play down to the bracelet winner.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Event #3 has kicked off with 116 players registered at the start of play.
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up on the flop reading 
. Shouyi Gao already had a large stack from a previous elimination and was applying pressure to his opponent as he jammed over a bet of 12,600 to force his opponent to make a decision for his tournament life.
After a few moments, his opponent called and turned over the 
, while Gao was on a big draw with the 
.
The turn was the 
to change nothing but the river came the 
to bring home the straight flush for Gao to add more chips to his early huge stack as his opponent got up and left the table in frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Hunter Frey opened the action and got one caller. The flop was 
.
Frey bet about 1600 and his opponent called.
The turn was an offsuit . Frey bet again, for about 2,000 and his opponent called.
Frey fired about half pot on the 
river and his opponent called. Frey flipped over , and won the pot with quads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
