Break Time
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The tournament is now on a 20-minute break and the 100 chips will be colored up. There are about 2,243 entrants.
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,699,200
Entries
3,520
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
1,548
Players Left
518
Hawkins Doubles; Miles Out
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player raised under the gun to 5,000 and Maurice Hawkins defended his big blind, leaving himself less than 10,000 behind.
The flop came out 
and Hawkins went all-in immediately. The under the-gun player called and the cards were tabled.
Maurice Hawkins: 
Opponent: 
The turn and river came out 
and Hawkins got the double. "I'm not the guy you double for no reason," Hawkins said after the hand.
At a table nearby Tony Miles seat was vacant after he busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
Busted |
Arnwine Scoops the Pot
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action was picked up with a pot already over 28,000, on the board showing 
.
A player in early position bets 12,000 and Justin Arnwine makes the call.
The river was the 
, the early position player checked, Arnwine bet 25,000 and his opponent made the call.
Arnwine showed 
for the two pair and scooped the pot as his opponent mucked the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Buzzer Beater Entrants
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With registration closing in ten minutes, only a few moments are left for players to enter the tournament. Dan Sepiol and Bertrand Grospellier are a few of the players that have bought in during the final moments of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
Hegedus Wins the Pot
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action was picked up with the board showing 
and the pot already over 40,000.
The river was checked around to go to showdown, Juliet Hegedus showed 
and the 
of her opponent were no good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Decastro Soars
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
An under the gun player raises to 4,000 and Jared Decastro in the big blind re-raised to 12,000. The under the gun player went all in for 150,000 and Decastro snap-called.
Opponent: 
Jared Decastro:
The board ran out as no help for the ace-eight as the player busted and Decastro's stack nearly doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Assorted Chip Stacks
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | |
|
||
|
170,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
165,000 | |
|
160,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
145,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
145,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
130,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
120,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
120,000 | |
|
||
|
110,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
|
22,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Four Way All In Goes To Haytko
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs in a four-way all in.
Shortest stack: 
Second-shortest stack: 
James Haytko:
Biggest stack: 
The board ran out 
and the shortest stack thought making his flush gave him the pot, but it was Haytko's full house that scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 |
Nguyen Eliminates a Player
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action was picked up on the river with the board showing 
and Qui Nguyen facing an all-in bet from his opponent of 13,200. Nguyen quickly made the call.
Qui Nguyen:
Opponent: 
Nguyen scooped the pot and eliminated another player from the field.
Also, in unrelated news Jeff Platt has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Cooke Breaks 400k
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
James "Danny" Cooke is the current tournament chip leader at table 29 in the silver section. The only player in the room with over 400,000 in chips, he now leads the field which currently has 2,181 entrants. Registration closes at the end of this level and the players will play one more level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
436,000 |