2021 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$610,347
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,699,200
Entries
3,520
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,548
Players Left
518

Aido Gets There

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
Sergio Aido
Sergio Aido

The action picked up in a three way pot on the turn with 2400 in the middle already. The board read {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts} and the out of position player bet 1,600. The other player folded and Aido called.

The river was a {5-Spades} and the out of position player checked to Aido who decided to bet 4,400. The out of position shook his head and looked back at his hand a few times before making the call.

Aido turned over {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a rivered straight and the out of position player tossed his {9-}{9-} into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
65,000

Thill Doubles Up

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up on a board of {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Gary Thill had put in his remaining stack of 35,200. The only other player in the hand quickly made the call.

Gary Thill: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {8-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Set of Kings were good for Thill who scooped in the pot for a nice double up.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Thill us
Gary Thill
80,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Gary Thill

Lucas With A Baby Flush

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Landen Lucas takes one down with {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, on a completed board of {3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} with a baby flush.

Lucas is looking for his third cash of the 2021 WSOP, after narrowly missing out on making the final table in Event #13: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em. He took home $23,376 for his tenth-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
32,000
-18,000
-18,000

Updated Brasilia Counts For Break

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Justin Arnwine us
Justin Arnwine
89,000
37,600
37,600
Jeff Platt us
Jeff Platt
71,000
-5,700
-5,700
Jeremy Wien us
Jeremy Wien
70,600
70,600
70,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
62,000
62,000
62,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rafael Reis br
Rafael Reis
61,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kenneth Cleeton us
Kenneth Cleeton
54,000
54,000
54,000
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
52,000
52,000
52,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
50,000
50,000
50,000
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
49,000
49,000
49,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
47,000
-3,000
-3,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
45,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
42,300
-7,700
-7,700
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Sejin Park kr
Sejin Park
31,000
-19,000
-19,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Bolahood Makes the Call

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

The action was picked up on a board reading {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Jeremiah Bolahood bet 4,000, both the cutoff and the button made the call.

The river was the {q-Hearts} and Bolahood checked to the cutoff who bet 10,500, in the pot that was already over 11,000, the button folded and action was back on Bolahood.

Bolahood tanked for awhile before making the call and the cutoff mucked his hand without showing, Bolahood showed {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremiah Bolahood ca
Jeremiah Bolahood
110,000
11,200
11,200

Tags: Jeremiah Bolahood

Aoki Knocks One Out; Hallaert Joins

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Mikiyo Aoki
Mikiyo Aoki

The action picked up on a flop of {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} in a three way pot with Mikiyo Aoki out of position. Aoki bet 1,000 chips on the flop and recieved one call and one fold.

The turn of {9-Hearts} was bet once more by Aoki, this time 3,100. The opponent thought about it for a little while before making the call.

The river came the {k-Hearts} and Aoki thought for a little bit before betting 7,000 into the pot. The opponent responded with a shove all-in for 10,000 and Aoki called.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Mikiyo Aoki: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The opponent had made two pair by the river, but Aoki had flopped a flush and eliminated him from the tournament.

At a nearby table, Kenny Hallaert joined the field.

Player Chips Progress
Mikiyo Aoki us
Mikiyo Aoki
63,000
63,000
63,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
50,000
50,000
50,000

Ferrari Speeds Up

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Cristiano Ferrari jammed all-in for about 40,000 on the turn on a board of {q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}.

His opponent went deep into the tank and the table ended up calling the clock. With only a few seconds left on the clock, his opponent finally made the call.

Opponent: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Cristiano Ferrari: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The river was a complete brick and Ferrari doubles his stack with a set of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Cristiano Ferrari us
Cristiano Ferrari
110,000