2021 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$167,272
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
2,930
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,930
Players Left
132

Ball's Chips Go to Dragoo, Not Black

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Scott Ball was all in from early position for his last 80,000 and Scott Dragoo re-shoved two seats to his left. Action folded to Daryl Black, who went into the tank.

"You've been wanting to get my chips all day. Now's your chance," Ball said to Black.

Black eventually called and tabled {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}. Ball had {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, while Dragoo showed {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. Black's pocket sixes stayed ahead through the turn on a board of {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, but the {a-Clubs} on the river paired both Ball and Dragoo.

Dragoo's queen-kicker played and Ball was eliminated, while Dragoo doubled through Black.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Dragoo us
Scott Dragoo
500,000
Daryl Black us
Daryl Black
200,000
Scott Ball us
Scott Ball
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Daryl BlackScott BallScott Dragoo

Petit Spikes the Turn

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Rosalie Petit and an opponent got all in before the flop, with Petit having the larger stack.

All-In Player: {q-}{q-}
Rosalie Petit: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Petit was in a good spot to get a knockout before the {q-Hearts} came in the window to give her opponent a set, followed by the {4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. As Petit prepared to hand over a significant portion of her stack, the turn brought the {k-Clubs} and the table erupted.

Petit secured the knockout when the {3-Hearts} came on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Rosalie Petit fr
Rosalie Petit
460,000

Tags: Rosalie Petit

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Pirault Calls with Ace High

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Francois Pirault
Francois Pirault

The action was picked up on the flop of {2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}. The pot was already over 100,000 and the button bet 45,000.

Francois Pirault called to the turn {4-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and once again both players checked.

Pirault showed {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and his ace-high was good enough to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Francois Pirault fr
Francois Pirault
725,000 650,000

Tags: Francois Pirault

Deeb Over a Million in Chips

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

The action was picked up when a player went all-in for over 200,000 and Shaun Deeb in the small blind made the call putting his opponent at risk.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Shaun Deeb: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} giving Deeb the better hand with the ten's and eliminating another player.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
1,015,000 165,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Lahti Folds Jacks as Golodner Doubles

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

William Lahti put in 70,000 pre-flop before Anthony Golodner moved all in for 185,000. The player in the big blind called and action came back to Lahti.

"This is the nittiest fold ever," Lahti said as he claimed to have folded {j-}{j-}

Golodner was in a coin flip with {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} against {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} and came out on the winning side when the board ran out {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

"Results-oriented that was a good fold," Lahti said as he would've lost to Golodner's pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Golodner
Anthony Golodner
430,000 430,000
William Lahti us
William Lahti
250,000 250,000

Tags: Anthony GolodnerWilliam Lahti

New Chip Introduced

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

New 100,000 lime green chips were announced and players were asked to keep bigger chips in front of their stack and visible.

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000