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

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

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Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
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Dinner Break

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

The tournament is now on a 75-minute dinner break. The 100 black chips will be colored up. There are 2,849 entries. Late registration is open until about 6:55 p.m local time.

Simeone Hits the River to Double

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Korey Simeone, who calls himself "the biggest idiot in poker," was all in with {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and doubled up right before dinner break by hitting a flush on the river with the board showing {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

"Giving hope to morons everywhere," Simeone said. He was all in for 33,800.

Player Chips Progress
Korey Simeone
Korey Simeone
68,000

Tags: Korey Simeone

Big Stacks Tangle on Table #41

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Mike Azzaro and Nikhil Kumar are sitting across from each other on Brasilia Table #41 with two of the largest stacks in the room.

On the last hand, Kumar bet 20,000 on the river with the board showing {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Azzaro called. Kumar turned over {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

"Is that a set? A set is good," said Azzaro, saying he had {a-}{q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Azzaro us
Michael Azzaro
220,000
Nikhil Kumar
Nikhil Kumar
210,000

Grospellier Double with Aces

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 4,000 from under the gun and a player behind re-raised to 11,000.

Grospellier, also know as "Elky", shoved all-in and his opponent made the call.

Bertrand Grospellier: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and with that "Elky" now has over 100,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
116,000 116,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400