2021 World Series of Poker

Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$513,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$5,449,500
Entries
12,973
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
5,871
Players Left
286

Some Doubles With Superior Trips

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a heads-up turn of {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} the remaining 39,300 of Sudheer Some went into the middle. He tabled the {a-Clubs}{8-Spades} for trips eights with an ace kicker and Shivprasad Nomula had the slightly inferior {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a weaker kicker. Nothing changed on the {j-Clubs} river and Some doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Sudheer Some
Sudheer Some
80,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Sudheer Some

Raina Doubled Up

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Middle position raised to 1800 and Kiran Raina called.

The flop was {a-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.

It checked to Raina who bet 1500 and his opponent called.

The turn was {q-Hearts}, the opponent checked again and Raina bet 4000 and his opponent called.

The river was the {10-Clubs}. It checked to Raina who then went all in for 28000 and his opponent snap called.

Raina showed the {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and wins the pot with a flush. His opponent mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Kiran Raina us
Kiran Raina
180,000
180,000
180,000

Hampel Eliminated by Alexander

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

"You got there," one player at the table exclaimed while David Hampel was already on the way out of the tournament area. Hampel's {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} were still tabled and he indeed made a straight on the {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} board. However, Heidi Alexander had that crushed with {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} for aces full and Hampel immediately left after he glanced at the board for a brief second.

Player Chips Progress
Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
85,000
David Hampel
David Hampel
Busted

Tags: Heidi Alexander

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Flores Scores Knockout With a Straight Flush

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

John Warchelak was seen on the way out and he responded to another player at the table. "What do you mean what I was doing in the hand? I had two pair!" Warchelak had defended the big blind with the {q-Clubs}{9-Spades} and hit the {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop with top and bottom pair.

Eric Flores looked him up with the {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and got there on the {8-Diamonds} turn and {10-Hearts} river runout, improving his hand to a king-high straight flush.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Flores
Eric Flores
115,000
115,000
115,000
John Warchelak
John Warchelak
Busted

Tags: Eric Flores

Willse Wins The Pot

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Tyler Willse opened to 2,600 in middle position. The small blind called and they went heads-up to the flop, which brings {3-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. The small blind checked. Willse continued with a bet of 3,600 and the small blind called.

The turn card was the {6-Spades}. Willse fired again with a bet of 5,900 and he received another call.

The {8-Clubs} fell on the river and the player in the small blind took the betting lead. He bet 13,000 only to be snapped off by Willse.

The small blind tabled {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} giving him top pair. Willse turned over {q-Spades}{k-Clubs} for top pair with a better kicker and he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Willse
Tyler Willse
280,000
280,000
280,000

Vaughan On the Rise

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Facing one raise to 3,500, Matthew Vaughan called in the cutoff and the player in the big blind made it three ways to the {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop. Action checked to Vaughan and he bet 5,000, which earned two quick folds. That pot propelled Vaughan well above the average and he only trails Andrew Hanna on the same table for the time being.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hanna us
Andrew Hanna
105,000
-4,000
-4,000
Matthew Vaughan us
Matthew Vaughan
90,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Andrew HannaMatthew Vaughan

Hershman Scores a Knockout

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Derek Hershman raised to 4,000 and called a three-bet to 10,000 by his table neighbour. Following the {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop, Hershman opted to check and faced a bet worth 17,000 to then move all-in.

His opponent had around 15,000 behind and called with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. However, Hershman already had the check mark with the {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the flopped nuts, making the {q-Hearts} turn and {4-Spades} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Derek Hershman
Derek Hershman
140,000
140,000
140,000

Tags: Derek Hershman