2021 World Series of Poker

Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$364,589
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,993,600
Entries
896
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
135
Players Left
8

Reichenstein Climbing Up

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Uri Reichenstein
Uri Reichenstein

The board was already showing {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} with around 250,000 in the pot when Dominykas Mikolaitis checked in the small blind position and saw a bet worth 165,000 from Uri Reichenstein in the big blind. Mikolaitis called after some time.

The river brought the {4-Clubs} and Mikolaitis checked once more. Reichenstein fired a bet of 420,000 and Mikolaitis let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
1,300,000
530,000
530,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis lt
Dominykas Mikolaitis
1,125,000
125,000
125,000
Day 1 Chip Leader

Nakamura Catches A Bluff

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Tamon Nakamura raised to 35,000 from under the gun. It folded to Taylor Howard in middle position who made the call and they went heads-up to the flop.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Nakamura continued for 35,000 and Howard called.

The turn card brought the {7-Hearts}. Nakamura checked to Howard who bet 90,000 and then he called.

The {j-Diamonds} fell on the river pairing the board. Nakamura checked once more and Howard sized up to a bet of 230,000. Nakamura tanked for several minutes before making the right call to catch a bluff and move over the million chip mark.

Tamon Nakamura: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Taylor Howard: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Howard bluffed two streets and could not get it through. Nakamura scooped a massive pot with pocket nines.

Player Chips Progress
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
1,300,000
Taylor Howard us
Taylor Howard
325,000

Shafikov Survives

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Denys Shafikov moved all-in for 175,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Daniel Lazrus in the small blind who just called.

Denys Shafikov: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Daniel Lazrus: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Shafikov turned a pair of aces to beat Lazrus's pocket queens. He lives to see another hand.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Lazrus us
Daniel Lazrus
500,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Denys Shafikov ua
Denys Shafikov
380,000
111,000
111,000

Conan Adds to His Stack

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Patricio Jimenez opened to 35,000 and Daniel Gavish called in the hijack. Arthur Conan opted to three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff and only Gavish made the call.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Conan continued for 75,000 after a check from Gavish. The latter tanked for some time and mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
1,275,000
75,000
75,000
Daniel Gavish il
Daniel Gavish
1,130,000
760,000
760,000
Patricio Jimenez mx
Patricio Jimenez
365,000
250,000
250,000

Hyun Applies Pressure

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Tamon Nakamura completed from the small. Sung Joo Hyun checked his option from the big.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Nakamura bet 15,000. Hyun called.

Nakamura fired 40,000 into the middle on the {8-Diamonds} turn and Hyun responded by raising to 105,000. Nakamura quickly folded and Hyun scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
850,000
-450,000
-450,000
Sung Joo Hyun kr
Sung Joo Hyun
430,000
430,000
430,000

New Chip Counts

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
1,330,000
1,330,000
1,330,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
880,000
190,000
190,000
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
730,000
455,000
455,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Adrien Delmas fr
Adrien Delmas
710,000
160,000
160,000
Kimon Fountoukidis us
Kimon Fountoukidis
410,000
410,000
410,000
Yulian Bogdanov bg
Yulian Bogdanov
375,000
55,000
55,000
Denys Shafikov ua
Denys Shafikov
350,000
-30,000
-30,000
Clement Richez fr
Clement Richez
320,000
-4,000
-4,000
Alan Shaw us
Alan Shaw
280,000
20,000
20,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
255,000
-195,000
-195,000
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
105,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Fishman Eliminated By Reichenstein

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was picked up with two tabled hands pre-flop. Ken Fishman's tournament life was at risk. He had been called by Uri Reichenstein.

Ken Fishman: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Uri Reichenstein: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Reichenstein held with the best hand to bust Fishman.

Player Chips Progress
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
1,750,000
450,000
450,000
Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
Busted

Ausmus Takes From Reixach

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jeremy Ausmus
Jeremy Ausmus

Sergi Reixach raised to 40,000 from early position and found one caller in Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind.

Ausmus checked on the {9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop and Reixach bet 75,000. Ausmus called.

Both players checked on the {9-Clubs} turn; however, Ausmus led out for a bit less than 200,000 when the {7-Spades} completed the board and Reixach quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
1,100,000
-230,000
-230,000
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
850,000
120,000
120,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner