Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day 1 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,941,863
Entries
421
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
421
Players Left
82
Day 1 of Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout (8-Handed) No-Limit Holdem Begins Today at 3 p.m.
A brand new event from the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will begin today, Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout (8-Handed) No-Limit Hold'em.
Day 1 of this three-day tournament will begin at 3 p.m. local time. Players will begin with 50,000 in chips and will play 15 levels consisting of 40 minutes each. Blinds will start at 100/200/200.
Late registration is available through Level 12, which is estimated to be at about midnight. There will also be a 15-minute break every three levels of play.
This is a freezeout event so players will have just one shot to run up their stack and claim the golden bracelet that awaits the winner. It is sure to attract a mix of some of the biggest names in poker, as well as some unknowns.
Players who bag and tag at the end of the night will return tomorrow, Monday, October 25th at 2 p.m. and will play until there are five players remaining.
The PokerNews team will be there each step of the way for this new event. So download the app and follow all of the live updates to find out who will become the next WSOP champion.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout (8-Handed) No-Limit Hold'em.
Early Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
More Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000 | |
Kornuth in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Chance Kornuth in the big blind was in a heads-up pot on a board reading 
. Kornuth bet 200 and his opponent in early position called.
Kornuth fired again on the 
turn with a bet of 400, which his opponent called. Kornuth then check-folded on the 
river when his opponent bet 700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
||
More Players in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Upeshka de Silva, owner of 3 WSOP gold bracelets, just joined the event, along with Belgium player Thomas Boivin, who finished third in the 2017 $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
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|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Newey Takes from Negreanu
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Paul Newey opened on the button to 600 and Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind.
On the 
flop, Negreanu check-called a bet of 700 from Newey.
Both players checked on the turn and saw the 
river. Negreanu check-called a bet of 1200 from Newey and Newey turned over 
.
"Straight," asked Negreanu? "Good thing I checked the turn."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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52,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
47,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
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Grafton Gets Raised
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Daniel Negreanu on the button opened to 500 and Sam Grafton in the small blind called, as did the player in the big blind.
All three players checked on the flop of 
, and Grafton led out with a bet of 600 on the 
turn. The player in the big blind raised to 2,200 and Negreanu and Grafton both folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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48,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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47,000
-500
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-500 |
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