Break Time
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
The remaining players are now on a 20-minute break.
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,068,000
Entries
800
Level
41
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
800
Players Left
80
Chainsaw Busts on "Another Seventy-Percenter"
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Lou Garza opened to 1,800 from the cutoff and action folded to Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler who put in the rest of his 7,800 chips. Garza called and hands were revealed.
Allen Kessler: 
Lou Garza: 
Kessler was ahead yet still cautious and said, "Another seventy-percenter."
The flop came 
, and the 
turn put him behind before the 
river sent him to the rail. Kessler said he had lost three hands in the tournament where he was roughly a 70% favorite, including ace-king versus ace-ten, and as a result, he will not be moving on to the next round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
Busted |
Palau Has Advantage Over Trost
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
At table #79 Daniel Palau and Craig Trost are heads-up both looking to advance to round 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
Recent Eliminations
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted |
Some Counts
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 45,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
40,000 | 15,000 |
|
38,000 | 13,000 |
|
37,000 | 17,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Heads-Up
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Table #31 is the first table of the day to reach heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
90,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Table 27 Down to Three Players
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Table #27 is one of the closest to a winner, with only three players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Mizrachi Flips and Goes Out
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Michael Mizrachi got his remaining 10,000 or so chips all in from middle position and Robert Borick called in the hijack.
Robert Borick: 
Michael Mizrachi: 
The two were flipping and Mizrachi stayed ahead on the 
flop. The 
spiked the turn however, and Mizrachi started to get up from his seat and left the area as the 
confirmed his demise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 19,000 |
|
Busted |
Ihlamur Dents Mizrachi
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
At table #10 Osman Ihlamur raised to 1,300 from under the gun but when it got to Michael Mizrachi on the button he three-bet to 3,600. Robert Borick called from the small blind and Ihlamur completed with a call.
The flop came 
. The action checked to Mizrachi, he threw out a bet of 4,400. Borick folded but Ihlamur three-bet to 11,400. Mizrachi quickly called.
The turn card was the 
. Ihlamur checked and Mizrachi sized down with a bet of 3,300 to which he made the call.
The river was the 
. Ihlamur moved all-in for 10,600. Mizrachi didn't have much more in his stack and he went into the tank. He eventually let his cards go and said, "I am folding quads."
In fact, Ihlamur told PokerNews that he had pocket eights for quads and that Mizrachi let pocket kings go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
12,000 | 12,000 |