Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-25-2021 21:28 UTC-7

Khoja Folds to Negreanu Pressure

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Daniel Negreanu bet 3,500 from middle position and Faizal Khoja called from the cutoff.

Khoja drew one and Negreanu stood pat.

Negreanu fired 10,000 after the draw and Khoja went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally making the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faizal Khoja	64,000 5,000	5,000
Daniel Negreanu	41,900 41,900	41,900

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Faizal Khoja

10-25-2021 22:03 UTC-7

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Level 7 : 600/1,200, 1,800 ante

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10-25-2021 22:15 UTC-7

Diebold Felts Hellmuth

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 1,800 ante

Ben Diebold raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind. Chris Vitch three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind and Diebold called. Hellmuth four-bet jammed for 64,400 and Vitch tank-folded. Diebold spent a minute of thought before calling.

Phil Hellmuth: /
Ben Diebold:

Diebold stood pat and Hellmuth was live, but he peeled a and hit the rail. He was back in no time with a fresh stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Diebold	193,000 193,000	193,000

Phil Hellmuth	60,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Phil Hellmuth

10-25-2021 22:31 UTC-7

Elias Felts Seidel

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 1,800 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 2,700 from middle position and Darren Elias three-bet to 8,200 from the cutoff. Action folded around and Seidel four-bet jammed for 38,200. Elias called.

Both players were pat and Seidel turned over , but Elias showed to beat Seidel's ten-low with an eight-seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	140,500 7,500	7,500

Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Darren Elias Erik Seidel

10-25-2021 23:03 UTC-7

Seidel Returns and Chips Up

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Erik Seidel raised to 13,000 from middle position and John Monnette was the lone caller.

Seidel stood pat and Monnette drew one card.

Both players checked after the draw and Seidel turned over . Monnette showed the losing and tossed it in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	98,400 98,400	98,400

John Monnette	43,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Erik Seidel John Monnette

10-25-2021 23:38 UTC-7

Glaser Gets Some Chips

Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Benny Glaser opened to 4,500 on the button and was called by Dustin Dirksen in the small blind.

"This is how you win tournaments," Dirksen said to Glaser. "You steal all the blinds."

Dirksen drew two and Glaser stood pat.

"Uh oh," Dirksen remarked.

Both players checked and Dirksen showed he held a pair of queens. Glaser showed down and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	168,000 -2,000	-2,000

Benny Glaser	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Dustin Dirksen

10-26-2021 00:30 UTC-7

Baker Beats Kassela

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Frank Kassela raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Wil Wilkinson called. David "ODB" Baker three-bet to 35,000 and Kassela four-bet jammed for around 65,000. Wilkinson got out of the way and Baker called with Kassela covered.

Frank Kassela: /
David "ODB" Baker:

Baker stood pat and Kassela drew one, but he was drawing dead. It was an and Kassela hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	151,000 151,000	151,000

Frank Kassela	Busted

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Frank Kassela

10-26-2021 00:37 UTC-7

Faris Shows a Bluff; Collects 16 Dollars

Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Ryan Riess opened to 5,000 from the lojack and was three-bet to 20,000 by Joshua Faris in the small blind. Riess called.

Both players stood pat and Faris slid out a stack of 5k-denomination chips, which was enough to put Ryan Riess all in for his last 44,000.

Riess went deep into the tank and eventually let his hand go.

"Twenty dollars to show," Faris proposed to Riess, who agreed.

Faris tabled .

"Nice hand," Riess replied. "I had a nine."

Riess then reached into his wallet and handed Faris a ten-dollar bill, a five-dollar bill, and a one-dollar bill.

"It's all I have," Riess said as he handed it to Faris.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Faris	121,000 -4,000	-4,000
Ryan Riess	44,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Joshua Faris Ryan Riess

10-26-2021 01:09 UTC-7

Hellmuth Out Again

Matt Hansen

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Phil Hellmuth shoved from the small blind for around 14,000 and Darren Elias called from the button.

Phil Hellmuth: /
Darren Elias: /

Both players drew one card. Elias peeled first and saw a , rendering Hellmuth's card powerless to win the hand. It was anyways, and Hellmuth headed for the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	200,000 65,000	65,000

Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Darren Elias Phil Hellmuth

10-26-2021 01:39 UTC-7

Glaser Ousts Baker

Matt Hansen

Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

David "ODB" Baker raised to 7,000 from the button and Benny Glaser three-bet to 26,000 from the small blind.

Baker thought for a moment before he grabbed the all-in button and placed it on his stack. The dealer counted out 109,500 while Glaser spent the time to think it over. Glaser called and stayed pat. Baker drew one.

David "ODB" Baker: /
Benny Glaser:

Baker was live but he peeled a queen and Glaser's eight-seven held to take a big pot late in Day 1.