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

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

10-25-2021 23:31 UTC-7

Katz Finds a Double

Matt Hansen

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

Mike Wattel raised to 4,000 from middle position and Cary Katz shoved for 38,500 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Wattel called.

Cary Katz:
Mike Wattel:

Both players stood pat and Katz turned over the nine-seven to double through Wattel's ten-seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	82,500 30,500	30,500
Mike Wattel	8,500 -41,700	-41,700

Tags: Cary Katz Mike Wattel

10-25-2021 23:25 UTC-7

Schwecht Doubles Through Vieira

Matt Hansen

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

Tobias Schwecht got it all in for around 35,000 and Joao Vieira was the lone caller.

Tobias Schwecht:
Joao Vieira:

Both players stood pat and Schwecht turned over the nine-seven to beat Vieira's ten-eight for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	213,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tobias Schwecht	86,600 31,600	31,600

Tags: Joao Vieira Tobias Schwecht

10-25-2021 23:16 UTC-7

Shak Folds His Pair

Dan O'Hair

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

Dan Shak raised to 6,000 from the hijack and was called by Paul Volpe in the big blind.

Both players drew one and Volpe led out for 11,000.

"I've gotta look," said Shak. "Pair."

Shak then revealed a hand containing a pair of fours and mucked — conceding the pot to Volpe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	185,000 155,000	155,000
Paul Volpe	105,000 105,000	105,000

10-25-2021 23:05 UTC-7

Riess Getting Short

Dan O'Hair

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

Ryan Riess opened to 4,000 from the lojack and was three-bet by Yuri Dzivielevski in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Riess, who called.

Riess drew one and Dzivielevski stood pat.

Riess checked and Dzivielevski bet enough to put Riess all in for his last 18,000. Riess folded and Dzivielevski scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	190,000

Ryan Riess	18,000 -44,800	-44,800

Tags: Yuri Dzivielevski Ryan Riess

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

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 2,400

10-25-2021 22:49 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Gets Paid

Dan O'Hair

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

Mike Gorodinsky opened to 3,000 and was called by Cary Katz in the small blind.

Both players drew one and Katz announced he checked blind.

Gorodinsky bet 6,000 and Katz checked his holding before calling.

Gorodinsky tabled and Katz mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	72,000 72,000	72,000

Cary Katz	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Cary Katz Mike Gorodinsky

10-25-2021 22:44 UTC-7

Negreanu Chipping Up

Matt Hansen

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

Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400 from the small blind and Mike Wattel called from the big blind.

Both players drew one.

Negreanu fired 7,500 after the draw and Wattel threw his hand in the muck. Negreanu has crossed the 100K mark late in Day 1 action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	113,800 71,900	71,900

Mike Wattel	50,200 -44,800	-44,800

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mike Wattel

10-25-2021 22:39 UTC-7

Soverel Nearly Doubles

Dan O'Hair

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

Todd Ivens opened to 3,500 under-the-gun and was called by Dustin Dirksen in the cutoff and Sam Soverel in the small blind.

Soverel drew two, Ivens stood pat and Dirksen drew one.

Action checked to Ivens, who bet, 7,500. Dirksen folded, but Soverel then check-raised to 50,000 — leaving himself just a couple thousand behind.

Ivens called and Soverel tabled . It was good and Soverel scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	170,000 117,400	117,400
Sam Soverel	115,000 115,000	115,000

Todd Ivens	23,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Sam Soverel Todd Ivens