Level: 10
Limits: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
607
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Entries
607
Players Left
230
Cernuto Calls River and Loses
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
"Miami" John Cernuto was involved in a three-way pot, facing a river bet on a board of 
.
Cernuto made the call and his opponent showed 
for the ace-high flush to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
Johnson Chops it up
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
A player in the cutoff raised and found one caller in Linda Johnson in the big blind.
Johnson check-called a bet from her opponent on the 
flop, but then led out and was called on both the 
turn and 
river.
"Kings up," Johnson announced — revealing the 
. It was good for the high, but Johnson's opponent held the 
as part of his hand for the low.
Johnson, who is widely known as "The First Lady of Poker," has served as one of pokers biggest ambassadors over the years. She currently sits with about 20,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
||
Deeb Forced to Fold River
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Shaun Deeb called a middle position raise in the hijack. The big blind also called.
The three players saw a flop of , which checked through.
On the 
turn, the big blind checked, the middle position player bet, Deeb called, and the big blind folded.
Deeb then bet the river after the middle player checked. That player then check-raised for the rest of his stack.
Deeb claimed to have missed with 
and folded.
His opponent showed him 
for flopped quads and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
Level: 11
Limits: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Hastings Flushed Out
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Brian Hastings was all in on the turn on a board reading 
against a lone opponent.
Hastings held 
for a flopped flush, but was drawing dead against the 
of his opponent for a higher flush.
An irrelevant 
completed the board and Hastings was knocked out late into Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Prize Pool Announced
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
With late registration closed, the tournament has officially drawn a total of 607 entries and generated a prize pool of $810,345.
Of those, 92 places will get paid. A min-cash will be worth $2,400, while first place will take home a cool $163,252 in addition to a coveted WSOP bracelet.
River is Wack for Zack
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Dan Zack was just the victim of an unfortunate river card that cost him at least half the pot.
Zack in the small blind, and the big blind both check-called a bet from the button on a turn board that read 
.
The fell on the river. After the button bet again, Zack and the big blind both called again.
The button showed 
for a rivered straight to claim the high half of the pot.
The big blind showed 
to win the low half, after Zack frustratedly flashed 
for a counterfeited low draw and an unseen high hand which he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Forrest On Fumes
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Six-time bracelet winner Ted Forrest is clinging to a short stack, and had his opportunity to double up snuffed out by the river.
Forrest got the last of his 3,500 chips in on the turn when the board read 
.
Ted Forrest: 
Opponent: 
Forrest would have to settle for a chopped pot after the fell on the river, giving his opponent a low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Limits: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0