2021 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Darrin Wright
Winning Hand
q964
Prize
$127,219
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$800,190
Entries
1,569
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,569
Players Left
61

PokerNews Podcast: Phil Ivey & Tom Dwan Play Hustler Casino Live, Recent WSOP Winners

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jesse Fullen and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

In this episode, they first talk about Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan making their Hustler Casino Live debut when they participated in a wild $200/$400 NLH cash game against players like Matt Berkey and Garrett Adelstein. How did they do? Find out in this episode.

They then recap all the recent WSOP bracelet winners including post-victory interviews with Kevin Gerhart, Carlos Chang, and Bradley Ruben, as well as talk about Gediminas Uselis winning the MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event for $325,428 and Jeff Platt making a deep run in Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack.

Finally, Chad offers a "Where Are They Now" update on 2009 WSOP bracelet winner Jerrod Ankenman, who was a pioneer of mathematics in poker and even co-wrote the poker book The Mathematics of Poker alongside Bill Chen.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Zabrodskyy with Quads

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

No-LImit Hold'em

The action was picked up on the river on a board showing {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} with over 20,000 in the pot.

Vasyl Zabrodskyy made a bet and was called by his opponent. Zabrodskyy then quickly turned over {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for quads.

More importantly, for Zabrodskyy he has now more than tripled his starting stack and now has over 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Vasyl Zabrodskyy ua
Vasyl Zabrodskyy
132,000 102,000

Tags: Vasyl Zabrodskyy

Vanneste Makes a Full House

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Deborah Vanneste, who goes by the name "queenbeepoker" on Twitch and has nearly 7,000 followers, relayed a hand in which he knocked out an opponent.

According to Vanneste, she had {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-}{7-} on a board of {k-}{k-}{q-}{7-}{8-}. Her opponent had {k-}{10-} for trips but was sent home against the full house of kings over sevens held by Vanneste.

Player Chips Progress
Deborah Vanneste ca
Deborah Vanneste
47,500

Tags: Deborah Vanneste

Kessler with the Check-Raise

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

No-Limit Hold'em

The action was picked up when the cutoff raised to 1,100 and only Allen Kessler in the small blind made the call.

The flop was {9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Kessler checked. The cutoff continued with a bet of 1,500 and action was on Kessler.

Kessler check-raised to 4,500 and the cutoff quickly mucked his hand. Kessler then scooped in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
34,000 4,000

Tags: Allen Kessler

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Lacey Disappointed He Didn't Get It In

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Patrick Lacey was in the small blind and raised an opponent's bet from middle position to around 10,000 on a board of {6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts}. His opponent called and they saw the {6-Spades} fall on the river.

Lacey checked and his opponent checked behind. Lacey turned over {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a flopped set and straight which turned into a full house on the river. His opponent also had {10-}{7-} for the flopped straight and mucked.

"I'm surprised you didn't get it all in," a tablemate said.

"I'm a little disappointed," Lacey said as he dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Lacey us
Patrick Lacey
48,000 48,000

Tags: Patrick Lacey

Notables In The Field

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mark Seif us
Mark Seif
WSOP 2X Winner
45,000 45,000
Sandeep Pulusani us
Sandeep Pulusani
WSOP 2X Winner
30,000 30,000
Ryan Depaulo us
Ryan Depaulo
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
30,000 30,000
Barbara Enright us
Barbara Enright
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
30,000 30,000
Dave Alfa us
Dave Alfa
30,000 30,000
DJ MacKinnon us
DJ MacKinnon
30,000 30,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
30,000 30,000
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000
Dylan Hortin us
Dylan Hortin
30,000 30,000
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
30,000 30,000
Ori Hasson il
Ori Hasson
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Micha Hoedemaker nl
Micha Hoedemaker
30,000 30,000
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000
Tyler Burke us
Tyler Burke
30,000 30,000
Vasyl Zabrodskyy ua
Vasyl Zabrodskyy
30,000 30,000

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Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
MyStack at the WSOP
MyStack at the WSOP

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300