Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #50: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Day: 1
Level 20
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
A short stack shoved all-in preflop for about 40,000 and George Pokorny called from behind, covering him.
Short Stack: 
George Pokorny: 
The board ran out 
and Pokorny won with king high, queen kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
Level 20
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Michael Thomas and Mark Seif were heads-up on a flop of 
. Seif checked and Thomas bet pot for 180,000. Seif casually flicked in the chips to call.
The 
fell on the turn and Seif checked again. Thomas potted again, this time for 540,000. Seif pondered the decision for a moment before folding.
"I have a set, a straight and flush draws," Thomas said, revealing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
450,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
|
||
Level 20
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
The action was picked up when a player raised to 40,000 and it folded around to Maria Ho in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 
and Maria Ho checked to the bettor who continued with a bet of 45,000.
Maria Ho then went all-in for her remaining 145,000 and her opponent made the call putting her at risk.
Maria Ho: 
Opponent: 
The rest of the board ran out 
giving Maria Ho trip aces and doubling her up late on day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level 20
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Rupesh Pattni was all in for his last 250,000 on a 
flop and was up against Corey Zedo.
Rupesh Pattni: 
Corey Zedo: 
"Wow, you have me crushed," Pattni said upon seeing Zedo's pair of kings and straight draw.
The turn came the , giving Pattni outs to a backdoor straight draw, and he completed the straight on the river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
Level 20
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
The action picked up with three players involved on a flop of .
A short stack pushed his remaining chips to the middle signaling an all-in, seat one called and so did Rami Mornel.
The turn was the both players checked to the river of , seat one checked Mornel bet 50,000 and he called.
Mornel flipped over 
for a queen-high flush, seat one and the short stack mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
The action was picked up on the turn of 
and a player in early position bet 150,000.
Yulia Lisichkina raised after checking to the player to 300,000 and her opponent tanked for a long time.
Lisichkina's opponent eventually mucked his hand and Lisichkina scooped in a nice pot.
More importantly for Lisichkina, she's got one of the top stacks late in day 1 of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Heads-up on the turn with the board showing 
, Tim Van Loo bet around 200,000 from the cutoff and was called by Alejandro Jauregui from the button.
Van Loo slowed down and checked the 
river, allowing Jauregui to bet 280,000. Van Loo went into the tank for about two minutes before the clock was called.
"I think you bluffed me," Van Loo said.
The tournament floor counted down 30 seconds, and as they reached zero Van Loo slid his cards forward into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
880,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
A player in the hijack moved all in for her last 100,000, Tim Van Loo re-shoved for around 800,000 next to act, and Alejandro Jauregui called from the button.
Hijack: 
Tim Van Loo:
Alejandro Jauregui: 
It was a coin flip for more than a million chips, and Jauregui came out ahead as the board ran out 
to give him a full house and the double knockout.
Jauregui is now sitting on a stack of more than 2,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
Busted |