Event #50: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-26-2021 22:03 UTC-7

Assorted Big Stacks

benlysne

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Paredes	990,000
Mark Seif	880,000	60,000
Michael Thomas	810,000
Jeff Norman	765,000
Thomas Zanot	725,000	395,000
Gabriel Andrade	670,000
John Sarovan	550,000
Kristopher Burchfield	485,000
Elad Kuby	480,000

10-26-2021 22:00 UTC-7

Van Loo Makes Quads to Bust Fontana

David Salituro

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

John Fontana moved all in for his last 90,000 and was up against Tim Van Loo.

John Fontana:
Tim Van Loo:

Van Loo flopped trips on , but Fontana made a full house. The on the turn kept Fontana in the lead, but the on the river gave Van Loo quad aces and the knockout.

"Quads against my boat," Fontana said as he shook the hands of his tablemates.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Van Loo	350,000	295,000
John Fontana	Busted

Tags: Tim Van Loo John Fontana

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

10-26-2021 21:52 UTC-7

Eights Are Lucky For Voir

David Salituro

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

A player in the hijack moved all in for 148,000 and Sokunthea Voir called from the big blind.

All-In Player:
Sokunthea Voir:

"Eights are lucky. That's why I played it," Voir said, and he proved prophetic as the board ran out giving him a set and sending his opponent to the payout line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sokunthea Voir	600,000

10-26-2021 21:46 UTC-7

Hunt Wins a Three-Way All In Pot

Leo_Contreras

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

The action was picked up when a player in early position went all-in for his remaining 19,400.

A player behind him calls and Thomas Hunt then goes all-in for his remaining 117,000 which the original caller called to put both players at risk.

Thomas Hunt:
Opponent:
Opponent:

Hunt just needed his Queens to hold up and the board ran out in which he was able to eliminate a player and double up through another opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Hunt	253,400	253,400

Tags: Thomas Hunt

10-26-2021 21:40 UTC-7

Chopra Squeaks Into The Money

benlysne

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kabir Chopra from India squeaks into the money with less than one big blind for the first WSOP cash of his life.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kabir Chopra	10,000

10-26-2021 21:35 UTC-7

Players Are In the Money

David Salituro

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

One player was eliminated during the first hand of bubble play. All remaining 236 players are now in the money.

10-26-2021 21:32 UTC-7

We're Now Hand for Hand

Leo_Contreras

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

We're now hand for hand to determine the bubble and all remaining players will be in the money.

10-26-2021 21:30 UTC-7

Phan Doubles, Credits Drink

David Salituro

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Ryan Phan was faced with an all-in bet from Brian Saslavchik blind versus blind and called after tanking for several minutes.

Ryan Phan:
Brian Saslavchik:

Phan flopped an ace on the board of and secured the double up.

"I wanted to go to bed," Phan said. "If I hadn't had that Bloody Mary at the break, I wouldn't have made that call."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Phan	120,000
Brian Saslavchik	85,000	-140,000

Tags: Ryan Phan Brian Saslavchik

10-26-2021 21:30 UTC-7

Harding Avoids the Being Eliminated on the Bubble

Leo_Contreras

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pot-LImit Omaha

The action was picked up when William Harding was all-in and at risk to be eliminated from the tournament against another opponent.

William Harding:
Opponent:

The board was already showing giving Harding the nut-flush on the river and doubling him up to avoid elimination on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Harding	125,000	125,000