2021 World Series of Poker

Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$474,102
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,661,990
Entries
997
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
41
Players Left
1

Sebastien Grax Eliminated in 10th Place ($31,002)

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Sebastien Grax
Sebastien Grax

Brian Rast raised to 320,000 and Sebastien Grax three-bet to 1,900,000. The action folded back around to Rast who decided to raise to get the rest of Grax's chips in the middle.

Grax took some time before calling off his remaining stack of about 600,000.

Sebastien Grax: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Brian Rast: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The flop came {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, giving Rast top pair and the {7-Clubs} turn and {6-Clubs} river improved him to a flush to eliminate Grax in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
13,200,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Sebastien Grax fr
Sebastien Grax
Busted

Tags: Brian RastSebastien Grax

Jonas Mackoff Eliminated in 11th Place ($31,002)

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Jonas Mackoff
Jonas Mackoff

Jonas Mackoff shoved on the button and Tuan Phan was next to act. After asking for a count and finding out it was 1,400,000 Phan jammed all-in as well, forcing the big blind out.

Jonas Mackoff: {q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Tuan Phan: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Phan had him dominated until the dealer fanned a flop of {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, giving Mackoff top pair of nines. The turn was the {a-Diamonds}, pairing Phan's ace and Mackoff started to stand up from the table as the {4-Diamonds} landed on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Tuan Phan us
Tuan Phan
4,700,000
2,150,000
2,150,000
Jonas Mackoff ca
Jonas Mackoff
Busted

Tags: Jonas MackoffTuan Phan

Krishna Vitaldevara Eliminated in 12th Place ($31,002)

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Krishna Vitaldevara
Krishna Vitaldevara

Jun Obara raised from under the gun and Brian Rast ripped all-in from the small blind. Krishna Vitaldevara was in the big blind and called off his stack of 955,000 and Obara quickly got out of the way.

Krishna Vitaldevara: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Brian Rast: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

It was a race and the flop of {k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} was looking good for Vitaldevera. The {8-Diamonds} fell on the turn and the {a-Hearts} landed on the river, giving Rast a pair of aces to eliminate Vitaldevara in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
11,455,000
955,000
955,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
2,100,000
-260,000
-260,000
Krishna Vitaldevara us
Krishna Vitaldevara
Busted

Tags: Brian RastJun ObaraKrishna Vitaldevara

Rostyslav Sabishchenko Eliminated in 13th Place ($24,160)

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Rostyslav Sabishchenko
Rostyslav Sabishchenko

Rostyslav Sabishchenko raised all in for 310,000 from the button and Tuan Phan called from the big blind.

Rostyslav Sabishchenko: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Tuan Phan: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

Sabishchenko was racing for his tournament life but couldn't pull ahead as the {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{j-Diamonds} runout ended his tournament in 13th place for $24,160.

Player Chips Progress
Tuan Phan us
Tuan Phan
5,200,000
125,000
125,000
Rostyslav Sabishchenko ua
Rostyslav Sabishchenko
Busted

Tags: Tuan PhanRostyslav Sabishchenko

Mark Soik Eliminated in 14th Place ($24,160); Uri Reichenstein Eliminated in 15th Place ($24,160)

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Mark Soik
Mark Soik

Uri Reichenstein shoved the last of his chips into the middle under the gun and Jun Obara put in a raise to 235,000. Mark Soik was in the big blind and called off his remaining 160,000 chips.

Uri Reichenstein: {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Mark Soik: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Jun Obara: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The flop came {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, for Obara to make aces and sevens and the turn was the {a-Spades}, filling Obara to aces full. The {6-Spades} on the river meant both Soik and Reichenstein were eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
2,400,000
700,000
700,000
Mark Soik us
Mark Soik
Busted
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
Busted

Tags: Jun ObaraUri Reichenstein

Alex Kulev Eliminated in 17th Place ($24,160)

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Alex Kulev
Alex Kulev

Alex Kulev shoved all of his chips into the middle for roughly 2,000,000 and Brian Rast made the call.

Alex Kulev: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Brian Rast: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Kulev made a pair on the {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Spades} but wasn't able to improve to defeat the pair of nines as the board completed with the {j-Clubs} on the turn and the {2-Hearts} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
7,000,000
1,825,000
1,825,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex KulevBrian Rast

Gallaher Doubles Twice; Leaves Reichenstein Short

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
John Gallaher
John Gallaher

John Gallaher shoved 640,000 and Uri Reichenstein called.

John Gallaher: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Uri Reichenstein: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The flop came {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, giving Reichenstein a set and Gallaher the nut flush. Reichenstein couldn't find a paired board as it completed with the {2-Diamonds} on the turn and the {q-Hearts} on the river.

Only a couple of hands later Gallaher shoved again, this time for 1,430,000 and it was Reichenstein who called again.

John Gallaher: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Uri Reichenstein: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

It was yet again another coinflip and Gallaher flopped the nuts when it came {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. The {5-Clubs} on the turn meant Reichenstein was drawing dead and the {q-Spades} on the river was just a formality.

Player Chips Progress
John Gallaher us
John Gallaher
3,000,000
-25,000,060
-25,000,060
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
15,000
-2,685,000
-2,685,000

Tags: John GallaherUri Reichenstein

Benitez Wins Flip to Eliminate Sternberg

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alan Sternberg
Alan Sternberg

All of the chips got in the middle after Francisco Benitez raised the and Alan Sternberg jammed all-in.

Alan Sternberg: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Francisco Benitez: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

It was a classic coinflip until the flop came {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, pairing Benitez's king. The {9-Clubs} on the turn and the {q-Hearts} on the river meant Sternberg had to stand up from the table.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
2,960,000
1,460,000
1,460,000
Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alan SternbergFrancisco Benitez

Racener Triples While Andler Falls

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Christopher Andler
Christopher Andler

John Racener open-jammed for 75,000 from the hijack, Christopher Andler three-bet to 375,000 from the cutoff and Brian Rast called from the button.

Andler left himself just 20,000 behind, and checked his option after the {8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop hit the felt. Rast tossed out 20,000 and after a clock was called, Andler tossed in his last four chips.

John Racener: {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Christopher Andler: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Brian Rast: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Racener took the lead after flopping two-pair while Andler needed to spike his ace or jack on the river, but the {4-Clubs} turn followed by the {3-Diamonds} river ended his tournament while Racener collected his triple-up.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
4,400,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
John Racener us
John Racener
300,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher Andler se
Christopher Andler
Busted

Tags: Brian RastChristopher AndlerJohn Racener

Huge Double for Mackoff

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jonas Mackoff
Jonas Mackoff

The action folded around to Jonas Mackoff on the button who raised. Sylvain Loosli was next to act and ripped his entire 840,000 in the middle and Mackoff wasted no time calling.

Jonas Mackoff: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Sylvain Loosli: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

It was a race and the board ran out {8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}, for Mackoff's queens to hold. Loosli was left with only 15,000 after the hand and was seen walking out of the tournament room shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Jonas Mackoff ca
Jonas Mackoff
1,740,000
1,145,000
1,145,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted

Tags: Jonas MackoffSylvain Loosli