Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
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
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,661,990
Entries
997
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
41
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 997
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Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Troy Donaldson and Johnathan Holsonback got all the chips in the middle preflop, with Holsonback at risk.
Johnathan Holsonback: 
Troy Donaldson: 
The board came 
and the pocket aces of Holsonback held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
680,000
1,730,000
|
1,730,000 |
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The action folded to Tuan Phan in the small blind and he moved all-in. Troy Donaldson called from the big blind and was the player at risk.
Troy Donaldson: 
Tuan Phan: 
The board came 
and Donaldson won the pot with his pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
1,920,000
1,240,000
|
1,240,000 |
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,700,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
||
|
6,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
4,680,000
2,580,000
|
2,580,000 |
|
2,160,000
640,020
|
640,020 |
|
2,000,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
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: 
Brian Rast: 
The flop came 
, giving Rast top pair and the turn and 
river improved him to a flush to eliminate Grax in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,200,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
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.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 31
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
John Gallaher shoved all-in for 1,430,000 and Matas Cimbolas went deep into the tank. While Cimbolas was thinking Gallaher threw his sweater over his face so he couldn't be looked at. Eventually, Cimbolas made the call.
John Gallaher: 
Matas Cimbolas: 
Gallaher was dominated and the flop came 
.
"Seven!" Was all you could hear from the rail. The turn was the and the rail got louder cheering for a seven. When the 
landed on the river Gallaher improved to two pairs to double up and the rail burst out, "Oh! That'll do!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
3,000,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
Level 30
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tuan Phan shoved from under-the-gun and Troy Donaldson called all-in for less.
Troy Donaldson: 
Tuan Phan:
The board ran 
and Donaldson paired his queen on the turn to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,020,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
|
1,670,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
