Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-26-2021 20:34 UTC-7

Brinkenhoff Finishes McKeehen

Tyler Foran

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joe McKeehen was down to less than 10,000 in chips and was all-in against Michael Brinkenhoff before the flop.

Joe McKeehen:
Michael Brinkenhoff:

McKeehen couldn't catch up against the pocket jacks as the board ran out and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Brinkenhoff	140,000 140,000	140,000

Joe McKeehen	Busted

Tags: Joe McKeehen Michael Brinkenhoff

10-26-2021 20:26 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
John Leathart	238,000 163,000	163,000
Naor Slobodskoy	186,000 -11,000	-11,000
Mike Lofgren	170,000 94,000	94,000
Craig Varnell	142,000 36,400	36,400

Lewis Murray	51,000 31,600	31,600
Upeshka De Silva	48,000 500	500

Michael Wang	43,000

Matt Berkey	42,000
Robert Tobin	28,000 -22,900	-22,900
Chris Moorman	27,000

Imsirovic's Top Pair Good for a Double

Tyler Foran

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With about 32,000 in the middle the board read and Ali Imsirovic check-raised his opponent's bet of 8,500 to 39,000 all-in. The opponent called and both hands were shown.

Ali Imsirovic:
Opponent:

Imsirovic flopped top pair and the on the river changed nothing, giving him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Imsirovic	110,500 70,700	70,700

Tags: Ali Imsirovic

10-26-2021 20:23 UTC-7

Astedt Lays One Down

Connor Richards

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Niklas Astedt opened to 4,500 in middle position and the player on the button called, as did the player in the big blind.

Astedt continued with a bet of 4,000 on the flop of and the player on the button called and the player in the big blind folded.

Astedt slowed down and checked on the turn and folded when facing a bet of 6,500 from the player on the button.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	80,000 -28,500	-28,500

Tags: Niklas Astedt

10-26-2021 20:11 UTC-7

Roberts Survives Three-Way All In

Tyler Foran

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Three players got the chips in the middle before the flop including the shortest stack of 28,000, while Christian Roberts was at risk for just over 50,000.

Short-Stacked Player:
Christian Roberts:
Opponent 2:

Roberts was able to fade all three overcards as the board ran out , eliminating the third player in the hand and doubling through the other player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	137,000

Tags: Christian Roberts

10-26-2021 20:10 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Norton	145,000 145,000	145,000

Hannes Jeschka	133,000 133,000	133,000
Joey Weissman	129,000 49,000	49,000

Niklas Astedt	108,000 32,700	32,700
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	78,000 33,000	33,000
Ran Ilani	71,000 -26,800	-26,800
Matt Waxman	67,000 -4,300	-4,300

Alexandre Reard	66,000 66,000	66,000

Gediminas Uselis	53,000 -34,700	-34,700
Eric Baldwin	52,000 52,000	52,000

Upeshka De Silva	47,000 -33,000	-33,000

Tony Miles	32,000 -1,200	-1,200
Victor Canaple	27,000 -17,700	-17,700
Philip Shing	26,000 -40,700	-40,700
JC Tran	25,000 -19,700	-19,700

JJ Liu	15,000 15,000	15,000

Mateos Takes One Down

Connor Richards

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Before blinds went up, Adrian Mateos on the button and opened to 3,000 and the player in the big blind called.

Mateos bet 2,000 when checked to on the flop of and his opponent quickly called. Mateos sized up with a bet of 6,500 on the turn and his opponent check-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	57,000 1,300	1,300

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-26-2021 20:05 UTC-7

McKeehen Picks Off a Bluff

Tyler Foran

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joe McKeehen raised under the gun to 3,500 and the big blind defended.

On a flop of , the big blind check called a bet of 3,000.

The fell on the turn and the big blind checked to McKeehen who put in a bet of 10,000. His opponent min-raised to 20,000 and McKeehen made the call.

The river was the and the big blind fired in a bet of 25,000. McKeehen gave it a little over 30 seconds as he contemplated what to do. Eventually, he threw in five 5,000 chips and his opponent tabled for jack-high and McKeehen took down the pot when he showed the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	144,000 48,700	48,700

Tags: Joe McKeehen

10-26-2021 20:03 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts From After Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Choupeaux	175,000 175,000	175,000
Ian O'Hara	125,000 52,400	52,400
Asi Moshe	115,000 17,700	17,700

Martin Jacobson	109,500 109,500	109,500

Frank Funaro	89,000 41,500	41,500

Klemens Roiter	77,000 37,000	37,000
Dylan Linde	71,000 28,700	28,700

Adam Hendrix	70,000 7,700	7,700

Viet Vo	61,500 27,000	27,000
Ezequiel Waigel	55,000 12,700	12,700
Andre Akkari	55,000 -11,700	-11,700

Pete Chen	51,000 51,000	51,000

Daan Mulders	45,000 22,500	22,500
Lily Kiletto	43,000 -9,000	-9,000
Edward Plut	42,000 2,200	2,200
Joe Serock	15,000 -36,300	-36,300

Ryan Leng	11,500 11,500	11,500