2021 World Series of Poker

Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠10♦
Prize
$474,102
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,661,990
Total Entries
997
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
997
Players Left
41
Players Left 1 / 997
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Park Takes it with Nine-High

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a limped pot blind versus blind, the flop came {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{3-Spades} and the small blind led for 3,500 and Calvin Park made the call.

The {2-Hearts} fell on the turn and the small blind continued to fire, this time for 11,000 and Park called once again.

On the {a-Clubs} river after it checked to Park he tanked for a while and counted his chips and looked tempted to bet. Eventually, he decided to check back and both players showed. The small blind tabled {6-Spades}{4-Clubs} for six-high and Park took down the pot when he tabled {9-Spades}{4-Spades} for nine-high.

Where Are They Now: Poker Author, Mathematician & Bracelet Winner Jerrod Ankenman

Sam Cosby
Sam Cosby
Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jerrod Ankenman
Jerrod Ankenman

Back in the late 2000’s, long before solvers were a thing, a group of math-focused individuals changed the face of poker. Players like Matt Hawrilenko, Bill Chen, and Jerrod Ankenman introduced a more math-based approach to poker; in fact, Chen and Ankenman even wrote a book titled The Mathematics of Poker.

Between 2006-09, the triumvirate won five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets between them and seemingly set the wheels in motion for the game to evolve into today’s “solver era.” Like many others before them, all three moved away from the game over the next decade, with Hawrilenko temporarily coming out of “retirement” back in the 2015 WSOP.

Similarly, Ankenman made a rare appearance at the Rio when he was spotted in Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em. The 2009 WSOP Event #42: $2,500 8-Game Mix bracelet winner has an impressive limit hold’em résumé that includes a pair of runner-up finishes in WSOP event. Back in 2006, he took second to Ian Johns in Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold’em for $150,586 and two years later finished runner-up to Rob Hollink in Event #30: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship.

Find Out What Ankenman had to say here!

Funaro Adds to Stack

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Frank Funaro
Frank Funaro

Frank Funaro opened from under the gun and the opponent in the big blind called.

Funaro continued with a bet of 3,500 when his opponent checked to him on the flop of {j-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and the opponent laid it down.

Tags: Frank Funaro

A Few of the Largest Stacks in the Room

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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Leng Shows a Bluff

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ryan Leng
Ryan Leng

Ryan Leng got to the river against a player on the button on a board reading {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{j-Clubs} with what looked like around 50,000 in the middle.

Leng threw out a stack of orange chips with a bet that appeared to be around 40,000. The player on the button assessed the situation and folded.

Leng showed {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a stone bluff and took down the big pot.

Tags: Ryan Leng

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Registration Closed

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The six-max players have returned from break meaning, registration is now closed with the tournament clock reading 997 total entries with 336 players remaining.

Official numbers and prize pool will be posted once available.

A Round of Counts

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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