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

10-26-2021 17:21 UTC-8

Weissman Wins Race to Double Through Miles

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Barry Hutter raised from under the gun, Joey Weissman three-bet from the small blind and Tony Miles four-bet jammed from the big blind.

Hutter released his hand while Weissman called off his 39,500 stack and the two players tabled their hands.

Joey Weissman:
Tony Miles:

It was a classic race with Weissman ahead with his made and and the runout secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	80,000 40,000	40,000

Tony Miles	33,200
Barry Hutter	20,100

Tags: Barry Hutter Joey Weissman Tony Miles

10-26-2021 17:27 UTC-8

Tobin Doubles Through Hallaert

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 13,500 in the middle, Robert Tobin shoved his remaining stack of 18,700 on a flop of . Kenny Hallaert took some time before splashing his chips in to make the call and rolling his hand over.

Robert Tobin:
Kenny Hallaert:

Tobin flopped top pair and held when the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Tobin	50,900
Kenny Hallaert	45,200 26,000	26,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Robert Tobin

10-26-2021 17:34 UTC-8

A Round of Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Kramer	144,300
John Gallaher	103,400
David Nowling	102,300
Ran Ilani	97,800
Asi Moshe	97,300 51,100	51,100

Chance Kornuth	86,700 56,700	56,700

Niklas Astedt	75,300 28,600	28,600
Ian O'Hara	72,600

Matt Waxman	71,300

Philip Shing	66,700 14,400	14,400
Andre Akkari	66,700 1,700	1,700

Lachezar Petkov	66,500 18,900	18,900

Adam Hendrix	62,300 21,300	21,300
Frank Funaro	47,500 4,100	4,100

Dylan Linde	42,300

Viet Vo	34,500 1,300	1,300
Michael Rossitto	34,500
David Coleman	29,800 7,700	7,700

Justin Saliba	22,300 15,500	15,500

10-26-2021 17:36 UTC-8

Strelitz in the Field

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Strelitz is in the field fresh off of getting second place in Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em for $264,953.

Strelitz was seen in a three-way hand on a board of and check-folded when facing a bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Strelitz	30,000

Tags: Daniel Strelitz

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-26-2021 17:46 UTC-8

A Few Chip Counts

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	80,000 66,800	66,800

Craig Varnell	77,000 44,600	44,600

Mike Lofgren	76,000 20,800	20,800
Lily Kiletto	42,000 3,200	3,200
Viliyan Petleshkov	36,800
Harold Evans	30,000 2,900	2,900
Kitty Kuo	14,400 19,000	19,000

10-26-2021 17:48 UTC-8

Canaple Eliminates Opponent With Full House

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Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to the button player who raised all in for 13,300 and Victor Canaple called from the big blind.

Opponent:
Victor Canaple:

Canaple was ahead with his pair of eights and he faded an ace as the runout eliminated his opponent from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Canaple	44,700 2,000	2,000

Tags: Victor Canaple

10-26-2021 17:49 UTC-8

Veksler Makes a Good Fold

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pavlo Veksler was in a heads-up pot on a board reading with around 7,000 in the middle.

Veksler and his opponent both checked on the flop, leading to the turn. The opponent threw out a bet and Veksler quickly folded.

The opponent showed Veksler that he had the in his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlo Veksler	140,000 38,800	38,800

Tags: Pavlo Veksler

10-26-2021 17:56 UTC-8

Lozano Survives his All In

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The hijack raised and Raul Lozano jammed his stack of 13,700 in the middle next to act. The action folded back around to the original raiser who quickly called.

Raul Lozano:
Hijack:

Lozano took the lead as the flop came , pairing his queen. The turn was the and the river was the for Lozano to make two pair and survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Lozano	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Raul Lozano

10-26-2021 18:00 UTC-8

Altman Chops a Pot

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Brian Altman in the cutoff was in a heads-up pot against the player on the button on a board reading with at least 20,000 in the middle.

Altman led out with a hearty bet of 15,000 and his opponent mulled it over before calling.

Altman turned over for ace-high and his opponent showed the same hand with to chop the pot. Altman couldn't stop shaking his head as the dealer split up the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	60,000

Tags: Brian Altman