Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,661,990
Entries
997
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
997
Players Left
41
Pappas Hits Running Ducks to Double Through Bagosy
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
There was heads-up action after a 
flop between John Bagosy and Cliff Pappas.
Pappas led out with a bet and then called off his 75,000 stack after Bagosy raised all in.
Cliff Pappas: 
John Bagosy:
Pappas flopped top-pair but was still trailing Bagosy after he flopped two-pair.
Luckily for Pappas, the board completed with running 
to give him a better two-pair and he collected his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
150,000 | 150,000 |
Micon Can't Get There
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bryan Micon was seen moving all-in with a stack of 160,000 in a heads-up pot on the flop of 
. His opponent thought it over before calling with Micon covered.
Bryan Micon: 
Opponent: 
Micon had straight and flush outs but the 
on the turn didn't help him, and a brick on the river meant elimination for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Kamphues Takes Down the Side Pot
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Timo Kamphues raised to 10,000 from the hijack, the cutoff called off his last 5,000 and Uri Reichenstein defended the big blind.
Both Reichenstein and Kamphues checked the 
flop to see the 
on the turn.
Reichenstein fired out a bet of 11,000 and Kamphues called.
The river was the 
and Reichenstein shot out a bet of 16,000. Kamphues raised to 50,000 and Reichstein folded. Kamphues tabled 
for a pair of eights, scooping the side pot and the all-in player tabled 
to take the main with top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000 | 59,500 |
|
140,000 |
Veksler Building Up Stack
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player in late position opened to 11,000 and Pavlo Veksler flat-called in the small blind, while the player in the big blind folded.
Veksler checked on the flop of 
and the opponent checked back. Veksler then led out with a bet of 18,000 on the turn and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | 122,000 |
Grafton Folds to River Raise
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Picking up the action on the flop of 
, Sam Grafton led out with a bet and his heads-up opponent called.
Grafton fired a bet of 27,000 on the 
turn and his opponent again called. Grafton slowed down and checked on the river, and folded when his opponent said the words "all in."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | -85,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Farrell Folds to Flop Raise
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Niall Farrell opened in middle position and the player in the big blind defended.
The player in the big blind checked on the flop of 
and raised to 23,000 when faced with a bet of 7,000 from Farrell. Farrell quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 10,000 |
Couple of Hands for Murray; Sindelar Eliminated
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
In a three-way all-in preflop, Lewis Murray was the second shortest stack involved for just over 70,000 chips and Dan Sindelar had both players covered.
Opponent: 
Lewis Murray: 
Dan Sindelar: 
Murray was ahead with his pair of jacks and the board ran out 
for him to improve to a set of jacks, eliminating one player and doubling through Sindelar.
Sindelar was left with only 8,000 in chips and they went in the middle as he was big blind the next hand. Murray finished him off when he flopped top pair of aces against Sindelar's seven-eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 209,000 |
|
Busted |
Heckman Secured Double
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded to the small blind player whop raised all in and Andrew Heckman called off his 58,000 stack from the big blind.
Andrew Heckman: 
Opponent: 
Heckman was ahead and liked that an ace appeared in the window on the flop.
The turn gave Heckman a little sweat as it gave is opponent a diamond flush draw but luckily for him, the 
completed the board on the river and secured his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | -25,000 |