Event #54: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-28-2021 18:46 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Abrams	74,000	38,000
Adam Owen	66,500	-500
Arthur Morris	63,000	20,000
David "Bakes" Baker	54,000	-3,000
Michael Trivett	48,000	13,000
David Williams	41,000	-4,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	37,000	6,000
Max Pescatori	35,000	35,000
Kevin Gerhart	34,000	-1,000
Joe Hachem	33,000	-2,000
Matt Waxman	30,500	-5,500
Qinghai Pan	29,000	3,000
Mike Matusow	26,000	-6,000
Ari Engel	23,000	-9,500
Robert Campbell	22,000	-26,000
Kyle Montgomery	9,500	-25,500

David "Bakes" Baker's opponent's tried their best to bet the three-time bracelet winner out of a recent razz hand, but he wasn't having it.
On fourth street, Baker held vs his early position opponent's who bet, and his late position opponent's , who raised. Baker opted to call, only to face two more raises, which Baker again called.

After the four bets on fourth, Baker again called a bet and a call on fifth and sixth street with the players' boards reading:

David "Bakes" Baker: /
Early Position Opponent: /
Late Position Opponent: /

On seventh street, both opponents checked to Baker, who bet, and was quickly called by the early position opponent. The other player folded.

Baker showed , for the best hand to drag a sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	57,000	24,000

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker

10-28-2021 18:24 UTC-7

Ho Re-enters After Being Busted by Holder

Josh Noy

Level 4

No-Limit Hold'em

Mario Ho three-bet to 1,800 preflop, and called a four-bet to 5,000 from Paul Holder. After the flop, Holder bet 5,000 and Ho raised all-in. Holder called and had Ho's top pair dominated.

Maria Ho:
Paul Holder:

The turn and river were no help, and Ho chose to re-enter early in level four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Holder	75,000	75,000
Maria Ho	35,000	-2,000

Tags: Maria Ho

Level: 4

Limit Flop/Draw:
Small blind: 300
Big blind: 600 Limits: 600-1200
Stud Games:
Ante: 100
Bring-in: 200
Complete: 600
Limits: 600-1200
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Ante: 300/500
Small blind: 200
Big blind: 300

10-28-2021 17:58 UTC-7

Chip Updates and Fresh Faces

Josh Noy

Level 3

The field has grown to 183 entrants, including Joe Hachem, David "ODB" Baker, Brandon Shack-Harris and Nate Silver.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	52,000	18,000
David Williams	45,000	7,000
Bradley Ruben	44,000	9,000
Frankie O'Dell	39,000	4,000
Maria Ho	37,000	500
David "ODB" Baker	35,000	35,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	35,000	35,000
Nate Silver	35,000	35,000
Joe Hachem	35,000	35,000
Felipe Ramos	35,000	35,000
Chris Vitch	35,000	35,000
Hernan Salazar	33,500	-1,500
Andre Akkari	27,500	2,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris David "ODB" Baker Joe Hachem Nate Silver

10-28-2021 17:52 UTC-7

The Ninth Game

Mike Patrick

Level 3

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

The ninth game in this tournament beyond the standard eight-game mix is the great game of No-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw.

A couple of hands were recently played at table 529 with the following results:

Amnon Filippi raised from the cutoff to 600 and got calls from a player on the button and Faizal Khoja in the big blind. Khoja and the button player each drew one card while Filippi patted.

Khoja led out post-draw for 1,000 and got called by Filippi. The button folded.

Khoja showed a winning to drag the pot.

The following hand saw Filippi raise to 400 from the hijack. He got calls from James Woods on the button, Khoja in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.

Khoja drew two, the big blind patted, Filippi drew one, and Woods drew two.

Khoja checked to the big blind who bet 1,000. It was folded to Woods who raised to 2,000. Khoja folded and the big blind called.

Woods showed to beat the big blind's .

Player	Chips	Progress
James Woods	40,000	2,500
Amnon Filippi	23,000	-12,000
Faizal Khoja	14,000	14,000

10-28-2021 17:35 UTC-7

Gerhart Joins the Field

Josh Noy

Level 3

WSOP bracelet winner Kevin Gerhart has taken his seat as the field is up to 170 entries.

Gerhart won his third career bracelet last weekend in Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	35,000	35,000

Tags: Kevin Gerhart

10-28-2021 17:31 UTC-7

Watson Finds a Fold

Mike Patrick

Level 3

Pot-Limit Omaha

Mike Watson is playing his first event of this year's WSOP, and was just involved in a hand with Craig Chait.

Action picked up on the turn, where Watson bet 4,000 from the cutoff and got called by Chait from the button on an board.

On the river , Watson checked to Chait, who bet 4,500.

Watson gave it some thought then folded, dropping his chips to around a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	40,000	40,000
Mike Watson	35,000

Tags: Mike Watson Craig Chait

Level: 3

Limit Flop/Draw:
Small blind: 300
Big blind: 500 Limits: 500-1000
Stud Games:
Ante: 100
Bring-in: 200
Complete: 500
Limits: 500-1000
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Ante: 200/300
Small blind: 100
Big blind: 200

10-28-2021 17:03 UTC-7