2021 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $400 Colossus
Day: 1b
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
52
Prize
$314,705
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$3,101,670
Entries
9,399
Level Info
Level
46
Blinds
4,000,000 / 8,000,000
Ante
8,000,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
5,182
Players Left
697

Possible Holds

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player under the gun raised to 2,200. Kym Possible called in middle position.

They went heads-up to the flop which came {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{q-Spades}. The under the gun player opened shoved putting his tournament life on the line.

Possible looked back at her cards and called.

Opponent: {8-Spades}{6-Spades}
Kym Possible: {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Possible flopped trip queens and her opponent was drawing to a spade.

The board completed with the {6-Hearts} on the turn and the {j-Diamonds} on the river. Possible's trips held and she sent her opponent home.

Player Chips Progress
Kym Possible us
Kym Possible
62,000 -2,400

Aces for Hogan

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Hogan opened to 2,200 and Hulnara Taul pushed her last chips in the middle for 10,400. It folded back to Hogan who snap-called.

Gulnara Taul: {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Michael Hogan: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

Taul was in desperate shape for the double up, and found no help throughout a board {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{9-Spades} to be eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Hogan us
Michael Hogan
71,000
Gulnara Taul us
Gulnara Taul
Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Reddick Turns A Wheel

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Joseph Reddick
Joseph Reddick

The action was picked up on the turn with a board reading {5-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Joseph Reddick fired out a small bet and his opponent shoved all-in and Reddick snap-called, covering him.

Opponent: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}
Joseph Reddick: {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The river was the {5-Hearts} which was no help for his opponent and Reddick dragged in a nice pot with a straight, ace to five.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Reddick us
Joseph Reddick
96,000 96,000

Quens Are Good for Schwartz

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player opened to 1,500 in early position and it was call by a player in middle position. Alexander Schwartz decided to three-bet on the button to 4,500 and it folded back to the middle position who four-bet to 15,000. Schwartz made the call.

A flop {7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} came and Schwartz moved all in for 27,500 chips left after a continuation bet worth 15,000 from his opponent. The latter called to create the following showdown:

Alexander Schwartz: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Schwartz had the dominating hand and took down the pot and the double up after the rest of the board fell a {9-Spades} and a {7-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Schwartz us
Alexander Schwartz
67,000 67,000

Spotts Found A Good Spot

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player in early position limped. The action folded to Alan Spotts in middle position who raised to 1,600. It folded to the player in the big blind who raised it up to 5,700.

The limper got out of the way but Spotts made the call.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. The big blind continued for 4,100 to which Spotts made the call.

The turn card came the {2-Clubs}. The big blind slowed down with a check and Spotts jammed for his remaining 14,400.

His opponent folded after thinking a few seconds. Spotts showed one card, the {6-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Spotts us
Alan Spotts
26,000

Shah Takes One

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

On a three-way raised pot, the flop showed {q-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs} when it checked to the cutoff who bet 2,400 and only Aashka Shah called on the button.

Both players checked on the {4-Clubs} turn and a {6-Hearts} appeared on the river. The cutoff check-folded after Shah decided to bet 4,000.

Player Chips Progress
Aashka Shah us
Aashka Shah
66,000

Small Pot for Shope

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Krishna Kalidas opened in early position for 1,500 and it was called by Kory Shope in the cutoff and the small blind.

The flop brought {6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} and the small blind checked to Kalidas who continued for 2,000. Only Shope made the call. A {3-Clubs} fell on the turn and this time Kalidas check-folded after Shope bet 4,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kory Shope us
Kory Shope
37,000
Krishna Kalidas us
Krishna Kalidas
15,000

Bickley Doubles Up

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

The action picked up on the river with the board reading {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Theodore Bickley fired out a bet of 25,000 putting his opponent all-in for his tournament life. His opponent thought about it for a minute before pushing all his chips to the middle signaling a call.

Opponent: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Theodore Bickley:{a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Bickley doubles up with a full house, queens over aces.

Player Chips Progress
Theodore Bickley
Theodore Bickley
80,000