2021 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$721,453
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,067,925
Entries
329
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
306
Players Left
113

Proscia Puts Opponent to the Test

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

There was heads-up action between Gennaro Proscia from under the gun and the button player with a completed board of {3-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} showing.

With over 40,000 already in the middle, Proscia bet 80,000, putting his opponents stack at rick. After some time in the tank, Proscia's opponent mucked their hand giving him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gennaro Proscia it
Gennaro Proscia
150,000 35,500

Tags: Gennaro Proscia

McKeehen Folds to Raise

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,500. A middle position player called and so did the button player before Joe McKeehen raised to 10,000 in the small blind. Only the middle position player continued to a flop.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and McKeehen bet 6,000. His opponent raised to 17,500 and McKeehen surrendered his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
35,000

De Silva Fires Three Streets

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Upeshka De Silva
Upeshka De Silva

Upeshka De Silva opened to 1,300 from under the gun, the small blind player called and Bin Weng defended, bringing action three-ways to the {2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop.

Action was checked to De Silva who continued for 2,100 and only the small blind called to see the {q-Spades} fall on the turn.

De Silva's opponent check-called his 3,700 bet and the {10-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Action was checked to De Silva one last time who took down the pot with an uncontested 6,800 bet.

Player Chips Progress
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
78,600
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
61,200 23,000

Tags: Bin WengUpeshka De Silva

Cimbolas Applies Pressure

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Matas Cimbolas
Matas Cimbolas

There was heads-up action between Benjamin Chalot from the cutoff and Matas Cimbolas from the big blind.

With a {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts} board showing and 8,300 already in the middle, Cimbolas led out for 7,500. Chalot thought briefly, then mucked his hand giving the pot to Cimbolas.

Player Chips Progress
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
134,600 21,200
Benjamin Chalot fr
Benjamin Chalot
69,800 12,000

Tags: Benjamin ChalotMatas Cimbolas

Papadopoulos Bets First and Wins

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

John Gallaher raised to 1,200 from the hijack, the small blind player called as did Kyriakos Papadopoulos from the big blind.

The {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop was checked to the {6-Diamonds} turn where Papadopoulos took down the pot with an uncontested 1,500 bet.

Player Chips Progress
John Gallaher us
John Gallaher
102,300 26,800
Kyriakos Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
61,200 -4,200

Tags: John GallaherKyriakos Papadopoulos

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

2021 WSOP Streaming Exclusively on PokerGO

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
PokerGO WSOP
PokerGO WSOP

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