Players are now on a 15-minute break after Level 6.
Players are now on a 15-minute break after Level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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154,000
87,700
|
87,700 |
|
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153,000
66,500
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66,500 |
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|
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91,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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||
|
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75,000
19,700
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19,700 |
|
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||
|
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59,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
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||
|
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45,700
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
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||
|
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39,500
13,900
|
13,900 |
|
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||
|
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29,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
25,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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19,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
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17,400
18,600
|
18,600 |
|
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|
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17,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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137,100
28,700
|
28,700 |
|
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|
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128,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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121,200
7,200
|
7,200 |
|
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|
|
109,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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68,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
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52,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
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44,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
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29,200
28,300
|
28,300 |
|
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|
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25,700
34,300
|
34,300 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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115,500
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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|
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112,500
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
101,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
|
97,500
53,400
|
53,400 |
|
|
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|
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78,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
74,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
68,200
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
|
||
|
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62,300
40,700
|
40,700 |
|
|
52,400
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
|
49,200
10,800
|
10,800 |
|
|
46,200
13,800
|
13,800 |
|
|
45,700
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
|
43,400
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,200
20,800
|
20,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,300
6,300
|
6,300 |
|
|
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Farzad Bonyadi called the PokerNews live reporting team over to his table as Shawn Sheikhan was getting up to leave. There were no cards on the table and Bonyadi was stacking Sheikhan's chips.
Bonyadi wanted to be sure the record showed that he was the one who had knocked Sheikhan out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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25,600
21,400
|
21,400 |
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Busted | |
George Wolff has taken his seat at the half-way point of Day 1. Wolff was the runner-up of this event in 2019. He is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet and his sixth cash of the 2021 WSOP.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
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Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,500
Limits: 1,500/3,000
With all three draws complete, Michael Gathy put in a bet. Daniel Negreanu called and Gathy turned over ![]()
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to pick up the pot.
After the hand, the table broke into a debate on where a pair of sevens would rank on the lowball hand ranking chart. PokerNews will update if an answer is found.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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79,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
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|
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13,800
46,200
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46,200 |
|
|
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Erik Seidel raised from middle position. Daniel Scroggins and Mike Thorpe came along.
Thorpe and Scroggins drew two and Seidel took one card.
Thorpe checked in the dark and Seidel bet. Scroggins and Thorpe called.
Seidel stood pat on the second draw while Scroggins and Thorpe each drew two.
Thorpe checked again and Seidel bet. Scroggins folded and Thorpe called.
Seidel remained pat and Thorpe took one, pitching a
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Thorpe checked for a third time. Seidel bet and Thorpe got away from it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,500
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
46,300
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
|
33,600
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
|
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There are now 65 entrants in the tournament as we near the half-way point of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
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|
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60,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |