2021 World Series of Poker

Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$954,020
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$3,016,125
Entries
63
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
43
Players Left
39

Level: 3

Limit Flop / Draw: 1,500/2,500, Limits 2,500/5,000
Stud Games: Ante 500, Bring-In 1,000, Completion 2,500 - Limits 2,500/5,000
NL and PL: Ante 1,500/2,000, Blinds 500 / 1,500

Wolff Chips Up Through Becker

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Seven Card Stud

George Wolff: {q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts} / {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Johannes Becker: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Spades} / {3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Johannes Becker tangled with George Wolff and bet fourth street to get called by Wolff. On fifth, Becker bet once more to get called and Wolff bet sixth for Becker to call. Wolff also bet seventh and called a raise by Becker, who flashed aces and kings. However, Wolff had that beat with a set of queens to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Roman Yitzhaki us
Roman Yitzhaki
325,000
-5,000
-5,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
310,000
14,000
14,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
300,000
50,000
50,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
265,000
-2,500
-2,500
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
256,000
-36,000
-36,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: George WolffJohannes Becker

Volpe Chips Up Right Away

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

John Monnette and Paul Volpe joined the field, which is now up to 22 entries. Volpe chipped up right away when he won a four-way 2-7 pot with a {9-}{8-}{7-}{4-}{2-} after the draw, as Eli Elezra was the only opponent to briefly expose a ten-six.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
325,000
325,000
325,000
WSOP 3X Winner
John Monnette us
John Monnette
300,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Eli ElezraJohn MonnettePaul Volpe

Yockey Rivers Broadway

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante
Bryce Yockey from an earlier event
Bryce Yockey from an earlier event

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Weinman opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and was called by Bryce Yockey on the button and Scott Bohlman in the small blind.

Action checked to Yockey on the {k-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop and he bet 6,500. Both Bohlman and Weinman called.

All three players checked on the {4-Diamonds} turn; however, Yockey bet 22,000 when checked to on the {a-Clubs} river.

Only Bohlman called and Yockey tabled {q-Spades}{j-Hearts} for the nuts. Bohlman mucked and Yockey scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
390,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
325,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
203,000
-42,000
-42,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryce YockeyDaniel WeinmanScott Bohlman

Daher Forces Out Mizrachi

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Joining the action on the {j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Spades} turn with 48,500 in the middle, Robert Mizrachi bet 25,000 out of the small blind. Albert Daher on the button raised it up to 52,000 and that sent Mizrachi into a brief tank. He then folded and Daher claimed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
355,000
20,000
20,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
244,000
-39,000
-39,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Albert DaherRobert Mizrachi

Seiver Keeps Accumulating

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Nacho Barbero raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Scott Seiver on the button. Bradley Berman cold-called in the big blind and Barbero made it four bets to go. Seiver and Berman both called.

The flop came {4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and it was checked to Barbero, who bet. Seiver raised and Berman folded to Barbero, who called.

The {2-Clubs} came on the turn and Barbero check-folded facing another bet from Seiver, who scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
575,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
240,000
-23,500
-23,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Bradley Berman us
Bradley Berman
140,000
-15,000
-15,000

Campbell Chops With Ashton

Level 3 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

David Benyamine: {x-}{x-} / {7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}{a-Diamonds} / {x-}
Matthew Ashton: {x-}{x-} / {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} / {x-}
Chad Campbell: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{8-Hearts} / {x-}

As of fifth street, Chad Campbell bet and was called by David Benyamine and Matthew Ashton. Ashton then checked sixth when he paired his trey and Campbell bet, his two opponents both called. Ashton was the only one to check-call Campbell's bet on seventh and took the high pot with {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for queens up, while Campbell took the low with {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
380,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chad Campbell us
Chad Campbell
285,000
500
500
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
195,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chad CampbellDavid BenyamineMatthew Ashton