2021 World Series of Poker

Event #61: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$252,491
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$782,100
Entries
3,923
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
3,923
Players Left
448

Great Run Out For James

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jefferson James opened to 10,000 from under the gun. The next player to act three-bet to 25,000. There was a player in middle position who put his last 23,000. James called the 25,000 when the action folded back to him.

The {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts} fell on the flop and James led with a shove and his opponent folded.

Player at Risk: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Jefferson James: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The turn came the {a-Hearts} followed by the {k-Spades} on the river to complete the board. James turned the queen-high flush to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Jefferson James us
Jefferson James
130,000 130,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Santolin Rising

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Giancarlo Santolin
Giancarlo Santolin

Giancarlo Santolin raised to 16,000 from middle position and a player from the cutoff went all-in for 40,000. Action folded back to Santolin who called and the hands were tabled.

Opponent: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Giancarlo Santolin: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Santolin took out a player to add to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Giancarlo Santolin ca
Giancarlo Santolin
475,000 344,000

Kirk Turns Set To Get Double Knockout

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tanya Kirk limped from early position. The action folded to the small blind who moved all-in. The big blind also moved all-in, both players were short stacked. Kirk called having both of her opponents covered.

Small Blind: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Tanya Kirk: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

The small blind had the best hand going to the flop. The big blind flopped the nut flush draw but couldn't get there. It was the nine on the turn for Kirk that sent her opponents packing.

Player Chips Progress
Tanya Kirk us
Tanya Kirk
390,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

England Falls To Salas

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Kyna England
Kyna England

Damian Salas raised to 8,000 and Kyna England went all-in for her remaining 24,000. Action folded back around to Salas who after a little bit of thought, called.

Kyna England: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Damian Salas: {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{4-}{5-}{a-Spades} and the flopped royal flush draw, did not complete and Kyna exited from the tournament courtesy of Salas' two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
190,000 70,000
Kyna England us
Kyna England
Busted

Steur Crack Kings To Stay Alive

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Joseph Steur opened to 7,000. The action folded to the player in the small blind who raised it up to 25,000.

Steur moved all-in for 88,000 and his opponent snap-called.

Joseph Steur: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Opponenet: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Steur saw his opponent's hand, stood up, and said "Nice hand".

To Steur's surprise, there was a nine in the window when the board ran out {9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

Steur spiked a set to crack his opponent's pocket kings and keep laddering.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Steur us
Joseph Steur
184,000 184,000