Event #61: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-01-2021 12:07 UTC-8

Margi Finds A King Against Hasson

Liam Gannon

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

A player raised under the gun and Carlos Margi called from early position. Ori Hasson re-raised to 4,600 and the original raiser folded while Margi called.

The flop came out and Margi check-jammed against a 5,000 bet from Hasson who called.

Carlos Margi:
Ori Hasson:

The board ran out which gave Margi three kings to gave him the winning hand for the double through Hasson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Hasson	29,000 2,900	2,900

Carlos Margi	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Carlos Margi Ori Hasson

11-01-2021 12:08 UTC-8

Break Time

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Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

The players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.

11-01-2021 12:08 UTC-8

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

11-01-2021 12:49 UTC-8

Craycroft Flops Nut Flush, Gets Full Value

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Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Joseph Craycroft limped from under the gun. A player from early position came along as well as the hijack, the button and the players in the blinds.

The flop came all clubs which read . It checked to the big blind who led for 1,200. Craycroft called and so did the player on the button.

The turn card was the . Craycroft and the button called when the player in the big blind led again for a bet of 3,500.

The brought four cards to a flush and the big blind slowed down with a check.

Craycroft slid his remaining 13,900 into the middle. The button called almost immediately and the big blind folded showing the .

Craycroft tabled for the flopped nut flush, the button mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Craycroft	40,000

11-01-2021 12:54 UTC-8

Updated Pavilion Chip Counts

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	51,000 51,000	51,000

Barry Greenstein	44,300 8,300	8,300

Justin Arnwine	41,000 11,000	11,000
David Moses	36,000 6,000	6,000

Timothy Little	35,600 35,600	35,600
Maurice Hawkins	34,000 34,000	34,000
Jason Wheeler	33,000 3,000	3,000

Camille Brown	32,000 32,000	32,000
Dalibor Dula	31,000 31,000	31,000

Kevin Boles	28,000 28,000	28,000
Michael Wang	27,300 2,700	2,700

11-01-2021 13:02 UTC-8

PokerNews Podcast: Doyle Brunson Returns, Ivey Reveals if He’ll Be at WSOP

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Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

11-01-2021 13:19 UTC-8

Avunoori Turns Broadway, Gets A Knockout

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Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player in early position opened with action with a raise. The action folded to the small blind who called the raise but then Bosu Avunoori moved all-in for 18,000 from the big blind. The original raiser called off his stack putting his tournament life at risk. The small blind folded.

Opponent:
Bosu Avunoori:

The board ran out . Avunoori turned the Broadway straight when his opponent turned top set of queens.

His opponent was calling for the board to pair but he could not get there and was eliminated by Avunoori.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bosu Avunoori	38,000 38,000	38,000

11-01-2021 13:19 UTC-8

England's Shove Gets Through

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

A middle position player raised to 1,500 and action folded to Kyna England on the button who counted out her stack before putting it all in the middle. The action folded back around to the original raiser who flipped over an as he tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyna England	17,400 12,600	12,600