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

11-01-2021 14:57 UTC-7

More Updated Counts In Pavilion

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Arnwine	78,000	37,000
Maria Konnikova	64,000	13,000
Cole Ferraro	53,000	18,300
Kevin Boles	48,000	20,000
Giancarlo Santolin	41,000	15,300
Kathy Leibert	34,000	-1,000
Maurice Hawkins	32,000	-2,000
Mario Arribas	26,000
Michael Wang	19,000	-8,300
Ori Hasson	16,000	-13,000
Kyna England	7,800	-9,600

11-01-2021 14:53 UTC-7

More Chips For Minkin

tucsonmonster

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

The player under the gun raised to 1,300. The action folded to Kelly Minkin in middle position who put in a three-bet to 3,800. It folded back around to the original raiser and he made the call.

The flop came . It was checked to Minkin and she continued for 3,000. Her opponent quickly called.

The turn card was the bringing three cards to a flush. It was checked to Minkin one more time and she sized up to 7,000. Her opponent instantly mucked and she scooped the pot to chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	68,000	8,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-01-2021 14:38 UTC-7

Updated Counts; Nguyen In The Field

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	63,000	18,700
Kelly Minkin	60,000	20,000
Jason Wheeler	51,000	18,000
Koray Aldemir	42,000
Jeremy Wien	36,000	6,000
Qui Nguyen	29,000
Kenny Hallaert	22,000

11-01-2021 14:25 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	35,000
Shirin Oskooi	30,000
Damian Salas	30,000
Gloria Jackson	30,000

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

11-01-2021 14:19 UTC-7

Avunoori Turns Broadway, Gets A Knockout

tucsonmonster

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

11-01-2021 14:02 UTC-7

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

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

They highlight Doyle Brunson's much-bantered return to the WSOP since his last event in 2018, and also offer an audio clip from Phil Ivey discussing whether or not he'll be at the WSOP this year. Chad then talks about partying with Ivey at the launch party for his NFT while Jeff offers a 2021 WSOP Player of the Year update.

Toss in bracelet winner interviews with Shaun Deeb, Brian Rast, Darrin Wright, Farzad Bonyadi, Nicholas Julia, and Gershon Distenfeld, and it's a must-listen episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Speaking of Distenfeld, find out how and why he donated all his $204,000 in winnings to charity.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

11-01-2021 13:54 UTC-7

Updated Pavilion Chip Counts

Liam Gannon

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	51,000	51,000
Barry Greenstein	44,300	8,300
Justin Arnwine	41,000	11,000
David Moses	36,000	6,000
Timothy Little	35,600	35,600
Maurice Hawkins	34,000	34,000
Jason Wheeler	33,000	3,000
Camille Brown	32,000	32,000
Dalibor Dula	31,000	31,000
Kevin Boles	28,000	28,000
Michael Wang	27,300	-2,700