2021 World Series of Poker

Event #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a665
Prize
$545,616
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,670,638
Entries
579
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
579
Players Left
47

Bubble Approaching

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The field is down to just 89 players with the top 87 paid at least an $8,070 min-cash. The action on some of the table is paused while the other tables complete their current hands.

Cohen Getting Shorter

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Avi Cohen called in middle position and it folded to the big blind who raised to 48,000. After some consideration, Cohen decided to call.

The flop came {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and the big blind announced all in for a remaining stack around 86,000, putting Cohen at risk for his last 79,000. Cohen went deep into the tank and eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
Avi Cohen il
Avi Cohen
81,000 -281,000

Barbero Busts Short of the Money

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Nacho Barbero moved all in for 129,000 before the flop and was up against Ryan Robinson.

Nacho Barbero: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Ryan Robinson: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

"I like my odds," Barbero said even though he was dominated. The {6-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} gave him a pair of aces, but Robinson won the pot with his king-kicker to knock out Barbero a few spots out of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Robinson us
Ryan Robinson
280,000
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ryan RobinsonNacho Barbero

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Parssinen Has Big Stack After Shoving on Esposito

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Finnish online high stakes regular Eelis Parssinen called a bet of 40,000 from John Esposito on a flop of {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. The turn came the {3-Clubs} and Esposito bet another 75,000.

Parssinen tanked for about a minute before announcing he was all in. Esposito had around 140,000 behind and eventually folded after about two minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Eelis Parssinen fi
Eelis Parssinen
WSOP 1X Winner
700,000
John Esposito us
John Esposito
WSOP 1X Winner
140,000 -245,000

Tags: John EspositoEelis Parssinen

Double Up for Virdgavand

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Tony Virdgavand opened to 35,000 and a player made the call. The cutoff three-bet to 120,000 and Virdgavand decided to shove for 179,000. It folded back to the cutoff who quickly called.

Tony Virdgavand: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The board brought no surprise with {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Virdgavand got the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Virdgavand us
Tony Virdgavand
420,000

Livingston Shoves on Rast

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Alex Livingston raised from under the gun and was called by both Brian Rast on the button and the big blind. Action checked to Livingston on the {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Spades} flop, and he continued for 27,000.

Only Rast called to see the {8-Diamonds} fall on the turn. This time Livingston announced he was all in for around 150,000. Rast gave it some thought but eventually released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
420,000 160,000
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
WSOP 1X Winner
250,000 250,000

Tags: Alex LivingstonBrian Rast

Esposito Takes it on the Flop

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

No Limit Hold'em

On a three-way raised pot, the flop showed {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} when John Esposito checked in the blinds and so did Stefan Schillhabel. Mike Watson, on the button, bet 20,000 and Esposito tanked for some time before tossing a pile of 5,000-chips in front of him.

Schillhabel and Watson quickly let it go and Esposito added the chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
570,000 208,000
John Esposito us
John Esposito
WSOP 1X Winner
385,000 243,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
202,000 -68,000

Somerville Takes Out Vieira

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

In the first hand back from break, Joao Vieira shoved for his last 70,000 from under the gun and Jason Somerville called from the small blind.

"Good luck guys," Vieira said, pretending to walk away from the table before even showing his hand. He had {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} against the {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for Somerville.

Vieira picked up a flush draw on the turn but missed the river on a board of {3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, hitting the rail just short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
350,000 259,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Busted

Tags: Joao VieiraJason Somerville