2021 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q1085
Prize
$209,716
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,129,410
Entries
846
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
846
Players Left
126

Teliani Bags Monster Lead; Arieh Still In Contention In Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nohad Teliani
Nohad Teliani

After 15 levels (plus four minutes) of play, Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha gathered 846 entrants to build a prize pool of $1,129,410 and a first place of $209,716 with only 126 remaining entrants to compete for it on Day 2.

Of those remaining, it is Nohad Teliani who bagged the overall tournament chip lead with 1,100,000. Teliani was a force to be reckoned with for the majority of the day, having knocked out several players on her table and became the only player to bag over 1 million chips. Her total lifetime cashes come out to $64,634 and a win here would add more than $200,000 to it as well as her first WSOP Bracelet.

Event #72 Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RANKPLAYERCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Nohad TelianiCanada1,107,000185
2Paul SasoUnited States583,00097
3Mihai ManoleRomania578,00096
4Karan MehtaIndia567,00095
5Kosei IchinoseJapana508,00085
6Josh AriehUnited States503,00084
7Bernard LarabiUnited States491,00082
8Mariia LevseievaUnited States481,00080
9Rishi MakkarCanada459,00077
10Richard DixonUnited States442,00074

One player who will not be looking for his first WSOP bracelet, but rather his third of the summer and fifth overall is Josh Arieh. Arieh was one of the late registrants of the tournament, but throughout the day, he amassed chips through many aggressive plays and ended the day as one of the chip leaders, bagging 503,000. Arieh is high on the player of the year leaderboard and a deep run here would certainly benefit his endeavors in that area. In a year of players winning two bracelets, Arieh could be the first of the series to win three.

The tournament was a star-studded affair, bringing out plenty of known players. Some of those who bagged included; Jerry Wong (316,000), Leif Force (285,000), James Mackey (153,000), Joao Vieira (152,000), Brandon Shack-Harris (37,000), and Diogo Veiga (34,000).

Some players who were not as fortunate included Ali Imsirovic, Adam Hendrix, Benny Glaser, Jake Schwartz, Chino Rheem, Kenny Hallaert, Ryan Leng, and 16-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. Michael Wang’s elimination at the hands of Jerry Wong was the last hand before the bubble began which lasted well over an hour until two players eliminated simultaneously brought it to an end.

The players will return at 2 p.m. at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino with 56-minutes left on Level 16, with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. 10 levels of 60-minutes each will be played on Saturday.

Stay tuned to PokerNews.com to stay updated on the progression and conclusion of this tournament and many others.

Tags: Adam HendrixAli ImsirovicBenny GlaserBrandon Shack-HarrisDiogo VeigaJake SchwartzJames MackeyJerry WongJoao VieiraJosh AriehKenny HallaertLeif ForceMichael WangMihai ManoleNohad TelianiPhil HellmuthRyan Leng