2021 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$202,274
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$1,352,384
Entries
1,921
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,921
Players Left
24

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Kim Doubles Through Lesterson; Eliminates Third Player

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Linda Lesterson raised in the cutoff to 35,000, the button jammed for about 130,000 and Kwan Kim was in the big blind when he decided to rip his entire 230,000 in the middle and Lesterson made the call.

Button: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Kwan Kim: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Linda Lesterson: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

The dealer finished doing the side pots before running out the {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{j-Hearts} board, where Kim made a full house to eliminate the player on the button and double through Lesterson.

Player Chips Progress
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Linda Lesterson
630,000
-270,000
-270,000
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Kwan Kim
610,000

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Morales is One of the Top Stacks

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Gabriel Morales
Gabriel Morales

Grabriel Morales was involved in a hand with the board showing {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and the pot of over 100K in chips already.

Morales bet 50,000 from the small blind to the only other player in the pot which was the button and he raised it to 125,000.

Morales quickly made the call and his opponent showed {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Morales showed him {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for the better pair and he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gabriel Morales
820,000
90,000
90,000

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Hansen Wins a Flip to Double

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The under-the-gun player shoved all-in for about 130,000 and the action folded around to Todd Hansen in the small blind. He called off his stack of 110,000 and the big blind got out of the way.

Todd Hansen: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Under the gun: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Hansen won the flip after his opponent bricked the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board to double his stack and leave his opponent short on chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Todd Hansen
250,000
250,000
250,000

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Quad Queens for Givens

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Will Givens
Will Givens

A player went all-in for his remaining 250,000. Will Givens jammed over the top and the action was folded around to go to a heads-up showdown.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Will Givens: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board would run out {q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{q-Clubs}{k-Clubs} only improving Givens to four-of-a-kind quad queens and eliminating an opponent from the field.

Player Chips Progress
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Will Givens
1,580,000
790,000
790,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

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Park's Ace-High Hold's to Double

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Christine Park
Christine Park

Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Christine Park had all the chips in the middle before the flop and it was Park at risk for 105,000.

Christine Park: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Kyriakos Papadopoulos: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Park was ahead with her ace-high and the run out of {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{7-Spades}{j-Spades} meant she sealed the double up and is one step closer to Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
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Kyriakos Papadopoulos
710,000
710,000
710,000
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Christine Park
250,000
250,000
250,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Gity Doubles Through Opponent

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Tom Gity
Tom Gity

Tom Gity was spotted in a hand when he went all-in for his remaining stack of about 135K and was called by an opponent putting him at risk for his tournament life.

"I've been all-in several times with ace rag and won them all," Gity said.

Tom Gity: {a-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Opponent: {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts} rolled out on the board.

"I win again," Gity said as he scooped in the pot to double up and stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Gity
270,000
270,000
270,000

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Givens Over 2.2 Million in Chips

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Will Givens
Will Givens

A battle of the blinds when the small blind limped and Will Given in the big blind raised to 100K. The small blind shoved for about 200K and Givens quickly called to put him at risk.

Small Blind: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Will Givens: {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The board would run out {3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} giving Givens at flush on the river and eliminating another opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Will Givens
2,220,000
440,000
440,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

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