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

Bailey Sends One Out

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded around to the cutoff and she jammed for her last 66,000. The button and small blind quickly folded and Jeffrey Bailey thought about it for about 10 seconds before making the call.

Cutoff: {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Jeffrey Bailey: {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Bailey was a slight underdog until the flop came {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, giving him top pair. His opponent couldn't catch her ace as the board completed with the {2-Spades} on the turn and the {3-Hearts} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Bailey us
Jeffrey Bailey
430,000 90,000

Tags: Jeffrey Bailey

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Evans Dodges the Flush Draw

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a four-way limped pot the flop came {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and once the small blind checked, Zachary Evans jammed his stack of 105,000 in the middle. The player on his left folded before the button jammed as well and the small blind instantly folded.

Zachary Evans: {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Button: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Evans flopped top pair but had to avoid his opponent's overcard and flush draw and he manged to improve as the board ran out {9-Spades} on the turn and {k-Spades} on the river to make two pair.

Player Chips Progress
PeterPaul Shaker us
PeterPaul Shaker
470,000 106,000
Zachary Evans us
Zachary Evans
250,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
109,000 -36,500

Tags: Zachary Evans

Givens Eliminates Spriggs

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Will Givens
Will Givens

All the Chips got in the middle between Will Givens and Rodney Spriggs putting Spriggs at risk for his tournament life.

Rodney Spriggs: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Will Givens: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Clubs} which was no help to Spriggs and he was eliminated. Givens now holds a massive chip lead late on Day 1 of this one.

Player Chips Progress
Will Givens us
Will Givens
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
810,000 810,000
Rodney Spriggs us
Rodney Spriggs
Busted

Tags: Rodney SpriggsWill Givens

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Berkowitz Gets Value

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

Three players saw a flop of {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}, and the player who was first to act and Marty Zabib checked to Michael Berkowitz who put in a bet of 16,000 and only Zabib called.

The {4-Diamonds} got checked through by both players and when the {2-Spades} landed on the river, Zabib checked again. Berkowitz fired out a bet of 55,000 and Zabib wasted little time making the call. Berkowitz tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for two pair and Zabib mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Marty Zabib us
Marty Zabib
330,000 52,000
Michael Berkowitz us
Michael Berkowitz
322,500

Tags: Marty ZabibMichael Berkowitz