Event #83: $1,500 The Closer Day 1a | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-20-2021 02:47 UTC-7

Osman Ihlamur Bags Big on Day 1a of Event #83: $1,500 The Closer

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Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Day 1a of Event #83: $1500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em has concluded and has generated a $1,070,670 prize pool from it's 802 entrants. A total of 121 players made the money and only 25 players remain.

Leading the field is Osman Ihlamur with 1,765,000 in chips, this would be Ihlamur’s first cash of the 2021 World Series of Poker. Dimitar Danchev (1,635,000), Wesley Belding (1,620,000), Kenny Hallaert (1,250,000) and Chris Moorman (1,250,000) round out the top five players who bagged big on Day 1a.

Day 1a attracted a few notables such as recent bracelet winner David Moses, five-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb, three-time bracelet winners David Pham and Chance Kornuth and fan-favorite Pat Lyons who were unable to find a bag at the end of the night.

These surviving players will return on Sunday, November 21 at 12:00 p.m local time to play down to a winner. Play will resume at Level 23 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000. Day 1b gets underway Saturday, November 20 at 11 p.m. PT.

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Tags: Chance Kornuth Chris Moorman David Moses David Pham Dimitar Danchev Kenny Hallaert Osman Ihlamur Shaun Deeb

11-20-2021 01:49 UTC-7

Lappin Secures A Double Up

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Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Lappin raised to about 150,000 from under the gun leaving himself about 25,000 behind. A player in middle position called and it went heads up to a flop of .

Both players checked to the turn of . Lappin pushed the last of his chips towards the middle signalling an all-in and the player in middle position called, covering him.

David Lappin:
Middle Position:

The river was the and Lappin secured the double with a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lappin	375,000	140,000

11-19-2021 22:17 UTC-7

Kim Catches A Bluff

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

David Moses opened to 12,000 from late position and Minkyun Kim called on the button. The small blind raised to 38,000 both Moses and Kim called to the flop of .

The small blind bet 40,000. Moses folded and Kim shoved all-in and the small blind called, covering him.

Minkyun Kim:
Small Blind:

The board ran out and Kim doubled up with a full house, queens over eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minkyun Kim	235,000	235,000
David Moses	140,000	118,000

Tags: David Moses Minkyun Kim

11-19-2021 18:52 UTC-7

Wang Secures The Pot

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Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Michael Wang opened to 5,200 from middle position. The player on the button bet 15,500 then the small blind shoved all-in for his last big blind. Wang re-jammed all-in and the button called, covering him.

Small Blind:
Michael Wang:
Button:

The board ran out and Wang secured the pot with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	170,000	156,000

11-19-2021 18:00 UTC-7

Miholich Scores The Double Knockout

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Daniel Heimiller shoved all-in for 8,000 from under the gun. Shaun Deeb re-shoved for about 20,000 from early position then Kyle Miholich re-shoved all-in over the top for 56,000 from the small blind.

Daniel Heimiller:
Shaun Deeb:
Kyle Miholich:

The board ran out and Miholich scores the double knockout with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Miholich	86,000	34,000
Daniel Heimiller	Busted
Shaun Deeb	Busted

Tags: Daniel Heimiller Kyle Miholich Shaun Deeb

11-19-2021 14:13 UTC-7

Lappin Rivers A Straight

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Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

David Lappin bet 5,900 from the big blind into a heads-up pot of about 20,000 on a board reading .

The cutoff thought about it for a minute before making the call.

Cutoff:
David Lappin:

The cutoff said "I thought that's what you had" when Lappin showed the jack-high straight for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lappin	46,000	21,000

Tags: David Lappin

11-19-2021 13:16 UTC-7

Update Your Chip Counts with the MyStack App

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

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11-19-2021 13:13 UTC-7

O'Kearney Flops A Boat

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Dara O'Kearney raised to 1,200 in late position over an early position limp and Cody Clark called from behind.

It went heads up to a flop of , both players checked to the turn of . O'Kearney fired out a bet of 1,200 and Clark quickly called to the river .

O'Kearney led out for 2,700 then Clark raised to 7,200. O'Kearney shoved all-in for his tournament life and Clark snap-called, slightly covering him.

O'Kearney showed for a full house, queens over fours and Clark flashed the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara O'Kearney	45,000	20,000
Cody Clark	9,000	9,000

Tags: Dara O'Kearney

11-19-2021 10:47 UTC-7

Day 1a of Event #83: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em Begins at 11:00 a.m. local time

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Welcome to Day 1a of Event #83: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em the 2021 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Day 1a is scheduled to kick off on Friday, November 19th at 11:00 a.m. local time.

In 2019, this event generated a $3,780,000 prize pool. Reigning champion Abhinav Iyer defeated a field of 2,800 entrants to win $565,346 in prize money and the coveted WSOP bracelet. Odds are high he will be back to defend his title after Iyer finished in 60th place in Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship.

Notables who cashed this event in 2019 are five-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb, three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng, content creator Jeff Gross, fan-favorite Pat Lyons, and the late Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton.

All players will start with 25,000 chips and Day 1a will play a total of 22 levels with each level lasting 30 minutes. There will be a 20-minute break every 4 levels and a 75-minute dinner break after level 12 (~5:40 p.m.). One re-entry is allowed per flight and late registration will remain open until the end of the dinner break (~6:55 p.m.).

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Tags: Abhinav Iyer Jeff Gross Mike Sexton Ryan Leng Shaun Deeb