Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 166 players remaining, the bubble has now been broken and the remaining players are guaranteed a minimum of $2,400.
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #83: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 1b
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,540,505
Entries
1,903
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
1,101
Players Left
38
Players Left 1 / 1,903
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
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|
285,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
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245,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
150,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
130,000 | |
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 167 players remaining in Day 1b and one elimination away from being in the money, play is now hand-for-hand.
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Three players got their chips in preflop, including Alessandro Siena.
Opponent: 
Alessandro Siena: 
Opponent: 
Siena found a great time to pick up the rockets and held as the board ran out 
to eliminate one opponent and give Siena the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 |
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player under the gun went all-in for his remaining stack of 17,000 in chips and it folded around to Michael Wang on the button who made the call.
The blinds mucked and it was heads-up to showdown. The player under the gun was at risk for his tournament life.
Under the Gun: 
Michael Wang: 
The board would run out 
which was no help to the under the gun player and Wang eliminated another player closer to the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
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Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
185,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
162,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
135,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
98,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000 | |
|
|
||
|
70,000 | |
|
||
|
48,500 | |
|
||
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Landon Tice was caught in a pot of around 28,000 in the middle and only one other opponent in the hand.
The board was reading 
and a player checked to Tice who bet 13,000 and his opponent tanked.
The player eventually mucked and Tice scooped in the pot to put him over 250K in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player in early position jammed for 22,000, a player in middle position re-jammed for 60,000, and William "Liam" Gannon called in the big blind.
Early Position:
Middle Position: 
William Gannon: 
All three players had a pocket pair, but it was the middle position player with the best starting hand in poker. However, it was no longer the best hand when the dealer fanned out the 
flop. The 
turn and completed the board and Gannon took the pot while knocking out two players with his set of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,500
67,000
|
67,000 |
