2021 World Series of Poker

Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a852
Prize
$1,188,918
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,069,375
Entries
85
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
85
Players Left
34

Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

Day 1 Completed

Laszlo Bujtas Leads After Day 1 of Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller; Arieh, Hellmuth Battle for POY

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Laszlo Bujtas
Laszlo Bujtas

With just four events remaining on the World Series of Poker schedule, the race for Player of the Year might just be decided tomorrow on Day 2 of Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.

Josh Arieh completed a miraculous comeback, falling down to 14,000 chips at one point on Day 1 before finishing the night with 1,355,000. Arieh, already with two bracelets in the 2021 WSOP, leads the POY race by nearly 600 points.

The man who’s his closest chaser, though, also bagged chips on Day 1. Phil Hellmuth was, as usual, a late entrant into the field and finished the day near the bottom of the chip counts with 365,000. A win in this event will not only earn the champion $1,188,918 and the WSOP bracelet, but it will also be worth more than 1,000 POY points, more than enough for Arieh either to clinch the title or Hellmuth to close the gap.

At the end of 15 levels, just 33 players out of a starting field of 85 survived to play Day 2 tomorrow at 2 p.m. PST. Play was supposed to last through Level 17, but the decision was made to shorten the day by two levels, one that didn’t sit well with some of the players.

Laszlo Bujtas of Hungary finished Day 1 as the chip leader, bagging 1,980,000. Bujtas has nine career WSOP cashes and two final tables. His largest cash was a big one; Bujtas finished runner-up in the 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event for $789,227.

Right behind Bujtas is Ben Lamb, who busted a player near the end of the night to finish with 1,750,000. Arieh, Jared Bleznick (1,270,000), and Daniel Negreanu round out the unofficial top-five. Negreanu's first entry into this tournament lasted him less than a level, but his second bullet went much better as he finished with 1,250,000. Scott Seiver (1,070,000) and Dan Cates (1,045,000) also bagged more than one million chips.

Further down the leaderboard, Chance Kornuth (625,000), Shaun Deeb (520,000), Dan Smith (505,000), and Anthony Zinno (420,000) will have some catching up to do on Day 2 if they want to contend for the bracelet.

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountyChip Count
1Laszlo BujtasHungary1,980,000
2Ben LambUnited States1,755,000
3Alexander PetersenDenmark1,355,000
4Josh AriehUnited States1,355,000
5Jared BleznickUnited States1,270,000
6Alex AleksandrovskiUnited States1,130,000
7Daniel NegreanuCanada1,125,000
8Jeremy AusmusUnited States1,125,000
9Scott SeiverUnited States1,070,000
10Dan CatesUnited States1,045,000

Over the course of 10 hours of play, Brian Rast, Felipe Ramos, Jake Schindler, and Robert Mizrachi all saw their $50,000 buy-in disappear as they hit the rail.

Day 2 is scheduled to play down to a winner. There are still 33 players left chasing the top prize and the bracelet, and PokerNews will be along the entire way as they work their way to the final table and the crowning of a new WSOP champion.

Day Seat Draw

ROOMTABLESEATPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNT
Amazon4052Adam HendrixUnited States375,000
Amazon4053Daniel CatesUnited States1,045,000
Amazon4054Daniel NegreanuCanada1,125,000
Amazon4055Noah SchwartzUnited States365,000
Amazon4056Gavin CochraneUnited Kingdom1,000,000
Amazon4057Jared BleznickUnited States1,270,000
Amazon4058Matthew WantmanUnited States685,000
      
Amazon4061Dan SmithUnited States505,000
Amazon4062Ole SchemionGermany400,000
Amazon4063Laszlo BujtasHungary1,980,000
Amazon4064Scott SeiverUnited States1,070,000
Amazon4065Chance KornuthUnited States625,000
Amazon4068Michael SongUnited States180,000
      
Amazon4121Henrik HecklenDenmark425,000
Amazon4122Sterling SavillUnited States370,000
Amazon4123Shaun DeebUnited States320,000
Amazon4124George WolffUnited States715,000
Amazon4125Cliff JosephyUnited States405,000
Amazon4126Matt VengrinUnited States550,000
      
Amazon4127Alex AleksandrovskiUnited States1,130,000
Amazon4132Charles SinnUnited States840,000
Amazon4134Anthony ZinnoUnited States420,000
Amazon4135Ben LambUnited States1,755,000
Amazon4136Phil HellmuthUnited States365,000
Amazon4137Ap GarzaUnited States510,000
Amazon4138Veselin KarakitukovBulgaria590,000
      
Amazon4141Jeremy AusmusUnited States1,125,000
Amazon4142Kyle BowkerUnited States320,000
Amazon4143Alexander PetersenDenmark1,355,000
Amazon4144Frank CrivelloUnited States650,000
Amazon4145Jonas KronwitterGermany640,000
Amazon4147John BeauprezUnited States275,000
Amazon4148Josh AriehUnited States1,355,000

Tags: Ben LambChance KornuthDan CatesDaniel NegreanuJosh AriehLaszlo BujtasPhil HellmuthScott Seiver

Assorted End of Night Chip Counts

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Laszlo Bujtas
1,980,000
1,510,000
1,510,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Ben Lamb
1,750,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Josh Arieh
1,355,000
525,000
525,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
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Jared Bleznick
1,270,000
630,000
630,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Daniel Negreanu
1,250,000
460,000
460,000
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Alex Aleksandrovski
1,130,000
-70,000
-70,000
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Scott Seiver
1,070,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 7X Winner
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Dan Cates
1,045,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Gavin Cochrane
1,000,000
-150,000
-150,000
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Ka Kwan Lau
735,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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George Wolff
715,000
415,000
415,000
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Chance Kornuth
625,000
415,000
415,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Shaun Deeb
520,000
90,000
90,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
505,000
205,000
205,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
420,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
405,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
400,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Adam Hendrix
375,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
365,000
165,000
165,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Phil Hellmuth
365,000
-185,000
-185,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings

Hellmuth Takes From Schemion at End of Night

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Heads-up on the turn with the board showing {q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, Phil Hellmuth bet 50,000 and Ole Schemion called. The river came the {3-Diamonds} and Schemion checked over to Hellmuth, who bet another 125,000.

Schemion considered the decision for a moment before folding. "Want me to show you a free one?" Hellmuth asked. He turned over {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the nut flush and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Hellmuth
550,000
230,000
230,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Ole Schemion
275,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ole SchemionPhil Hellmuth

Lamb Busts Zimnik, Contending for Chip Lead

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nathan Zimnik moved all in around 120,000 after Ben Lamb raised. Noah Schwartz tank-folded and Lamb called.

Nathan Zimnik: {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Ben Lamb: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

"Oh my God, I folded kings," Schwartz said upon seeing each player's holdings.

"I'm getting it in good, is what I'm doing," Lamb replied.

The board ran out {4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, giving Lamb two pair, queens and fours, and the knockout to climb up to 1,850,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
1,850,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Nathan Zimnik
Busted

Tags: Nathan ZimnikBen Lamb

Wolff Sends Opponent to the Rail

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
George Wolff
George Wolff

George Wolff opened on the button and Charles Sinn called in the small blind. The big blind moved all-in for 65,000 and Wolff raised the pot. Sinn thought for a minute and folded.

Big Blind: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}
George Wolff: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Wolff eliminated the opponent and won the pot with a pair of aces, which apparently was not as good as what Sinn would have had.

"I would've f***ed your face over. I would've won," Sinn told Wolff. "I need another vodka Sprite. It's getting crazy over here."

Player Chips Progress
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Charles Sinn
490,000
-10,000
-10,000
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George Wolff
300,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Charles SinnGeorge Wolff

Garza's Kings Are Good

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

AP Garza raised to 12,000 and Anthony Zinno re-raised to 50,000. Garza called to see the {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop.

Both players checked to the {5-Diamonds} turn. Garza checked again and Zinno bet 75,000. Garza called and the {9-Clubs} river was checked down.

Garza showed {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for kings and sevens while Zinno mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of AP Garza
AP Garza
640,000
535,000
535,000
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Anthony Zinno
500,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Anthony ZinnoAp Garza

Sinn Gets After Hendrix

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Charles Sinn opened to 35,000 in early position and Adam Hendrix flat-called on the button.

"Pot," Sinn announced before betting 95,000 on the flop of {5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. Hendrix called.

"Pot," Sinn said again with a bet of 285,000 as soon as the {3-Clubs} peeled off on the turn.

Hendrix had taken around 40 seconds to make a decision when Sinn grew irritated.

"What's going on with the time bank? You've got to enforce that," he told the dealer. "Call the floor."

Shaun Deeb informed Sinn that players can use their time extensions and turn them in to the dealer after the hand is over. Sinn then apologized and Hendrix folded after giving the dealer one of his time extensions.

Player Chips Progress
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Charles Sinn
500,000
20,000
20,000
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Adam Hendrix
430,000
125,000
125,000

Tags: Adam HendrixCharles Sinn