2021 World Series of Poker

Event #86: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Michael McCauley
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$161,384
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$912,250
Entries
1,025
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,025
Players Left
1

Hellmuth Goes All-In With Royal Flush Draw

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth raised to 4,400 from middle position, late position and both the blinds called to a flop of {q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}.

It checked around to Hellmuth who bet 2,600 and only the late position called to the turn of {5-Clubs}.

Hellmuth checked and late position shoved all-in. Hellmuth announced, "I have a royal flush draw" then flicked in the call, covering the small blind.

Small Blind: {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Phil Hellmuth: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The river was the {q-Spades} and Hellmuth raked in the pot with ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
57,000
24,800
24,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Hellmuth Secures The Pot

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

A player under the gun shoved all-in for about 9,000. Pat Lyons re-shoved over the top for about 39,000 then Phil Hellmuth went all-in for about 11,000 and all three players' hole cards were flipped up.

Under The Gun: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Phil Hellmuth: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Pat Lyons: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Hellmuth secured the pot with a set of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
36,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Pat Lyons us
Pat Lyons
21,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Phil HellmuthPat Lyons

Live at the Bike's Francisco Fragoso Scoops a Nice Pot

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Francisco Pragoso
Francisco Pragoso

Live at the Bike high stakes poker player Francisco Pragoso was involved in a hand with the board reading {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{k-Spades}.

The pot was already over 10,000 in chips and a player bet 5,000 into Pragoso who was the only other player in the pot.

Fragoso raised it to 10,000 and his opponent briefly tanked before making the call.

Fragoso showed {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the two-pair and his opponent exposed {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} thinking it was good before he realized Fragoso had two-pair and he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Fragoso mx
Francisco Fragoso
50,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Francisco Pragoso

Wheeler Gets the Full Double

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Jason Wheeler raised to 1,800 from the button and only the small blind called.

The flop came {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and the small blind check-called a bet of 1,800 and continued to check-call another bet of 3,500 on the {4-Hearts} turn.

The {3-Spades} landed on the river and the small blind took the lead, putting in a bet of 6,500 and Wheeler jammed for 13,500. After tanking for about thirty seconds the small blind made the call and Wheeler tabled {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a straight on the flop and his opponent tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
42,800
24,800
24,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason Wheeler

Sano Busts Rome

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Alec Rome
Alec Rome

Mitsuru Sano raised to 1,200 under the gun and Alec Rome called the button before the small blind and the big blind completed.

The dealer fanned a flop of {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and once checked to Sano continued for 2,200. Rome and the big blind both made the call.

The {2-Clubs} hit the turn and the big blind checked to Sano who continued to barrel, firing 3,100 and Rome jammed for his last 6,900. The big blind instantly folded and Sano made the call.

Alec Rome: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Mitsuru Sano: {a-Hearts}{2-Spades}

Sano smashed his trips on the turn and Rome couldn't catch up as the {9-Clubs} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Mitsuru Sano jp
Mitsuru Sano
35,000
Alec Rome us
Alec Rome
Busted
PokerNews

Tags: Alec RomeMitsuru Sano

Nitsche Scores A Knockout

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

Dominik Nitsche raised to 1,000 from early position then the small blind three-bet to 5,000.

Nitsche shoved all-in, covering the small blind. The small blind flicked in the call putting his tournament life at risk.

Small Blind: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Dominik Nitsche: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Nitsche scored the knockout with two pair, kings and queens.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
51,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Pock Doubles Through Boatman

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Allen Pock
Allen Pock

In a four-way pot, the action checked to Barny Boatman on the button on the {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop and he fired out a bet of 1,600 and only Allen Pock made the call.

The {7-Clubs} landed on the turn and Pock check-raised the bet of 5,000 to 23,000 which was all of his chips. Boatman didn't take much time before making the call.

Allen Pock: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Barny Boatman: {q-Spades}{3-Spades}

It was a cooler situation as both players smashed the flop and the {a-Hearts} completed the board for Pock's set to hold, doubling through Boatman.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Pock us
Allen Pock
54,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
13,600
-25,900
-25,900
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Barny BoatmanAllen Pock

Event #86: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em Begins at 12:00 p.m.

2021 WSOP Bracelet
2021 WSOP Bracelet

Welcome to Event #86: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em of the 2021 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. This one-day event is scheduled to kick off on Sunday, November 21st at 12:00 p.m. local time.

This is a new event for the 2021 World Series of Poker. This event is scheduled to play down to a winner. All players will receive a starting stack of 20,000 tournament chips.

The levels are 20-minutes each with a 20-minute break every 6 levels and a 75-minute dinner break after level 21 (~8:00 p.m.). Late registration is open until level 12 (~4:40 p.m.) with one re-entry allowed.

Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team