Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #86: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Hellmuth Secures The Pot
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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: 
Phil Hellmuth: 
Pat Lyons: 
The board ran out 
and Hellmuth secured the pot with a set of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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|
21,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
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Queens for Kelly
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Phil Hellmuth raised the button to 2,600 and the small blind jammed for about 24,200. Steve Kelly was in the big blind and shoved his stack of around 33,000 in the middle as well, pushing Hellmuth out of the pot.
Small Blind: 
Steve Kelly: 
Kelly had his opponent dominated and the board ran out 
for his pocket queens to hold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,200 | |
|
|
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|
|
32,200
-3,800
|
-3,800 |
|
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The Muck: Norman Chad & Haralabos Voulgaris Debate Poker Broadcasts
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Norman Chad, along with Lon McEachern, has commentated on the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for ESPN, and now CBS Sports Network, since 2003.
After the conclusion of the 2021 WSOP Main Event in which Koray Aldemir won the title and $8 million top prize, Haralabos Voulgaris, and a few other high rollers on the always polarizing poker Twitter, suggested maybe it's time to make a change in the broadcast booth.
Agree with Norman Chad, the game cannot continue in this fashion and thrive. Definitely need some new blood in the… https://t.co/EG42auRn3a
— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob)
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Current Chip Counts Around the Room
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,500 | |
|
||
|
68,100
68,100
|
68,100 |
|
62,600 | |
|
61,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
|
51,500 | |
|
45,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
|
||
|
40,100 | |
|
38,100
-26,900
|
-26,900 |
|
26,100
-8,900
|
-8,900 |
|
22,200 | |
|
||
|
20,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
|
19,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
19,000
-800
|
-800 |
|
18,800
-28,200
|
-28,200 |
|
18,500 | |
|
17,800
-14,200
|
-14,200 |
|
10,600
-23,400
|
-23,400 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Ori Hasson with 100K in Chips
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The hand was picked up when Ori Hasson and a player had all the chips in the middle all-in with Hasson's opponent at risk.
Opponent: 
Ori Hasson: 
The board ran out 
which was no help to Hasson's opponent and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
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Two in a Row for Karlins
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Marvin Karlins raised the hijack to 5,000 and Fabien Motte called on the button.
When the dealer put out the flop of 
, Karlins let out a big "Ooooooh," before firing in a bet of 10,100 and Motte snap-folded. Karlins showed the for top pair.
The following hand was folded to Karlins in middle position and he ripped his entire stack of 60,200 in the middle and while the player on his left was thinking he said, "Make this bet, you'll have some regret." Eventually, the other player folded and he showed .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,200
44,700
|
44,700 |
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Hellmuth Goes All-In With Royal Flush Draw
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth raised to 4,400 from middle position, late position and both the blinds called to a flop of 
.
It checked around to Hellmuth who bet 2,600 and only the late position called to the turn of 
.
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: 
Phil Hellmuth:
The river was the and Hellmuth raked in the pot with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
24,800
|
24,800 |
|
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