2021 World Series of Poker

Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$511,184
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,449,238
Entries
531
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
531
Players Left
30

Ben Yu Bags Day 1 Chip Lead in Hunt for Fifth Bracelet In Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ben Yu
Ben Yu

The final event of the 2021 World of Series of Poker didn't disappoint with Day 1 of Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em attracting 531 entries to generate a $2,449,000 prize pool. Only 80 players made the money for at least a min-cash of $8,061 with 30 of those players returning for Day 2 to battle it out for a top place prize of $511,184 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Ben Yu is in the driver's seat for his fifth WSOP bracelet after bagging the chip lead with 2,515,000 in chips with Uri Reichenstein (2,070,000), George Wolff (1,7770,000), Shaun Deeb (1,680,000) and Matyas Kende (1,635,000) rounding out the top five players heading into Tuesday's final day.

$5,000 8-Handed NLHE Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RANKPLAYERCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Ben YuUnited States2,515,00063
2Uri ReichensteinIsrael2,070,00052
3George WolffUnited States1,770,00044
4Shaun DeebUnited States1,680,00042
5Matyas KendeHungary1,635,00041
6Ramon ColillasSpain1,500,00038
7Danny WongUnited States1,330,00033
8Justin LibertoUnited States1,285,00032
9Clayton MaguireUnited States1,100,00028
10Alexandre ReardFrance1,048,00026

A few notables cashed but could not find a bag including the likes of Brock Wilson, Dominik Nitsche, Phil Hellmuth, Andrew Kelsall, and Martin Jacobson.

Among those hitting the rail before the money in the final event of the 2021 WSOP included POY leader Josh Arieh, 2021 Main Event Champion Koray Aldemir, Chance Kornuth, Benny Glaser, and Rainer Kempe.

Players will return on Tuesday, November 23 at 2 p.m. local time to battle it out for the WSOP gold bracelet. The tournament will resume at Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000.

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

Tags: Alexandre ReardAndrew KelsallBen YuBenny GlaserBrock WilsonChance KornuthClayton MaguireDanny WongDominik NitscheGeorge WolffJosh AriehJustin LibertoKoray AldemirMartin JacobsonPhil HellmuthRainer KempeRamon ColillasShaun DeebUri Reichenstein