2021 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$8,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,011,250
Entries
6,650
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
1,000
Players Left
292

Money Will be Made on Day 4 of the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event

Jessica Cai
Jessica Cai

It's a special day here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino as it's money time in the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event! After three full days of grinding at the tables, players are finally getting paid for their efforts after last night's unfortunate bubble burst.

Kevin Campbell became the last player to leave the Main Event empty-handed after he got his chips in the middle holding the best starting hand only to be tripped up on the river by Chris Alafogiannis. As a consolation prize, he'll receive a free entry into next year's Main Event to give it another shot.

With Campbell's bust out, the remaining 1,000 out of a field of 6,650 players have all secured themselves a payday of $15,000 and will be looking for more when cards go back in the air at noon local time.

Kevin Campbell
Kevin Campbell's Bubble Moment

As for the other happenings on Day 3, Jessica Cai claimed the Day 3 chip lead with a stack of 1,796,000 with Natural8 ambassador Phachara Wongwichit (1,773,000) hot on her heels. Several other contestants bagged up more than 1.5 million in chips such as Joshua Remitio (1,671,000), Ehsan Amiri (1,574,000), Stephen Song (1,557,000), Neel Choksi (1,552,000), and Andreas Kniep (1,509,000).

Cai was spotted mid-way through the day with a big stack and she continued to rake in big pots to become a contender for the overnight lead. She knocked out several opponents, one of which ran with an overpair into her flopped full house, and she eventually claimed the top spot once the money bubble had burst.

2021 WSOP Main Event Day 4 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Jessica CaiUnited States1,796,000225
2Phachara WongwichitThailand1,773,000222
3Joshua RemitioUnited States1,671,000209
4Ehsan AmiriAustralia1,574,000197
5Roman ValersteinUnited States1,560,000195
6Neel ChoksiUnited States1,552,000194
7Stephen SongUnited States1,551,000194
8Dragana LimUnited States1,539,000192
9Jordan JayneUnited States1,525,000191
10Andreas KniepGermany1,509,000189
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker Looking for Another Main Event Title

The early spotlight on Day 3 belonged to the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, who was among the first players to run up a seven-figure stack. Moneymaker spent the last levels of the night on the feature table and advanced with one of the biggest stacks in the room as he bagged up 1,432,000. Among the victims of his early hot run was also Robert Kuhn, who ran into pocket aces. Fellow Main Event champion Martin Jacobson was among those to advance and made it through with 142,000 in chips.

Notables with big stacks outside of the top 10 include Chris Dowling (1,485,000), Gianluca Speranza (1,347,000), Day 2abd chip leader Rameez Shahid (1,299,000), Stephen Chidwick (1,258,000), Dillon Ott (1,004,000), Toby Lewis (1,010,000), Aristeidis Moschonas (989,000), Nick Petrangelo (860,000 ), Chance Kornuth (787,000), and Tim Reilly (770,000).

Less fortunate were familiar names such as Anthony Zinno, Justin Bonomo, Ben Lamb, Ole Schemion, Greg Mueller, Faraz Jaka, Anfy Black, Niall Farrell, the 2007 WSOP Main Event champion Jerry Yang, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Pat Lyons, Joseph Hebert, and Chris Hunichen to name a few.

Day 4 Schedule

The cards will be back at noon with 110- minutes remaining in Level 16 at blinds of 4,000/8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000. After that, four levels of 120-minutes each are on tap, with a 20-minute break after each level. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled around 6.30 p.m.

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindAnte
16110 minutes4,0008,0008,000
 20-minute break   
17120 minutes5,00010,00010,000
 20-minute break   
18120 minutes6,00012,00012,000
 75-minute dinner break   
19120 minutes8,00016,00016,000
 20-minute break   
20120 minutes10,00020,00020,000

The 2021 WSOP Main Event in Numbers

DayPlayers Total for DayPlayers Total CumulativePlayers Surviving
1a523523348
1b8451,368611
1c6001,968433
1d2,5504,5181,933
1e7975,315590
1f1,0456,360782
    
2abd2,9006,4961,440
2cef1,8106,550922
    
32,3626,5501,000

Payouts

The 1,000 remaining players have all guaranteed themselves at least $15,000 for their efforts. Here's what's being paid out today and in the upcoming days. The new world champion, crowned on Wednesday, November 17, will walk away $8 million richer.

PlacePrize
1$8,000,000
2$4,300,000
3$3,000,000
4$2,300,000
5$1,800,000
6$1,400,000
7$1,225,000
8$1,100,000
9$1,000,000

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The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to cover the biggest poker tournament in the world, so stick glued to your screen as we bring you all the updates from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tags: Andreas KniepAnthony ZinnoBen LambChance KornuthChris AlafogiannisChris MoneymakerDillon OttDragana LimEhsan AmiriFaraz JakaGianluca SperanzaGreg MuellerJerry YangJessica CaiJordan JayneJoseph HebertJoshua Paige RemitioJustin BonomoMartin JacobsonNeel ChoksiNiall FarrellNick PetrangeloOle SchemionRameez ShahidRobert KuhnRoman ValersteinStephen ChidwickStephen SongTim ReillyToby LewisYevgeniy Timoshenko