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 1b
Entries
845
Players Left
611

Set Over Set Showers Schulman

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Nick Schulman
Nick Schulman

The flop read {8-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Alex Wong bet 4,000 from late position against two opponents, Nick Schulman raised to 10,000 from the small blind and the third player folded. Wong called.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}. Schulman led jammed his remaining amount of about 28,000 and Wong snap-called.

Schulman tabled the {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} but Wong said "I have kings" and showed the {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} to get Schulman to rise from the table.

The river came the {q-Spades} and Schulman briskly walked away as his main event was over just like that.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Wong us
Alex Wong
142,000 142,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

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Stepuchin Continues to Make Noise at the Table — and Scooping Pots Too

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Frank Stepuchin
Frank Stepuchin

The action was picked up on the turn with the board showing {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades} and the big blind checked to Frank Stepuchin who bet 8,500.

The big blind makes the call to the river of {8-Spades} and again the big blind checked. Stepuchin bet 16,000 and told his opponent "throw the chips over here if you're going to call because this is where they're going to stay."

His opponent flicked them across the table towards Stepuchin and the dealer sorted them out to confirm he called. Stepuchin showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} for pocket aces and his opponent mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
165,000 -15,000

Tags: Frank Stepuchin

Gordon Spins It Up

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Francis Gordon was down to 6,000 chips at one point in the tournament, but in the past six hours, has built up quite an impressive chip stack.

The most recent of pots to go his way was picked up on a river with a board reading {8-Spades}{9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs} and he was facing an all-in bet on the river. He thought about it for a bit before he decided to call. The opponent mucked his hand and Gordon turned over {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for second pair as he built his chips up to over 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Francis Gordon
Francis Gordon
102,000 102,000

Stepuchin's Squawks Heard Across the Amazon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Frank Stepuchin
Frank Stepuchin

All eyes were on the Amazon Purple section around 9:55 p.m. Pacific Time as Frank Stepuchin let out a series of guttural squawks that "sounded like a platypus mating call," as one table mate put it.

Stepuchin appeared to do so spontaneously and not because of the outcome of any particular hand. The racket caught the attention of cameramen and floor personnel, one of whom asked Stepuchin what he was drinking and admonished him to "tone it down."

"Next outburst like that, I'm going to come eat that chicken wing," the floor man said, referring to Stepuchin's trademark plastic chicken wing.

After the outburst, Stepuchin noted to PokerNews that the platypus is one of only two egg-laying mammals.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
180,000 -40,000

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Young and Rast Get Into A Raising War, Flip For it All

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Justin Young
Justin Young

Justin Young and Brian just got into a rasing war.

Justin Young raised to 1,400, Brian Rast three-bet to 4,300, Young cold four-bet to 14,000, Rast shoved and Young called.

Brian Rast: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Justin Young: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board came {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Young made two pair to eliminate Rast, the man he was mistaken for by a fan.

In an aforementioned hand, Young told Rast about how he was mistaken for him. - Young Mistaken for Rast

Player Chips Progress
Justin Young us
Justin Young
125,000 47,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Brian RastJustin Young

PokerNews Podcast: Doyle Brunson Returns, Ivey Reveals if He’ll Be at WSOP

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

They highlight Doyle Brunson's much-bantered return to the WSOP since his last event in 2018, and also offer an audio clip from Phil Ivey discussing whether or not he'll be at the WSOP this year. Chad then talks about partying with Ivey at the launch party for his NFT while Jeff offers a 2021 WSOP Player of the Year update.

Toss in bracelet winner interviews with Shaun Deeb, Brian Rast, Darrin Wright, Farzad Bonyadi, Nicholas Julia, and Gershon Distenfeld, and it's a must-listen episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Speaking of Distenfeld, find out how and why he donated all his $204,000 in winnings to charity.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Batshon Tank-Shoves, Gets a Fold

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Abrahim Batshon three-bet from the button before a player in early position re-raised to 12,000. Batson called in position to see a fop of {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}.

His opponent continued for 8,000 and Batson called. On the {a-Clubs} turn, the player in early position put out 25,000, sending Batshon into the tank.

Batshon spent a few minutes counting down his stack and looking off in the distance deep in thought before moving all in for around 40,000. His opponent snap-folded and Batson raked in the substantial pot.

Player Chips Progress
Abrahim Batshon us
Abrahim Batshon
80,000 80,000

Tags: Abrahim Batshon

Bardah Hits Perfect River Card-ah

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

A player in early position raised to 1,200, Ronnie Bardah called behind and the player in the cutoff three-bet to 5,500.

The original raiser folded and Bardah opted to call.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and Bardah checked to his opponent, who sprinkled out a bet of 2,400, which Bardah called.

The turn {a-Spades} brought more possibilities, and both players opted to check.

On the river, the {10-Hearts} fell and this time Bardah led out for 6,500. His opponent didn't take long to think before putting out a calling chip and seeing that the river brought the worst possible card for hm, as Bardah showed {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a rivered full house.

His opponent frustratedly mucked and said he had ace-king for a rivered straight.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
117,000 16,000

Tags: Ronnie Bardah

After Break Counts From Orange

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Philip Shing us
Philip Shing
166,400 38,900
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
135,400 28,400
Sohale Khalili us
Sohale Khalili
103,200 60,700
Pavel Veksler ua
Pavel Veksler
81,200 30,900
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
71,200 -31,800
Neil Ho us
Neil Ho
55,300 10,000
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
WSOP 1X Winner
48,700 6,400
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
48,600 12,600
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
41,200 -59,800
Larry Ormson us
Larry Ormson
40,200 -35,400
Mitchell Halverson us
Mitchell Halverson
38,400 -6,600
Richard Bai us
Richard Bai
22,100 11,100
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
10,100 -51,200