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 1c
Entries
600
Players Left
433
Players Left 1 / 6,650
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Petit Takes from Stahler

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Matthew Stahler opened to 700 and only Rosalie Petit made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and both players checked to see a {3-Diamonds} on the turn. Petit check-called Stahler's bet for 1,100. The river was the {2-Hearts} and both players checked again. Petit revealed {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for two pair and Stahler sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Stahler
137,000
137,000
137,000
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Rosalie Petit
67,000
67,000
67,000

Choi up Big Early

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

A player under-the-gun raised and was called by Susan Choi directly behind and the big blind.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and it was checked to the initial raiser, who continued for 1,100. Only Choi called.

Both players checked on the {5-Hearts} turn, but then the initial raiser bet 2,400 on the {4-Spades} river.

Choi cut out a raise to 22,400 and placed it into the middle. Her opponent quickly folded and Choi scooped the pot.

Choi is among the chip leaders with 185,000 in just the second level of the day.

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Susan Choi
185,000
185,000
185,000

Abernathy Forces a Fold

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

A player opened to 800 and it was called by the small blind and Samantha Abernathy in the big blind.

The flop went {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts} and it was checked to the initial player who continued for 1,000. The small blind raised it to 2,500 and Abernathy took a minute before sending 7,500 in the middle. Her opponents quickly folded and Abernathy added the chips to her stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Abernathy
79,000
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Valenzuela's Aces Cracked

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Joseph Valenzeula was facing a river bet of 8,000 on a board of {9-}{4-}{k-}{5-}{j-}. He called and showed the {a-}{a-}. But it was no good as Hieu Dang had the {q-}{10-} for the straight.

Valenzuela stood up in frustration as he saw a decent portion of his stack carved away to leave him with one-third starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Hieu Dang
46,000
46,000
46,000
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Joseph Valenzuela
21,000
21,000
21,000

Queens for Prociak

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

The board already showed {10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Diamonds} when David Prociak check-called his opponent for 3,100.

A {4-Spades} came on the river and Prociak checked. His opponent bet 10,000 and Prociak tanked for some time before making the call. The initial player showed {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Prociak flipped over {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
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David Prociak
95,000
17,000
17,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner

Forrest Near 100K

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

With 15,000 in the pot and {3-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Spades} on the board, Ted Forrest bet 8,000 from under the gun. One player folded and the button called.

The river was {k-Hearts}. Forrest fired 6,700 and the button went into the tank for a moment before sending his hand into the muck.

Forrest took the pot and moves close to 100K at the halfway point of Level 2.

Player Chips Progress
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Ted Forrest
97,100
11,100
11,100
WSOP 6X Winner

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Queens Hold for Hicks

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

In a heads up pot the flop was {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and the action checked to Eric Hicks who put in a bet of 4,000 and his opponent called.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and both players quickly checked to the {5-Diamonds} river. Both players checked once again and the player first to act tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a busted straight and flush draw and Hicks took down the pot with {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Hicks
80,000
23,500
23,500

Pepper Doubles With a Set

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

"Too much in the pot already," the table neighbour of Adam Pepper sighed when he had one T-25,000 chip placed in the middle on the {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop and then faced the shove of Pepper for 53,800. The call followed as Pepper revealed {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for a set and was up against {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}.

Both the {2-Clubs} turn and {q-Clubs} river were no threat and Pepper doubled to join the early chip leaders. The same table also features Tony Miles as well.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Pepper
126,000
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Tony Miles
54,000
500
500

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Ensan Rivers Broadway and Get Paid

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

There was three-way action between 2019 Main Event Champ Hossein Ensan and two others with a completed board of {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs} showing.

With roughly 10,000 already in the middle, action was checked to Ensan who fired out 9,800 and both his opponents called.

Ensan showed the nuts {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Hossein Ensan
104,500
34,500
34,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

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