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
Total 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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Nguyen Rivers A Set

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen

The 2016 Main Event champion Qui Nguyen was spotted in a hand with the board reading {4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior bet 5,500 from the button and Qui Nguyen called from the hijack.

The river came the {10-Clubs} and Nguyen threw out a bet of 20,000 into a pot of about 22,000. Tadeu Aziz Junior thought for quite a while before announcing he was all in, Nguyen snap-called.

Tadeu Aziz Junior tabled {j-Spades}{10-Spades} and Nguyen turned over the {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for the rivered set to take down the nice sized pot as well as leaving his opponent with a short stack.

Tags: Qui Nguyen

Kang Adds to his Stack

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Sungwoon Yoo and Steve Anderson limped before Gyuhoon Kang raised it to 1,200. Both Yoo and Anderson called.

The flop brought in the {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. Anderson check-folded when Kang continued for another 1,200.

Tolbert Puts Sam in the Tank

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

On a board of {8-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, Thomas Tolbert check-raised Sam Ho's bet of 1,300 to 3,100. Ho made the call.

The {4-Spades} landed on the river and Tolbert fired for 7,000. Ho went deep into the tank for about four minutes.

"I have a very tough decision. I am not acting, it's only Level 1," Ho proclaimed before tossing his cards into the muck.

Frankenberger Takes Pot from Astedt

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Niklas Astedt opened to 500 in late position and Andrew Frankenberger defended from the big blind.

Frankenberger checked on the {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop and called when Astedt bet 400. Both players checked on the {8-Diamonds} turn.

The river brought in the {j-Spades} and Frankenberger led out with a bet of 1,000. Astedt quickly folded.

Tags: Niklas Astedt

Berry Collects Small Pot

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante
Will Berry
Will Berry

Will Berry raised to 500 from the cutoff and the big blind defended.

The {q-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop was checked to Berry who won the pot with a 400 uncontested continuation bet.

Tags: Will Berry

Zhu Looking for More

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante
Yueqi Zhu
Yueqi Zhu

Yueqi "Rich" Zhu took his seat in the Amazon room and will be looking for his eighth cash of the 2021 WSOP. Zhu won his sole WSOP title in the 2018 Mixed Omaha event and has also been the runner-up in WSOP bracelet events on four separate occasions.

The cutoff raised to 600 and the small blind called before Zhu three-bet to 2,200. The cutoff tanked briefly before folding and the small blind quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Zhu dragged the pot to get some early momentum on Day 1.

Tags: Yueqi Zhu

Prociak, Skhulukhiya & Jattin Join Day 1c

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Farber Off To A Good Start

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

In a raised pot, the flop brought in the {2-Clubs}{q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} flop. Thomas Moore, in the big blind, check-called the 1,100 bet from Jay Farber.

The {10-Spades} appeared on the turn and this time Moore check-folded after Farber's 2,800 bet.

Brinkenhoff Raises

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn as the board read {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Joseph Tauber bet 1,200 before Michael Brinkenhoff raised to 4,200.

Tauber folded his hand and Brinkenhoff won another pot with a flop three-bet, having scooped one in similar fashion in the previous hand.

Astedt Wins With Continuation Bet

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

After a rough first hour, Niklas Astedt raised from middle position and only the big blind defended to see the {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades} flop.

After the big blind check before folding to Astedt's 700 continuation bet.

Tags: Niklas Astedt