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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Ensan Keeps Firing

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

Orlando Cabrera raised to 600 from the hijack and the 2019 Main Event Champion Hossein Ensan three-bet to 1,800 from the button. The action folded back around to Cabrera who made the call.

On the {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop, Cabrera check-called Ensan's 1,600 bet.

Cabrera checked to Ensan again on the {5-Spades} who continued to put the pressure with a bet of 4,300.

Cabrera surrendered the pot and the dealer pushed the chips Ensan's way.

Tags: Hossein Ensan

Astedt Doubles With Ladies

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante
Niklas Astedt
Niklas Astedt

Niklas Astedt was down to just 10,000 chips and saw a flop from under the gun against the button and the big blind.

The button bet 300 on the {4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop and the big blind called. Astedt then check-shoved and only the big blind called.

Niklas Astedt: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Big Blind: {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Astedt's ladies were ahead of the pair of eights of his opponent and the Swedish pro held as the board ran out {2-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

"Almost got rid of me," Astedt laughed.

Tags: Niklas Astedt

Aoki Applies Pressure

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With around 1,600 in the pot on the {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop, Mikiyo Aoki bet 1,600 and the small blind called.

The small blind bet 1,600 on the {k-Hearts} turn and Aoki called. The river came {7-Clubs}.

The small blind slowly put together chips for a bet but ultimately checked on the {7-Clubs} river. Aoki fired 3,000 and her opponent folded.

"I was going to bet," her opponent said.

"King was no good." Aoki responded.

Tags: Mikiyo Aoki

Jacks Are Good for Schmidt

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Michael Klingerman opened to 600 and was called by Shahin Shojaeyan and Christopher Basile. Brandon Schmidt, on the button, three-bet to 2,200 and only Shojaeyan called.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Spades} and Shojaeyan check-called Schmidt's 4,000 continuation bet.

Action checked through on the {3-Diamonds} turn and the {2-Spades} river. Schmidt tabled {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} to claim the pot, while Shojaeyan sent his {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} into the muck.

Kidokoro Forces Out Opponent

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Action was picked up on the river on a board that read {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{k-Hearts}. Takahiro Kidokoro bet 11,000 into a pot of about 9,000.

His opponent thought for about 20 seconds before pitching his cards back to the dealer; sending the pot to Kidokoro.

Yockey Climbing Early

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Bryce Yockey raised to 1,800 from the cutoff and the big blind called.

The flop was {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and the big blind checked. Yockey bet 1,600 and his opponent raised to 4,500. After tanking for a few brief moments, Yockey got away from it.

Yockey has had a decent start to the day and has a stack over 75,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey

Some Counts in Section Orange

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Veilleux Scoops With Tens Full

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With the board reading {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, Theirry Veilleux check-raised the 400 bet from Tawab Hessam to 1,500. Hessam made the call.

The {5-Hearts} hit the river and Veilleux continued for 3,300. Hessam made the call and was shown the bad news when Veilleux tabled {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for tens full, which beat his {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

Veilleux won three tournaments to freeroll his way to the Main Event and has aspirations of replicating fellow countryman and 2010 Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel.

More Faces and Chip Counts

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More Faces From Orange

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