Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day 1d Completed
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day 1d Completed
After three moderate field sizes for the flagship tournament of the 2021 World Series of Poker, the fourth flight of the $10,000 Main Event provided a significant boost to the overall field size. An unofficial 2,550 entries emerged as three different rooms were used to host poker players from all over the world at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
Once five levels of two hours each were completed, some 1,939 players bagged and tagged for the night. Among the notables to run up a solid stack were Adedapo Ajayi (340,900), Zachary Grech (318,400), David "Bakes" Baker (247,300), Dan Shak (229,200), and David Stefanski (213,900).
When the cards went in the air, the Day 1a field had already surpassed the number of combined entries across all three previous flights. This hasn't been unheard of in previous years either, as the final starting day typically attracts the far biggest fields. However, in 2021, there are another two starting days to come. Players also can enter the competition during the first two levels on the respective Day 2s on Tuesday, November 9, and Wednesday, November 10, respectively.
Further notables who will return with a big stack then are James Chen (209,400), Shyam Srinivasan (206,000), Cliff Josephy (198,600), Yevgeniy Timoshenko (194,800), Nick Petrangelo (180,000), Matt Berkey (179,800), Greg Mueller (176,700), Ben Heath (176,000), Roland Israelashvili (173,700), and Jun Obara (169,400).
Place | Player | Country | Chips |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Adedapo Ajayi | United States | 340,900 |
2 | Zachary Grech | United States | 318,400 |
3 | Wooram Cho | South Korea | 252,100 |
4 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 247,300 |
5 | Dan Shak | United States | 229,200 |
6 | Jill Sodafsky | United States | 224,500 |
7 | Alex Goulder | United Kingdom | 218,500 |
8 | Taylor Howard | United States | 214,200 |
9 | Ivan Galinec | Croatia | 211,300 |
10 | Mike Gao | United States | 210,000 |
Maria Ho delivered the shuffle up and deal for Day 1d and spent three of the five levels on the main feature table, also commonly known as the Thunderdome. Ho was among many female players to enter the pinnacle poker live event of the year and advanced with 85,700. Melanie Weisner (125,200), Kathy Liebert (97,300), Danielle Andersen (64,800), Kitty Kuo (57,600), Ashley Sleeth (19,700), and Jamie Kerstetter (14,300) also all made it through.
More than 600 hopes of becoming the next World Champion were crushed, however, as many notables were sent to the rail without anything to show for their efforts. Adam Levy, Michael Ruane, Jason Somerville, Eric "BarstoolNate" Nathan, Joseph Cheong, Esther Taylor, Brandon Shack-Harris, Ryan Laplante, Julien Martini, Phil Laak, and David Williams all departed.
Two former WSOP Main Event champions were also among the notable casualties on the fourth starting day. Joe McKeehen and Greg Raymer failed to make it through to Day 2 in pursuit of earning a repeat victory. Raymer's run ended in level three when his dominated ace failed to get there against Victor Peppe.
Whether or not a new record attendance will be set in the days to come remains to be seen. For the first time in history, the richest poker tournament of the year features six starting flights. Two starting days remain when international poker players are expected to appear after the ease of travel restrictions to the United States. The 2021 WSOP Main Event registration will conclude at approximately 3.40 pm local time on November 10 during Day 2CEF.
WSOP Main Event Entries Since 2000
Year | DAY 1A | DAY 1B | DAY 1C | DAY 1D | TOTAL | PRIZE POOL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 512 | $5,120,000 | ||||
2001 | 613 | $5,946,220 | ||||
2002 | 631 | $5,931,000 | ||||
2003 | 839 | $7,802,700 | ||||
2004 | 2,576 | $24,224,400 | ||||
2005 | 5,619 | $52,818,610 | ||||
2006 | 8,773 | $82,512,162 | ||||
2007 | 6,358 | $59,784,954 | ||||
2008 | 1,297 | 1,158 | 1,928 | 2,461 | 6,844 | $64,333,600 |
2009 | 1,116 | 873 | 1,696 | 2,809 | 6,494 | $61,043,600 |
2010 | 1,125 | 1,489 | 2,314 | 2,391 | 7,319 | $68,798,600 |
2011 | 897 | 985 | 2,181 | 2,802 | 6,865 | $64,531,000 |
2012 | 1,066 | 2,114 | 3,418 | - | 6,598 | $62,021,200 |
2013 | 943 | 1,942 | 3,467 | - | 6,352 | $59,708,800 |
2014 | 771 | 2,144 | 3,768 | - | 6,683 | $62,820,200 |
2015 | 741 | 1,716 | 3,963 | - | 6,420 | $60,348,000 |
2016 | 764 | 1,733 | 4,240 | - | 6,737 | $63,327,800 |
2017 | 795 | 2,164 | 4,262 | - | 7,221 | $67,877,400 |
2018 | 925 | 2,378 | 4,571 | - | 7,874 | $74,015,600 |
2019 | 1,335 | 1,915 | 4,877 | - | 8,569 | $80,548,600 |
2021 | 523 | 845 | 600 | 2,550 | 4,518+ | tba |
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide exclusive updates throughout the entire tournament, and each day will also feature live stream action on the PokerGO streaming platform as well.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adedapo Ajayi |
340,900
340,900
|
340,900 |
|
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Zachary Grech |
318,400
-11,600
|
-11,600 |
|
||
Ozgur Secilmis |
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Wooram Cho |
252,100
252,100
|
252,100 |
|
||
David "Bakes" Baker |
247,300
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
||
Steven Cartwright
|
247,200
247,200
|
247,200 |
Derek Chang
|
229,600
229,600
|
229,600 |
Dan Shak |
229,200
86,200
|
86,200 |
Corel Theuma |
227,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
Timothy Mina |
226,300
226,300
|
226,300 |
Lewis Spencer |
225,100
225,100
|
225,100 |
Jill Sodafsky
|
224,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
Giovanni Di Donato |
223,100
223,100
|
223,100 |
Brittney Stout
|
221,600
221,600
|
221,600 |
Alex Goulder |
218,500
169,500
|
169,500 |
Brian Wood |
217,300
217,300
|
217,300 |
Paul Yi
|
215,500
215,500
|
215,500 |
Taylor Howard |
214,200
214,200
|
214,200 |
Dave Stefanski |
213,900
213,900
|
213,900 |
Feng Li |
213,300
213,300
|
213,300 |
Ivan Galinec |
211,300
58,300
|
58,300 |
Eshaan Bhalla |
210,500
210,500
|
210,500 |
Mike Gao |
210,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Elliot Stern
|
209,600
209,600
|
209,600 |
Narimaan Ahmadi |
209,500
209,500
|
209,500 |
The board was already showing with 8,000 in the middle when Daria Feshchenko bet 4,000 after a check from her opponent. The latter ended up calling after a minute.
Feshchenko tabled for a pair of aces and she took down the last pot of the night as her opponent mucked his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daria Feshchenko |
44,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
In one of the final hands of the evening, Tamon Nakamura opened to 1,500 in middle position and Oliver Biles called in late position.
Nakamura checked on the flop of and Biles checked back. Nakamura checked again on the turn and Biles again checked back.
Both players checked again on the river and the table was shocked when they saw the hands the players flipped over. Biles has but never took a stab and his opponent won the pot with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tamon Nakamura |
193,900
-6,100
|
-6,100 |
Oliver Biles | 100,000 |
Players are on their last few hands as a massive Day 1d comes to a close. Here are some of the biggest hands from the final level of the day:
- Rand Cracks Kings and Gets Value
- "Barstool Nate" Eliminated After Four-Bet Bluff
- No Big Blind Special for McClelland
- Jeschka Cracks Aces and Doubles Up
Hannes Jeschka raised to 1,300 in early position and was called by the button, before the big blind three-bet to 4,500. Only Jeschka called.
The flop brought , and the big blind bet 6,500. Jeschka thought about his move for a minute and announced all in for 22,800. The big blind called after some thinking, revealing while Jeschka tabled .
The turn and river didn't change anything and Jeschka took down the pot doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hannes Jeschka |
59,500
26,800
|
26,800 |
The middle position player opened to 1,500 and called when Robert Campbell three-bet to 4,900 from the hijack.
The flop saw both players check. The turn brought a lead for 6,000 and a call by Campbell.
The completed the board and the middle position player bet 17,500. Campbell then jammed in his stack of about 69,000. His opponent thought about it for several minutes while Campbell had his eyes closed, his head down, and appeared to be meditating.
Ultimately, the middle position player let go of his hand and Campbell broke his stillness to scoop the pot and add to his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Campbell |
111,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Rossitto |
181,200
28,600
|
28,600 |
Rahul Deevara |
177,400
15,100
|
15,100 |
Karolis Sereika |
145,000
-8,400
|
-8,400 |
David Craven
|
133,200
-29,800
|
-29,800 |
Marcel McGray
|
112,300
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
||
Lee Markholt |
106,500
18,200
|
18,200 |
Andrew Ostapchenko |
106,500
-35,800
|
-35,800 |
Manig Loeser |
94,300
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
Brian McDaniel |
83,200
42,000
|
42,000 |
Thai Dinh |
78,500
78,500
|
78,500 |
Michael Schwartz |
77,200
-56,800
|
-56,800 |
Ryan Eriquezzo |
76,500
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
Curt Kohlberg |
47,200
4,900
|
4,900 |
Mark Lofthouse |
37,600
-15,200
|
-15,200 |
Scott Davies |
32,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
||
Mario Mosboeck |
28,700
-38,500
|
-38,500 |
Bill Klein |
27,600
6,300
|
6,300 |
Joe Kuether |
10,200
-36,300
|
-36,300 |