Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day: 1e
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,011,250
Entries
6,650
Level
41
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Entries
797
Players Left
590
Players Left 1 / 6650
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Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Danut Chisu three-bet an open raise to 1,900 and earned a call by the initial raiser. The 
flop was checked to Chisu, who continued for 1,200 and received a call.
Both players then checked the 
turn and 
river as Chisu chopped with 
, his opponent had the equally strong 
.
One hand later, Chisu opened and Dan Lowery came along in the big blind. Lowery check-raised the 
flop from 700 to 2,200 and earned a call by Chisu.
The 
turn was check-called by Lowery for 3,000 and the river went check, check. Lowery tabled the 
for the top pair and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
52,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
82,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
75,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
73,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
58,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
56,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
53,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
52,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
48,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
39,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With 7,500 in the pot on a completed board of 
, James Alexander bet 3,200 and Bret Karr called.
"Straight," said Alexander.
Alexander tabled 
and Karr flashed the as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
58,900
58,900
|
58,900 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With around 50,000 in the pot and the board showing 
, Simon Shalev shoved for his last 42,000. Action was on Scott Allacher to his left, who went into the tank for several minutes.
"Sorry guys," Allacher said as he questioned Shalev about his hand. Shalev remained silent and just stared back. Allacher eventually folded 
.
"Good fold," Shalev said. "I had a set of kings."
"You didn't have a set of kings. You had two hearts," Allacher responded. "He says he had a set of kings, but I don't know."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000 | |
|
45,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Janelle Jacobson opened the action from early position to 600. Gershon Distenfeld put in a three-bet to 1,800 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Jacobson who made the call.
The flop came 
. Jacobson check-called Distenfeld's continuation bet of 2,100.
The turn card came the 
. Jacobson now took the betting lead and tossed out 6,300. Distenfeld tanked for a minute before making the call.
The river came the . Jacobson slowed down with a check and Distenfeld fired 11,000. Jacobson snap-called.
Gershon Distenfeld 
Janelle Jacobson: 
Distenfeld flopped a gutshot straight draw and chased it to the river. Jacobson flopped a set of sevens and was able to induce a bluff from Distenfeld on the river when she checked it to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,000 | |
|
|
33,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
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Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
66,300
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
|
||
|
63,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
55,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
||
|
53,700
6,300
|
6,300 |
|
40,800
200
|
200 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Daniel Lowery is an accomplished mid-stakes grinder with nine rings and 89 cashes on the WSOP circuit, but he's still looking for his first bracelet. Lowery made the final table and finished ninth in the 2021 $600 Deepstack event, and he's looking for a deep run in the Main Event.
Lowery raised to 800 from middle position and the small blind three-bet to 3,800. Lowery called and the flop was 
.
The small blind checked and Lowery bet 3,000. The small blind called and the turn was .
Both players checked the turn and the river was . Both players checked the final street.
The small blind turned over 
and Lowery mucked the losing hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Freddy Heller bet 6,500 on a flop of and Mark Groner called. Both players checked the 
turn before Groner led out for 10,000 on the river.
Heller called but mucked when Groner turned over 
for the nut flush as players headed out on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
27,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break with over 630 entries through the first level.
Here are some highlights from the first two hours of play:
