Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Day 1e | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-08-2021 13:45 UTC-7

WSOP 2021 | 2,550 Play Main Event Day 1d! | Update Day 40

Lara Neacy

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

11-08-2021 13:46 UTC-7

Chisu Chops a Pot; Loses a Pot

Christian Zetzsche

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
Daniel Lowery	64,000 64,000	64,000
Danut Chisu	52,500 52,500	52,500

Tags: Dan Lowery Danut Chisu

11-08-2021 13:52 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lee	95,000 6,600	6,600
Frank Funaro	82,000 22,000	22,000

Casey Carroll	77,000 77,000	77,000
Scott Seiver	75,000 -10,000	-10,000

Romain Lewis	73,000 13,000	13,000

Shkelzen Gocaj	70,000 70,000	70,000
Florencio Bunal	62,000 62,000	62,000
Hayden Fortini	58,000 -2,000	-2,000
Scott Blumstein	56,000 -3,000	-3,000

Brandon Adams	53,000 -15,000	-15,000
Matt Stout	52,000 -7,000	-7,000
Gershon Distenfeld	50,000 -10,000	-10,000

Jacob Baumgartner	48,000 -12,000	-12,000
Lily Kiletto	45,000 -15,000	-15,000
Andrew Barber	39,000 -23,000	-23,000

Alexander Gets River Value

NicholasBaltz

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
James Alexander	85,000 85,000	85,000
Bret Karr	58,900 58,900	58,900

Tags: Bret Karr James Alexander

11-08-2021 13:55 UTC-7

Allacher Folds Aces to Shalev, Doesn't Believe Him

David Salituro

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
Simon Shalev	76,000
Scott Allacher	45,000

Tags: Scott Allacher Simon Shalev

11-08-2021 14:00 UTC-7

Jacobson Extracts Value from Distenfeld

tucsonmonster

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
Janelle Jacobson	89,000
Gershon Distenfeld	33,000 -17,000	-17,000

11-08-2021 14:01 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	79,000 5,000	5,000

Max Silver	66,300 -3,700	-3,700

Walter Treccarichi	63,000 3,000	3,000
Ryan Leng	55,000 -3,800	-3,800

Day Kotoviezy	53,700 -6,300	-6,300
Maurice Hawkins	40,800 -200	-200

Nine-Time WSOP Ring Winner Looking for Main Event Glory

Matt Hansen

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 .