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
Entries
6,650
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
292
Players Left
96

Cabrera Wanted Dos Santos Silva to Bluff

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The board read {9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Spades}{k-Hearts} with over 500,000 in the middle already.

David Cabrera had checked from the middle position but Frederico Dos Santos Silva bet 355,000 from the late position. Cabrera took some time and then called.

The river completed the board with the {3-Spades} and Cabrera checked for the final time. Dos Santos Silva contemplated for a bit but checked too.

Cabrera tabled the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for the full house for Dos Santos Silva to sigh with relief.

"Ace-queen bluff!" Come on! Why didn't you bluff?!" Cabrera said with a big smile on his face.

Dos Santos Silva was visibly happy and huffed a few times before responding: "I feel really smart for checking that river."

Player Chips Progress
David Cabrera es
David Cabrera
2,113,000 622,000
Frederico Dos Santos Silva pt
Frederico Dos Santos Silva
1,760,000 -446,000

Tags: David CabreraFrederico Dos Santos Silva

Rivered Two Outer Saves Painter

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Clement Van Driessche raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Jean-Luc Adam called from middle position. Jameson Painter, a mixed games specialist and bracelet winner, shoved all in for 592,000 from the cutoff. Van Driessche came over the top to fold out Adam.

Jameson Painter: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Clement Van Driessche: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Van Driessche, with the bigger stack, caught the {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop to put Painter in a massive hole. Two outs remained after the {4-Diamonds} on the turn and one of them, the {9-Diamonds}, popped up on the river to save Painter's Main Event run.

Player Chips Progress
Clement Van Driessche fr
Clement Van Driessche
2,000,000 -615,000
Jean-Luc Adam fr
Jean-Luc Adam
1,468,000 -112,000
Jameson Painter us
Jameson Painter
1,296,000 644,000

Tags: Jean-Luc AdamJameson PainterClement Van Driessche

Halverson Eliminates Liberto, Doubles Through Lipkin

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto

Justin Liberto opened from under the gun and Mitchell Halverson three-bet in the cutoff. Mitchell Halverson then four-bet on the button and Liberto moved all-in for around 239,000. Halverson also moved all-in for 1,755,000 and Lipkin called with both opponents covered.

Justin Liberto: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Mitchell Halverson: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Robert Lipkin: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The flop of {9-Spades}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} gave both Liberto and Halverson sets with the latter player having the best of it with aces. Halverson maintained the best hand and more than doubled up as the board ran out {3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, eliminating Liberto in the process.

"Great start," Lipkin mumbled after losing more than half of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Mitchell Halverson us
Mitchell Halverson
3,800,000 2,033,000
Robert Lipkin us
Robert Lipkin
800,000 -1,764,000
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Justin LibertoMitchell HalversonRobert Lipkin

Vaizman Gets Value From Chen

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

With about 180,000 in the pot and a flop of {10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Moshe Vaizman in the big blind, an early position player, and Pete Chen in the hijack all checked to the turn.

The {3-Spades} came on the turn and Vaizman led for 85,000. Only Chen continued.

The {6-Spades} completed the board and Vaizman bet 90,000. Chen called and Vaizman showed the {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} to take the pot as Chen mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Moshe Vaizman us
Moshe Vaizman
1,500,000 273,000
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
580,000 -218,000

Thomsen Among the Early Casualties

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The cards were already turned over when Chad Thomsen was at risk with the {q-Spades}{j-Spades} and was looked up by Clifford Conners with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. The superior hand prevailed on the {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades} board as Conners turned the nut flush to eliminate Thomsen, who had flopped top pair.

Joseph Marincola has also been eliminated as well.

Player Chips Progress
Clifford Conners us
Clifford Conners
1,100,000 451,000
Chad Thomsen ca
Chad Thomsen
Busted
Joseph Marincola us
Joseph Marincola
Busted

Tags: Clifford ConnersJoseph MarincolaChad Thomsen

Wong Gets Some Value from Lowery

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Daniel Lowery raised it up from middle position and was called by George Wong in the big blind. The flop came {j-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Wong check-called a bet of 75,000 from Lowery.

The turn brought the {2-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {4-Clubs} on the river. Wong threw in a bet of 100,000 and Lowery quickly looked him up. Wong tabled {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for two pair and Lowery conceded.

Player Chips Progress
George Wong us
George Wong
1,800,000 -200,000
Daniel Lowery us
Daniel Lowery
1,500,000 -227,000

Tags: George WongDaniel Lowery

Tensions are High Early

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Richard Lee opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and Keith Lehr stuck in a three-bet to 165,000 on the button. Hye Park was in the big blind and took a couple of minutes before sliding out a four-bet to 425,000.

The action was back on Lee who was thinking for a little over a minute before Lehr called the clock. Tristan Wade tried to step in the middle and offer Lee some time to think but Lehr held firm that he wanted the clock called.

With the clock started, Lee opted to fold and Lehr quickly mucked his hand as well. "I'm going to keep calling the clock if hands take this long," Lehr pointed out.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
WSOP 2X Winner
2,800,000 -114,000
Richard Lee (NV) us
Richard Lee (NV)
1,950,000 -50,000
Hye Park us
Hye Park
Day 6 Chip Leader
1,420,000 270,000

Tags: Keith LehrTristan Wade

Rigby Doubles Through Song; Hover First to Drop

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

There was heads-up action between Stephen Song from the cutoff and Nicholas Rigby from the big blind with a {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{10-Clubs} board showing.

With over 700,000 already in the middle, Rigby jammed his 1,198,000 stack into the middle and Song called after some careful consideration.

Nicholas Rigby: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Stephen Song: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Rigby held top two-pair but had a sweat as Song held an open-ended straight draw.

Luckily for Rigby, the {k-Spades} completed the board on the river, improving him to a full house and kept his Main Event hopes alive.

Meanwhile, Robert Hover has become one of the first Day 5 eliminations.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Rigby us
Nicholas Rigby
3,500,000 1,753,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
WSOP 1X Winner
2,900,000 -1,517,000
Robert Hover us
Robert Hover
Busted

Tags: Nicholas RigbyStephen Song