2021 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$39,013
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$175,980
Entries
419
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
50
Players Left
1

Minton Shoves in Battle of the Blinds

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded to Chris Minton in the small blind who raised to 75,000. Danny Chang in the big blind came along with a call and they saw a flop of {k-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Minton led out for 80,000, Chang raised to 310,000, and Minton came back with an all-in shove. Chang quickly surrendered his hand.

Minton is now up to 1,500,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Minton
1,500,000
550,000
550,000

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Travis Williams Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,523)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Travis Williams
Travis Williams

Travis Williams raised pre-flop and called off his stack when Leo Abbe moved all in.

Williams- {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Abbe- {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Williams needed help but didn't get it as the board ran out {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. He was knocked out in 14th place, falling just five places short of making his second consecutive appearance at the final table.

Abbe, meanwhile, moved up to 1,150,000 on the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Leo Abbe
1,150,000
-180,000
-180,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Travis Williams
Busted

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Tyler Burke Eliminated in 16th Place ($1,320)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Tyler Burke
Tyler Burke

Rico Cuevas was all in for 265,000 with {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} against the {a-}{10-} of Tyler Burke.

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, providing no help to Burke and securing the double-up for Cuevas.

Cuevas moved up to 590,000 while Burke was left with just 15,000 and was eliminated in the next couple of hands.

Player Chips Progress
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Rico Cuevas
590,000
320,000
320,000
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Tyler Burke
Busted

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Akash Desai Eliminated in 18th Place ($1,320)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Akash Desai
Akash Desai

Akash Desai shoved pre-flop for 380,000 and was called by Chris Minton in the big blind.

Desai: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Minton: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Minton paired his king and picked up the nut flush draw on a flop of {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Spades}, while Desai needed to complete his straight draw.

The turn and river came out {6-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Desai missed his draw to head to the payout desk. Minton moved up to 950,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Minton
950,000
655,000
655,000
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Akash Desai
Busted

Tags: Akash DesaiChris Minton

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Two Table Redraw and Chip Counts (full)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
4061Jack Behrens300,000
4062Chris Minton550,000
4063Danny Chang1,300,000
4064James Barnett1,300,000
4065Ronald Baltazar1,140,000
4066Travis Williams550,000
4067Akash Desai430,000
4068Leo Abbe1,330,000
4069Steven McLoughlin340,000
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4141Justin Steinman630,000
4142Bobby Schmidt250,000
4143James Scott450,000
4144Andrew Bart1,200,000
4145Bryan Garrett320,000
4146Marco Starnoni180,000
4147Shawn Weintraub395,000
4148Tyler Burke280,000
4149Rico Cuevas270,000
Player Chips Progress
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Leo Abbe
1,330,000
-90,000
-90,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Danny Chang
1,300,000
150,000
150,000
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Jimmy Barnett
1,300,000
390,000
390,000
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Andrew Bart
1,200,000
-155,000
-155,000
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Ronald Baltazar
1,140,000
530,000
530,000
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Justin Steinman
630,000
-50,000
-50,000
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Travis Williams
550,000
-80,000
-80,000
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Chris Minton
550,000
255,000
255,000
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James Scott
450,000
100,000
100,000
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Akash Desai
430,000
120,000
120,000
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Shawn Weintraub
395,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Steven McLoughlin
340,000
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Bryan Garrett
320,000
-150,000
-150,000
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Jack Behrens
300,000
230,000
230,000
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Tyler Burke
280,000
-205,000
-205,000
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Rico Cuevas
270,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Bobby Schmidt
250,000
-35,000
-35,000
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Marco Starnoni
180,000
-135,000
-135,000

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Jason Smith Eliminated in 19th Place ($1,175)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jason Smith
Jason Smith

Jason Smith was all in and at risk preflop with the {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and was in deep trouble vs. the {k-Clubs}{k-Spades} of Leo Abbe.

The flop came the {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. The turn was the {q-Spades} and the {k-Hearts} on the river finished the board and Smith's tournament in 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Leo Abbe
1,420,000
520,000
520,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Jason Smith
Busted