2021 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
$243,981
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,346,625
Entries
57
Level Info
Level
60
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
16
Players Left
4

Level: 38

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Small Pots for Puustinen at the Start

Level 38 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

The first two pots between Henri Puustinen and Benjamin Reason started with raises to 15,000 and both went to a flop. Puustinen bet the {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop for 20,000 and Reason check-folded.

In the next hand, Reason opened and Puustinen defended. They checked the {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop and Puustinen then led the {3-Hearts} turn for 30,000, forcing a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Henri Puustinen fi
Henri Puustinen
1,250,000
50,000
50,000
Benjamin Reason us
Benjamin Reason
1,150,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Benjamin ReasonHenri Puustinen

First Pot Goes To Weng

Level 38 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Bin Weng
Bin Weng

Daniel Zack raised to 15,000 and Bin Weng called.

The flop came {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and both players checked.

On the turn {10-Diamonds}, both players checked on again.

The river was the {6-Diamonds}, Weng bet 6,000 and Zack called.

Weng turned over {8-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a straight.

"That's a good hand," said Zack.

Player Chips Progress
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
1,221,000
21,000
21,000
$25K Fantasy
Daniel Zack us
Daniel Zack
1,179,000
-21,000
-21,000

Daniels Bets the River

Level 38 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels

Jason Koon raised to 15,000 and Jake Daniels called.

The flop was {2-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Spades}. Daniels checked and Koon bet 10,000. Daniels came along to see a turn {k-Diamonds}.

Both players checked the turn. The river was {9-Clubs} and Daniels bet 75,000 to get a fold from Koon.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,240,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
1,160,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Jake DanielsJason Koon

Badziakouski Chips Up in Small Pot

Level 38 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

On the {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop, Gabor Szabo check-called a bet worth 16,000 by Mikita Badziakouski and they checked the {k-Clubs} on the turn. The {k-Clubs} river was bet for the minimum by Szabo and Badziakouski called to win the pot with {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts} versus {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
1,250,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gabor Szabo hu
Gabor Szabo
1,150,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Gabor SzaboMikita Badziakouski

Koon Extends the Lead

Level 38 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

With 80,000 in the middle and the board reading {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, Jake Daniels bet 51,000 and Jason Koon called.

The river was the {a-Spades}, Koon checked, Daniels bet 155,000 and Koon called.

Daniels turned over {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}, but it was no good as Koon held {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,511,000
271,000
271,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
889,000
-271,000
-271,000

Jake Daniels Eliminated in Round of 8 ($36,280)

Level 38 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels

A three-bet to 60,000 was in front of Jake Daniels and Jason Koon then four-bet to more than 160,000. Daniels piled it in and Koon called instantly to set up a flip after a mere 13 minutes of heads-up action.

Jake Daniels: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Jason Koon: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for Daniels to miss and become the first casualty in the money. He collects $36,280 and Koon punched his ticket for the semi finals.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
2,400,000
889,000
889,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
Busted

Tags: Jake DanielsJason Koon