2021 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$167,272
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
2,930
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
132
Players Left
1

Koutsos Pulls Ahead With Quads

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Anthony Koutsos defended his big blind against a 3,400,000 raise from Dongsheng Zhang in the small blind.

The flop came down {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} which checked through to the {7-Hearts} turn. Zhang led the turn for 4,000,000 which after some time Koutsos called.

The river {9-Clubs} was checked by Zhang and bet at by Koutsos for 6,000,000. Zhang called and Koutsos showed {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for quad nines. Zhang mucked his hand and Koutsos pulled together a large lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Anthony Koutsos
48,500,000
25,500,000
25,500,000
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Dongsheng Zhang
1,500,000
-18,300,000
-18,300,000

Level: 37

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Sundiata DeVore Eliminated In 5th Place ($44,725)

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Sundiata Devore
Sundiata Devore

Sundiata DeVore went all-in under the gun and from the small blind Dongsheng Zhang called, the big blind fold.

Sundiata DeVore: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Dongsheng Zhang: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The runout came out {2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and no improvement for DeVore meant he was eliminated in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Dongsheng Zhang
19,800,000
8,800,000
8,800,000
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Sundiata DeVore
Busted

Zhang Chips Up

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Dongsheng Zhang
Dongsheng Zhang

The action was picked up with both players' hole cards face up on a board reading {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{k-Spades}{q-Spades}.

Dongsheng Zhang: {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Jonah Lopas: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Zhang won with two pair queens and sevens.

Player Chips Progress
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Dongsheng Zhang
11,000,000
3,100,000
3,100,000
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Jonah Lopas
4,200,000
-12,900,000
-12,900,000

Jacob Rich Eliminated In 6th Place ($34,353)

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jacob Rich
Jacob Rich

Jacob Rich was all-in in the big blind for his last 1,000,000 in chips. Charbel Kanterjian raised from early position and Rich went all in.

Jacob Rich: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Charbel Kanterjian: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Kanterjian's kings and jacks were good enough to win the pot and eliminate Rich in 6th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Charbel Kanterjian
28,400,000
4,800,000
4,800,000
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Jacob Rich
Busted

Tags: Charbel KanterjianJacob Rich

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Ronald Ibbetson Eliminated In 7th Place ($26,595)

Level 35 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ronald Ibbetson
Ronald Ibbetson

Dongsheng Zhang went all-in under the-gun for 5,575,000 and in the big blind, Ronald Ibbetson called for less.

Dongsheng Zhang: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Ronald Ibbetson: {9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Zhang took the pot with his pair of jacks, leaving Ibbetson with no chips and out of the tournament in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Dongsheng Zhang
7,900,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
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Ronald Ibbetson
Busted

Tags: Ronald IbbetsonDongsheng Zhang

Devore Doubles Through Ibbetson

Level 35 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Sundiata Devore
Sundiata Devore

Sundiata DeVore went all in from early position and Ronald Ibbetson went all in from the small blind. The action folded around and the cards were tabled.

Sundiata DeVore: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Ronald Ibbetson: {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and Devore got the full double.

Player Chips Progress
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Sundiata DeVore
8,300,000
4,350,000
4,350,000
Profile photo of Ronald Ibbetson us
Ronald Ibbetson
2,900,000
-4,300,000
-4,300,000