Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack
Day 1a Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,551,990
Entries
3,991
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
1,937
Players Left
506
Welcome to another day of 2021 World Series of Poker action. Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em kicks off today's proceedings, beginning at 10 a.m PT.
The event earns its namesake for the 40,000 starting stack players are given to begin the tournament, usually WSOP starting stacks float around the 20,000 mark. Today's play will see 11 Levels of 60-minutes, with a 20-minute break at the end of every two levels. There will be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of level 8, with registration closing at the end of the break.
Previous winners include 2018’s Robert Peacock, who bested 5,700 other entries to win the first place prize of $644,244. In 2019 it was Joseph Cheong, who topped the 6,214 field whilst also winning his first WSOP bracelet.
The players that survive day 1a are scheduled to come back Sunday at 10 a.m. for Day 2. The tournament allows a single re-entry per flight. Those who are unable to bag chips by the end of today can come back to try again on Saturday at 10 a.m. for Day 1b.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the updates for this tournament as well as other tournaments during this year's WSOP.
Players are in their seats and cards are in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up on the river on a board reading 
. With roughly 5,000 in the middle, a hand was developing between a player in the cutoff and Sejin Park in the small blind.
Park led the river for 10,000 and the cutoff called. Park tabled 
for a rivered straight. His opponent said nice hand and tossed it into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action folded to the small blind, who limp-called the 700 raise from Justin Arnwine who was sat in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and the small blind checked to Arnwine who fired on the flop for 800. The small blind once again took his time before announcing a min-raise to 1,600.
Arnwine briefly looked at his opponent before letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,700
2,700
|
2,700 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With over 20,000 in the pot, action was picked up on the river with the board showing 
.
David Moses' opponent checked and Moses checked behind and turned over 
and his opponent showed 
.
Moses then said "I was calling you down with king-high" as he scooped the pot to add to his chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
34,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
27,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300