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 1a
Entries
523
Players Left
348

Kasabov Fires; Bryne Folds

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Melissa Bryne
Melissa Bryne

With around 6,500 in the pot and {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs} on the board, Boris Kasabov checked from early position. Melissa Bryne bet 2,200 and Kasabov called quickly.

The turn was {6-Clubs} and both players checked. The river came {k-Spades}.

Kasabov fired 3,600 at the river and Bryne got away from it.

Both players are looking for an opportunity to run it up as the tournament enters the later stages of Day 1.

Player Chips Progress
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Boris Kasabov
40,200
40,200
40,200
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Melissa Bryne
16,000
-2,800
-2,800

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Dzivielevski More Than Doubles

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski
Yuri Dzivielevski

Yuri Dzivielevski bet out on a board showing {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and found a call from one opponent and an all-in raise from another. Dzivielevski did not take long to commit the rest of his stack as well, and the second opponent mucked his hand.

Dzivielevski tabled {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a straight, while his opponent turned over {6-Spades}{5-Clubs} for an inferior straight and was drawing dead. The river {2-Hearts} completed the runout, and Dzivielevski more than doubled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Yuri Dzivielevski
132,000
83,000
83,000
WSOP 5X Winner

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Wong Makes the Right Call

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Jerry Wong
Jerry Wong

On a flop of {q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, after a couple of bets Jerry Wong had called a total of 16,000 from Stuart Rubin.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and Rubin jammed for his remaining stack of 44,500. Wong went deep into the tank, apologizing to the table. After about two full minutes he slammed the chips in to make the call.

Stuart Rubin: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Jerry Wong: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Rubin was caught with just ace-high and a gutshot straight draw and the {8-Clubs} on the river was no help. "Nice call, good luck," Rubin said as he left the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Jerry Wong
138,000
65,000
65,000
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Stuart Rubin
Busted

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Mr. Quads

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Justin Lunin-Pack
Justin Lunin-Pack

On a flop of {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}, a player jammed in the rest of his stack, and Justin Lunin-Pack called.

Opponent: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
Justin Lunin-Pack: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

Both players got a good piece of the flop, but it was Lunin-Pack ahead with the set against his at-risk opponent's pair and flush draw.

The {9-Spades} turn hit the felt to put his opponent ahead with a flush, but the {6-Diamonds} spiked the river to change the lead once again and give Lunin-Pack quads to knock out his opponent in spectacular fashion. Less than two hours prior, Lunin-Pack rivered quad deuces.

"Just call him Mr. Quads," one player at the table remarked.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Lunin-Pack
170,000
78,000
78,000

Begleiter Looking for Another Deep Run

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Steven Begleiter
Steven Begleiter

Former November Nine finalist Steven Begleiter is looking for another deep run in the Main Event after taking sixth place in 2009.

A player in middle position raised to 1,000 and Begleiter three-bet to 3,200 from the button. The player in middle position called and the flop came {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

The middle position player checked and called Begleiter's bet for 3,500.

Both players checked the {7-Spades} turn and {5-Diamonds} river. Begleiter turned over {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for queens and fives as his opponent mucked the losing hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Begleiter
77,000
-8,200
-8,200

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Liptow Pays One Off, Still Rolling

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Cory Liptow
Cory Liptow

Cory Liptow and Cheng Liu checked the turn {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} to the river {8-Diamonds}.

Liu bet 6,500 and Liptow made the call. Liu tabled {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} and that was good against the top pair {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} of Liptow.

Liptow, a ClubGG qualifier, is still sitting on about 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Cory Liptow
101,000
-21,000
-21,000
ClubGG
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Cheng Liu
73,000
73,000
73,000

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Lim Takes Down Three-Way All-In; Leaves Enselme Short

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Dragana Lim
Dragana Lim

On the turn of {j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, Arnaud Enselme fired in a bet of 23,000 into the pot of just over 16,000. Dragana Lim was next to act and shipped her stack of 61,800 into the middle. Eprem Fodolyan called off his stack of 53,300 before Enselme tank-called.

Eprem Fodolyan: {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Dragana Lim: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Arnaud Enselme: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

All three players smashed the flop but Lim was in great shape with her set of jacks. The {k-Diamonds} river changed nothing for her set to hold and eliminate Fodolyan and leaving Enselme with only 6,200.

Player Chips Progress
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Dragana Lim
154,000
92,500
92,500
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Arnaud Enselme
6,200
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Eprem Fodolyan
Busted

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Marder Flops Better Flush

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Michael Marder
Michael Marder

On a {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop, a player in early position bet 3,200 and Michael Marder called on the button.

The {10-Clubs} turn saw a 9,000 bet from the early position player and another call by Marder.

On the {j-Hearts} river, the early position player bet 30,000 to leave himself with 26,000 behind. Marder thought about it for a little.

"The nuts?" he asked.

Marder ended up making the call. His opponent turned over {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} while Marder showed {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for the better flush.

"I wasn't slow rolling you, I promise," Marder said. "I thought you had a very strong hand. I knew you weren't bluffing."

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Marder
130,000
62,000
62,000

Iadisernia Rivers Boat Over Flush

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Giuseppe Iadisernia
Giuseppe Iadisernia

Just before the break, with about 6,000 in the pot and a board of {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}, a player in the cutoff had bet 6,600. Giuseppe Iadisernia was in the small blind and jammed in his stack of 41,900. The cutoff player asked for a count and called.

Giuseppe Iadisernia: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Cutoff: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}

Iadisernia found the perfect river card as it gave him a boat and his opponent a flush, and led to his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Giuseppe Iadisernia
90,000
30,000
30,000

WSOP Main Event Tips and Strategy From Nine Main Event Champions

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
WSOP Main Event
WSOP Main Event

Are you looking for the best WSOP Main Event tips and advice? Then why not hear them from nine former WSOP Main Event champions.

PokerNews spoke with Scott Blumstein, Qui Nguyen, Ryan Riess, Greg Merson, Jonathan Duhamel, Joe Cada, Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer and Chris Moneymaker to see what advice they would have for players tackling this prestigious tournament.

Click here to check out the article and read their poker strategy advice.