Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Day 1c | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-06-2021 14:47 UTC-8

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Kevin Taylor

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

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11-06-2021 14:18 UTC-8

Choi Chipping Up

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Matt Hansen

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

An under-the-gun player raised to 1,000 and Susan Choi three-bet to 3,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and the player under-the-gun called.

The flop was . Choi's opponent check-folded when she fired a bet for 6,000.

Choi is on a red-hot run and she sits among the chip leaders in the early levels of Day 1c.

Player	Chips	Progress
Susan Choi	201,000 16,000	16,000

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11-06-2021 13:21 UTC-8

Ensan Rivers Broadway and Get Paid

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Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

There was three-way action between 2019 Main Event Champ Hossein Ensan and two others with a completed board of showing.

With roughly 10,000 already in the middle, action was checked to Ensan who fired out 9,800 and both his opponents called.

Ensan showed the nuts and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	104,500 34,500	34,500

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11-06-2021 11:55 UTC-8

Nguyen Rivers A Set

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Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

The 2016 Main Event champion Qui Nguyen was spotted in a hand with the board reading .

Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior bet 5,500 from the button and Qui Nguyen called from the hijack.

The river came the and Nguyen threw out a bet of 20,000 into a pot of about 22,000. Tadeu Aziz Junior thought for quite a while before announcing he was all in, Nguyen snap-called.

Tadeu Aziz Junior tabled and Nguyen turned over the for the rivered set to take down the nice sized pot as well as leaving his opponent with a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qui Nguyen	88,000 88,000	88,000

Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior	10,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Qui Nguyen

11-06-2021 11:41 UTC-8

Zhu Looking for More

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Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Yueqi "Rich" Zhu took his seat in the Amazon room and will be looking for his eighth cash of the 2021 WSOP. Zhu won his sole WSOP title in the 2018 Mixed Omaha event and has also been the runner-up in WSOP bracelet events on four separate occasions.

The cutoff raised to 600 and the small blind called before Zhu three-bet to 2,200. The cutoff tanked briefly before folding and the small blind quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Zhu dragged the pot to get some early momentum on Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	69,500 9,500	9,500

Tags: Yueqi Zhu

11-06-2021 11:17 UTC-8

Astedt Doubles With Ladies

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Niklas Astedt was down to just 10,000 chips and saw a flop from under the gun against the button and the big blind.

The button bet 300 on the flop and the big blind called. Astedt then check-shoved and only the big blind called.

Niklas Astedt:
Big Blind:

Astedt's ladies were ahead of the pair of eights of his opponent and the Swedish pro held as the board ran out .

"Almost got rid of me," Astedt laughed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	22,000 -38,000	-38,000

Tags: Niklas Astedt

11-06-2021 10:35 UTC-8

Aoki Calls a Bluff

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Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

With around 1,600 in the pot and on the board, 2021 Ladies Championship third-place finisher Mikiyo Aoki check-called a 1,000 bet from the player on the button.

The turn was and both players checked. The river was the .

Aoki checked once more and the button fired 1,600. Aoki called and her opponent reluctantly turned over . Aoki had to take the pot with ace high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikiyo Aoki	64,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Mikiyo Aoki

11-06-2021 08:53 UTC-8

Welcome to Day 1c of Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship

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Matt Hansen

Welcome to Day 1c of Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. PT and a large field is expected for the third starting flight of the WSOP's flagship event.

Two starting flights have concluded already and several legends of the game have punched their ticket to Day 2.

After 523 players sat down for the opening flight, Mustapha Kanit (363,500) grabbed the Day 1a chip lead with Rittie Chuaprasert (345,700) and Alex Livingston (319,200) not far behind. Poker Hall of Famers Billy Baxter (248,600), Doyle Brunson (151,000), and Tom McEvoy (96,900) also found a bag and will join the other 345 Day 1a survivors on Day 2ABC.

Joining them on the first Day 2 flight will be Day 1b chip leader Steve Foutty (287,000) who is followed by Matthew Traylor (279,500) and Maxime Canevet (277,000). Main Event specialist Ronnie Bardah (139,600) also guaranteed his spot to the next stage of the Main Event, along with Stephen Chidwick (124,900) and Kevin Gerhart (112,400). Day 1b had a total of 845 runners with 611 players claiming seats for Day 2.

Players on Day 1c will begin with 60,000 chips and play five two-hour levels with blinds starting at 100/200/200. There will be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 3 around 5:40 p.m.

Be sure to follow the PokerNews live reporting team for all the hands, drama and thrills from this year's WSOP Main Event.

Tags: Alex Livingston Billy Baxter Doyle Brunson Kevin Gerhart Matthew Traylor Mustapha Kanit Rittie Chuaprasert Ronnie Bardah Stephen Chidwick Tom McEvoy