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 8
Entries
9
Players Left
3

Alejandro Lococo Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,225,000)

Level 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Alejandro Lococo
Alejandro Lococo

Hand #61: Alejandro Lococo raised to 2,000,000 and Koray Aldemir three-bet to 5,600,000 in the cutoff. The call by Lococo after 39 seconds followed and the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop appeared, which Lococo checked. Aldemir made it 3,900,000 to go and Lococo came along to the {8-Hearts} turn.

Another quick check by Lococo followed and Aldemir now fired a larger bet worth 11,400,000, which Lococo called once more. The Argentinian checked the {3-Diamonds} river in an instant and Aldemir took one minute and 33 seconds before firing a large bet for more than the pot.

Within just 14 seconds, Lococo called all-in for the 46,100,000 he had behind and Aldemir tabled the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for nines full of jacks. Lococo's {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} went down in flames and the Argentinian was eliminated in 7th place for $1,225,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
209,300,000
69,500,000
69,500,000
Day 8 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of George Holmes us
George Holmes
61,800,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Profile photo of Joshua Remitio us
Joshua Remitio
58,400,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Hye Park us
Hye Park
33,200,000
Day 6 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jack Oliver gb
Jack Oliver
28,300,000
Profile photo of Ozgur Secilmis tr
Ozgur Secilmis
8,300,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
Busted

Tags: Alejandro LococoKoray Aldemir

Hands #43-45: River Bet Wins it for Aldemir; Secilmis Gets Short

Level 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Joshua Remitio
Joshua Remitio

Hand #43: Jack Oliver opened the action with a raise to 2,300,000 and the action folded to Alejandro Lococo. The Argentinian tanked for 53 seconds and then three-bet to 8,200,000. After spending 39 seconds in the think tank, Oliver released his cards into the muck.

Hand #44: Lococo raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Koray Aldemir opted to fill up out of the big blind. On a {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop, both players checked and headed to the {5-Clubs} turn. Aldemir now bet 2,800,000 and Lococo came along to the {10-Hearts} river. One minute passed before Aldemir bet 3,400,000 and that now sent Lococo into the tank as well.

Lococo folded after one minute and 14 seconds to trigger cheers from the German rail.

Hand #45: First to act, Ozgur Secilmis raised to 2,000,000 and Joshua Remitio three-bet to 4,800,000 in the hijack. The blinds got out of the way and Secilmis called, as they headed to the {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop. Secilmis elected to check and Remitio made it 3,000,000 to go for Secilmis to call.

The {j-Spades} on the turn paired the board and Secilmis checked quickly once more, as Remitio checked back. The {q-Spades} river completed the board and Secilmis now bet 9,000,000 for a decent portion of his remaining stack. Remitio moved all-in and Secilmis instantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
145,600,000
4,800,000
4,800,000
Day 8 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
68,400,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Joshua Remitio us
Joshua Remitio
55,100,000
19,300,000
19,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of George Holmes us
George Holmes
44,900,000
Profile photo of Hye Park us
Hye Park
39,200,000
-2,500,000
-2,500,000
Day 6 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jack Oliver gb
Jack Oliver
33,800,000
-4,300,000
-4,300,000
Profile photo of Ozgur Secilmis tr
Ozgur Secilmis
12,300,000
-16,800,000
-16,800,000

Tags: Alejandro LococoJack OliverJoshua RemitioKoray AldemirOzgur Secilmis

Meet The 2021 Main Event Final Nine

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

After seven days of poker and outlasting a field of 6,650, nine poker players have achieved the biggest dream in poker - having a seat at the WSOP Main Event final table. We caught up with each player moments after they officially made the final table, and locked up a guaranteed $1,000,000 payday payday.

Tags: wsopmain eventfinal tablewsop21wsop 20212021 wsopKoray AldemirGeorge HolmesAlejandro LococoJoshua RemitioJack OliverOzgur SecilmisHye ParkChase BianchiJareth Easttiffany michelle

Hands #10-15: Park Doubles Through Holmes

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Hye Park
Hye Park

Hand #11: George Holmes raised to 1,700,000 from under the gun and Jack Oliver came along out of the small blind. On the {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, both players opted to check and that brought the {3-Spades} turn. Oliver checked once more and Holmes now bet 1,600,000 to claim the pot without resistance.

Hand #12: Oliver made it 1,600,000 to go from the button and Holmes defended the big blind to see the {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop. They checked to the {10-Spades} turn on which Holmes check-folded to a bet worth 1,400,000 by Oliver.

Hand #13: Ozgur Secilmis raised to 1,600,000 on the button and Holmes came along from the small blind. Joshua Remitio then made it three ways to the {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop. All three players checked to the {6-Clubs} turn on which Holmes bet 1,700,000. Remitio folded and Secilmis called to see the {8-Clubs} on the river.

Holmes now bet 7,200,000 and that sent Secilmis into the tank. He then called and prevailed with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} as Holmes' cards went into the muck.

Hand #14: Oliver opened to 1,600,000 in the hijack and Alejandro Lococo three-bet to 7,100,000 out of the big blind, prompting a near instant fold of Oliver after three seconds.

Hand #15: Holmes made it 1,600,000 to go in the cutoff and Hye Park defended the big blind, which led to the {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop. Park checked to Holmes who continued for 1,600,000 and Park took one minute and 18 seconds for a check-raise to 5,000,000. Holmes moved all-in and Park called for the 9,400,000 he had behind.

Hye Park: {j-Spades}{9-Spades}
George Holmes: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The {5-Hearts} turn gave Holmes further outs but the {3-Spades} river kept Park in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
138,200,000
Day 8 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of George Holmes us
George Holmes
62,800,000
-25,600,000
-25,600,000
Profile photo of Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
55,700,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Profile photo of Jack Oliver gb
Jack Oliver
42,000,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Joshua Remitio us
Joshua Remitio
34,000,000
-2,800,000
-2,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ozgur Secilmis tr
Ozgur Secilmis
33,400,000
10,900,000
10,900,000
Profile photo of Hye Park us
Hye Park
33,200,000
16,400,000
16,400,000
Day 6 Chip Leader

Tags: Alejandro LococoGeorge HolmesHye ParkJack OliverJoshua RemitioOzgur Secilmis

Jareth East Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,100,000)

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jareth East
Jareth East

Hand #6: Jareth East open-shoved for 6.3 million from an early position and George Holmes three-bet jammed on the button to isolate successfully.

Jareth East: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
George Holmes: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop left East in desperate shape as he needed running cards to stay alive. It was all over on the{4-Diamonds} turn and the {6-Clubs} river was a formality, sending East to the rail in 8th place. He takes home $1.1 million for his effort and the final table continues with seven contenders still in the mix.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of George Holmes us
George Holmes
88,400,000
7,900,000
7,900,000
Profile photo of Jareth East gb
Jareth East
Busted

Tags: George HolmesJareth East

Chase Bianchi Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,000,000)

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Chase Bianchi
Chase Bianchi

Hand #5: Jack Oliver raised to 1,600,000 from the cutoff and George Holmes called in the small blind. Chase Bianchi three-bet jammed for 9,700,000 from the big blind. Oliver four-bet shoved for more for Holmes to snap-fold.

Chase Bianchi: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Jack Oliver: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The flop came {6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} to keep Oliver ahead.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} to not help Bianchi and the river completed the board with the {j-Clubs} to send Bianchi out in ninth place for $1,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
141,600,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Day 8 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of George Holmes us
George Holmes
80,500,000
-3,200,000
-3,200,000
Profile photo of Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
48,800,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Jack Oliver gb
Jack Oliver
44,100,000
13,700,000
13,700,000
Profile photo of Joshua Remitio us
Joshua Remitio
42,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ozgur Secilmis tr
Ozgur Secilmis
22,500,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Profile photo of Hye Park us
Hye Park
13,500,000
Day 6 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jareth East gb
Jareth East
6,300,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Profile photo of Chase Bianchi us
Chase Bianchi
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chase BianchiGeorge HolmesJack Oliver

The 2021 WSOP Main Event Final Table Round One - Who Will Make It One Step Closer to Victory?

Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Out of a field of 6,650 entries, only nine players representing five different countries remain in contention in the Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker.

An unusual 2021 edition of the November Nine will battle throughout the next two days to determine the 2021 WSOP World Champion and have all locked up a seven-figure payday. The first part of the final table will get underway at 4 p.m. and the final table that will be streamed on the PokerGO platform with cards-up coverage and commentary on a 60-minute delay.

Leading the final nine into the first part of the elusive showdown in Las Vegas is Germany's Koray Aldemir, who holds a commanding lead over the rest of the final tablists. The Vienna resident is the only player with a nine-figure stack and returns with 140 million in chips. His nearest follower, George Holmes, has 83.7 million chips as his disposal and there is another large gap to the middle of the pack.

PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo, better known in South America under his stage alias of "Papo MC" as a rapper in Argentina, sits in third place with 46.8 million, closely followed by Joshua Remitio (40 million).

The UK's Jack Oliver (34 million) and Turkey's Ozgur Secilmis (24.5 million) are also among the middling stacks while the trio at the bottom of the leaderboard consists of Hye Park (13.5 million), Chase Bianchi (14.1 million) and Jareth East (8.3 million).

2021 Main Event Final Table Seat Draw

SeatPlayerChip CountCountryBig Blinds
1Jareth East8,300,000United Kingdom10
2Koray Aldemir140,000,000Germany175
3Jack Oliver34,000,000United Kingdom43
4Ozgur Secilmis24,500,000Turkey31
5George Holmes83,700,000United States106
6Chase Bianchi14,100,000United States18
7Joshua Remitio40,000,000United States50
8Alejandro Lococo46,800,000Argentina59
9Hye Park13,500,000United States17
The Final Nine
The 2021 WSOP Main Event Final Table

With such a lop-sided chip distribution and small pay jumps leading to a very top heavy payout, this will certainly create some interesting table dynamics for the first of two days for this final table showdown. Day 8 of the 2021 Main Event only represents the first step in crowning a new champion as the tournament will officially conclude one day later on Wednesday, November 17.

Final Table Payouts

The biggest slice of the $62,011,250 prize pool will be distributed in the next two days. All nine finalists have locked up at least $1,000,000 for their efforts and a top prize of $8,000,000 awaits for the eventual champion.

PlacePrize
1$8,000,000
2$4,300,000
3$3,000,000
4$2,300,000
5$1,800,000
6$1,400,000
7$1,225,000
8$1,100,000
9$1,000,000

The action will resume in level 36 with blinds at 400,000/800,000 and a big blind ante of 800,000. Once there are four players remaining, the hopefuls will bag and tag for the night before playing down to a winner on Wednesday, November 17.

Stay tuned for the conclusion of the pinnacle poker event of the year right here on PokerNews with live hand-for-hand coverage from the final table of the 2021 WSOP Main Event.

Tags: Alejandro LococoChase BianchiGeorge HolmesHye ParkJack OliverJareth EastJoshua RemitioKoray AldemirOzgur Secilmis