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 flop appeared, which Lococo checked. Aldemir made it 3,900,000 to go and Lococo came along to the 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 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 for nines full of jacks. Lococo's went down in flames and the Argentinian was eliminated in 7th place for $1,225,000.
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 flop, both players checked and headed to the turn. Aldemir now bet 2,800,000 and Lococo came along to the 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 flop. Secilmis elected to check and Remitio made it 3,000,000 to go for Secilmis to call.
The on the turn paired the board and Secilmis checked quickly once more, as Remitio checked back. The 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.
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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.
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 flop, both players opted to check and that brought the 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 flop. They checked to the 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 flop. All three players checked to the turn on which Holmes bet 1,700,000. Remitio folded and Secilmis called to see the on the river.
Holmes now bet 7,200,000 and that sent Secilmis into the tank. He then called and prevailed with the 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 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:
George Holmes:
The turn gave Holmes further outs but the river kept Park in contention.
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:
George Holmes:
The flop left East in desperate shape as he needed running cards to stay alive. It was all over on the turn and the 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.
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:
Jack Oliver:
The flop came to keep Oliver ahead.
The turn was the to not help Bianchi and the river completed the board with the to send Bianchi out in ninth place for $1,000,000.
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
Seat
Player
Chip Count
Country
Big Blinds
1
Jareth East
8,300,000
United Kingdom
10
2
Koray Aldemir
140,000,000
Germany
175
3
Jack Oliver
34,000,000
United Kingdom
43
4
Ozgur Secilmis
24,500,000
Turkey
31
5
George Holmes
83,700,000
United States
106
6
Chase Bianchi
14,100,000
United States
18
7
Joshua Remitio
40,000,000
United States
50
8
Alejandro Lococo
46,800,000
Argentina
59
9
Hye Park
13,500,000
United States
17
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.
Place
Prize
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.