2021 World Series of Poker

WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Hold’em BIG 500 [3x Re-entry]
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$89,336
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$480,150
Entries
1,067
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,067
Players Left
1

Million Chip Club

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "BitC0in" Riess
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess
1,656,579
1,009,422
1,009,422
Profile photo of Motown313 us
Motown313
1,500,806
68,613
68,613
Profile photo of Mspinninti us
Mspinninti
1,432,112
502,226
502,226
Profile photo of Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri us
Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri
1,321,846
-40,750
-40,750
Profile photo of Melissa "LuckMgmt" Bryne
Melissa "LuckMgmt" Bryne
1,196,668
896,554
896,554
Profile photo of Brent "UncleRon" Hanks
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks
1,113,876
162,998
162,998
Profile photo of Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
1,036,757
534,000
534,000
Profile photo of Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin us
Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin
993,308
196,232
196,232

Level 29 Leaderboard (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Motown313 us
Motown313
1,432,193
Profile photo of Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri us
Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri
1,362,596
Profile photo of Brent "UncleRon" Hanks
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks
950,878
Profile photo of Mspinninti us
Mspinninti
929,886
Profile photo of senofjapan us
senofjapan
928,577
Profile photo of nj_acesmarka us
nj_acesmarka
849,500
Profile photo of Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin us
Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin
797,076
Profile photo of Skullkid us
Skullkid
785,235
Profile photo of swaggyk us
swaggyk
755,888
Profile photo of Bdub0927 us
Bdub0927
737,598
Profile photo of USMC_USA us
USMC_USA
735,614
Profile photo of Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma
686,839
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
666,121
Profile photo of Ryan "BitC0in" Riess
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess
647,157
Profile photo of Clanks718 us
Clanks718
598,669
Profile photo of Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek
Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek
560,735
Profile photo of John "Macallan25" Riordan
John "Macallan25" Riordan
550,411
Profile photo of Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
502,757
Profile photo of David "vincevegas" Odb
David "vincevegas" Odb
498,001
Profile photo of Kyle "Doingit" Chang us
Kyle "Doingit" Chang
475,100
Profile photo of Elven "elven" Espinar us
Elven "elven" Espinar
469,463
Profile photo of Rubberband us
Rubberband
456,007
Profile photo of Sasa "ihateguns" Ikac hr
Sasa "ihateguns" Ikac
414,457
Profile photo of Jared "Bearbuck" Ingles us
Jared "Bearbuck" Ingles
400,710
Profile photo of DrDonkitoff us
DrDonkitoff
348,819

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Riess Maintains His Spot on Break Time Leaderboard

Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of senofjapan us
senofjapan
923,251
923,251
923,251
Profile photo of Mspinninti us
Mspinninti
898,741
247,358
247,358
Profile photo of Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin us
Matthew "mattyflushes" Larkin
885,576
885,576
885,576
Profile photo of Ryan "BitC0in" Riess
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess
862,977
119,751
119,751
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
735,961
402,363
402,363
Profile photo of David "FreshStart14" Wade
David "FreshStart14" Wade
672,085
672,085
672,085
Profile photo of Skullkid us
Skullkid
662,229
662,229
662,229
Profile photo of Clanks718 us
Clanks718
641,416
448,989
448,989
Profile photo of David "vincevegas" Odb
David "vincevegas" Odb
611,001
7,250
7,250
Profile photo of swaggyk us
swaggyk
610,120
360,573
360,573

Yaginuma Pressures Mich

Blinds 6,000/12,000 (1,500)

Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma limped from the small blind and Matthew "Michmeister" Mich raised to 39,500. Yaginuma called and the flop was {9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

Yaginuma checked the flop and Mich bet 33,650. Yaginuma check-called and the turn was {5-Diamonds}.

Both players checked the turn and the river came {q-Spades}. Yaginuma bet 69,866 and Mich sent his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
488,257
488,257
488,257
Profile photo of Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma
446,271
152,071
152,071

Boivin Sends Ball to the Rail

Blinds 6,000/12,000 (1,500)

Scott "Rumcake" Ball shoved his last 97,346 and Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin three-bet to 204,752 from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and Ball was at risk.

Scott "Rumcake" Ball: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and the flopped ace was enough to knock Ball out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
333,598
-52,823
-52,823
Profile photo of Scott "Rumcake" Ball
Scott "Rumcake" Ball
Busted

Hanks Chips Up Through Pekarek

Blinds 5,000/10,000 (1,300)

Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek raised to 20,000 from middle position and Brent "UncleRon" Hanks three-bet to 70,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded and the flop came {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}.

Both players checked the flop and the turn came {8-Spades}. Pekarek fired 10,000 and Hanks called.

The river was {k-Hearts} and Pekarek bet 33,333. Hanks raised to 126,666 and Pekarek spent some of the time bank before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brent "UncleRon" Hanks
Brent "UncleRon" Hanks
530,656
114,083
114,083
Profile photo of Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek
Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek
402,306
15,386
15,386

Pekarek Pressures David "ODB" Baker; Baker Remains Above 600K

Blinds 5,000/10,000 (1,300)

Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek raised to 20,000 from the button and David "vincevegas" ODB Baker called from the big blind.

The flop was {j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was {a-Diamonds} and Baker checked again. Pekarek bet 20,000 and Baker sent them into the muck.

Pekarek took the pot but Baker has been on a run since the bubble burst and he has built a big stack late in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David "vincevegas" Odb
David "vincevegas" Odb
603,751
603,751
603,751
Profile photo of Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek
Jeremy "Thekid101" Pekarek
386,920
386,920
386,920