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

Boivin Back Near the Top

Blinds 1,600/$3,200 (400)

"johnnylingo" limped in from the cutoff and Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin raised to 16,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and "johnnylingo" called.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Boivin bet 6,400. "johnnylingo" raised to 12,800 but Boivin came back with another raise to 25,600. "johnnylingo" called and the turn was {2-Clubs}.

Boivin bet 22,000 on the turn and "johnnylingo" called. The river was {9-Diamonds}.

Boivin fired 85,941 on the river and "johnnylingo" called it down. Boivin showed {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} for three kings and the losing hand went into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
309,882
138,911
138,911
Profile photo of johnnylingo us
johnnylingo
52,980
-202,609
-202,609

Yaginuma Chips into Top 3 on Level 21 Leaderboard

Two-time WSOP ring winner Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma is running it up as the bubble approaches.

Jesse Yaginuma
Jesse Yaginuma
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mspinninti us
Mspinninti
575,760
331,168
331,168
Profile photo of Lipei "superleonxlp" Xu us
Lipei "superleonxlp" Xu
331,453
-2,740
-2,740
Profile photo of Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma
294,200
115,793
115,793
Profile photo of Rubberband us
Rubberband
288,870
288,870
288,870
Profile photo of Scott "Rumcake" Ball
Scott "Rumcake" Ball
288,368
246,640
246,640
Profile photo of John "Pokerbull197" Dombroski
John "Pokerbull197" Dombroski
269,603
269,603
269,603
Profile photo of johnnylingo us
johnnylingo
255,589
255,589
255,589
Profile photo of swaggyk us
swaggyk
249,547
249,547
249,547
Profile photo of Francis "Spursfan21" Kelly us
Francis "Spursfan21" Kelly
225,623
89,555
89,555
Profile photo of mapped us
mapped
220,888
220,888
220,888

Negreanu Chips into Top Ten

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Blinds 1,400/2,800 (350)

Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu raised to 5,600 from middle position and "MatzahBall" called from the small blind.

The flop was {6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and "MatzahBall" checked. Negreanu bet 8,400 and "MatzahBall" check-called.

The turn was {10-Clubs} and "MatzahBall" checked again. Negreanu bet 18,400 and "MatzahBall" check-called again.

The river was {7-Clubs} and "MatzahBall" checked for a third time. Negreanu shoved for 129,750 with more than enough to cover his opponent and the fold was made without much delay. Negreanu chipped past 200,000 chips and into the top ten on the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu
Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu
202,900
39,200
39,200
Profile photo of MatzahBall us
MatzahBall
63,989
63,989
63,989

Cleeton Pressures Zimmet

Blinds 1,200/2,400 (300)

Jay "grandpa10" Zimmet raised to 4,800 from the cutoff and Kenneth (K.L.) "highhands89" Cleeton three-bet to 19,200. Zimmet spent a small amount of the time bank before sending the hand into the muck.

Cleeton grabs another pot to chip further up the leaderboard as the tournament speeds towards the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton us
Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton
117,483
40,350
40,350
Profile photo of Jay "grandpa10" Zimmet us
Jay "grandpa10" Zimmet
56,328
56,328
56,328

Stroke Jumps into Top Ten on Level 18 Leaderboard

Shawn Stroke
Shawn Stroke
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of redpepper us
redpepper
278,692
278,692
278,692
Profile photo of Lipei "superleonxlp" Xu us
Lipei "superleonxlp" Xu
267,292
9,690
9,690
Profile photo of Mspinninti us
Mspinninti
244,592
244,592
244,592
Profile photo of Richard "richardkwon" Kwon us
Richard "richardkwon" Kwon
234,147
234,147
234,147
Profile photo of Tracy "Tracer32" Waring us
Tracy "Tracer32" Waring
203,599
203,599
203,599
Profile photo of Clanks718 us
Clanks718
192,427
192,427
192,427
Profile photo of jake.nothing us
jake.nothing
180,096
91,357
91,357
Profile photo of Ibrahim "EyeGee41918" Ghazal us
Ibrahim "EyeGee41918" Ghazal
179,079
9,743
9,743
Profile photo of Shawn "shades927" Stroke
Shawn "shades927" Stroke
175,863
123,315
123,315
Profile photo of Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz
Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz
172,093
6,224
6,224

Cleeton Chips Up

Blinds 1,000/2,000 (250)

Ilia "BrainDrain" Bruskin raised to 4,000 on the button and Kenneth (K.L.) "highhands89" Cleeton defended from the big blind.

The flop was {2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Spades} and Cleeton checked. Bruskin bet 3,750 and Cleeton check-raised to 9,800. Bruskin folded to the pressure and Cleeton collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton us
Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton
77,133
31,345
31,345
Profile photo of Ilia "BrainDrain" Bruskin us
Ilia "BrainDrain" Bruskin
52,383
52,383
52,383

Xu Applies Pressure on the Flop

Blinds 1,000/2000 (250)

Lipei "superleonxlp" Xu raised from under the gun to 3,333 and action folded around to Jose "ValueTown" Wong in the big blind for a call.

The flop was {4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Wong checked. Xu bet 3,899 and Wong got away from it.

Xu has appeared on the top of the leaderboard with over 250,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lipei "superleonxlp" Xu us
Lipei "superleonxlp" Xu
257,602
257,602
257,602
Profile photo of Jose "ValueTown" Wong us
Jose "ValueTown" Wong
30,785
-1,577
-1,577