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

Cheong Tops Level 8 Leaderboard

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph "biueberry" Cheong
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong
88,519
1,987
1,987
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
87,235
4,484
4,484
Profile photo of ChipMeUp us
ChipMeUp
67,600
67,600
67,600
Profile photo of nj_acesmarka us
nj_acesmarka
67,084
1,994
1,994
Profile photo of David "AvdSmoresCPA" Somers
David "AvdSmoresCPA" Somers
65,314
65,314
65,314
Profile photo of oossuuu754 us
oossuuu754
64,824
11,632
11,632
Profile photo of Michael "helionic" Dyer us
Michael "helionic" Dyer
63,083
8,428
8,428
Profile photo of Yulian "MishoBo" Bogdanov
Yulian "MishoBo" Bogdanov
62,248
62,248
62,248
Profile photo of HoboToeLickr us
HoboToeLickr
59,873
59,873
59,873
Profile photo of Phil "ReDonKuLiS" Colache us
Phil "ReDonKuLiS" Colache
58,362
1,152
1,152

Cheong Chips into the Lead

Blinds 100/200

Joseph "biueberry" Cheong raised to 400 from middle position and "Badatpoker01" three-bet to 1,062. Action folded around and Cheong made the call.

The flop was {7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Cheong checked. "Badatpoker01" bet 1,000 and Cheong check-raised to 3,324. "Badatpoker01" called and the turn was {6-Spades}.

Cheong bet 6,198 on the turn and "Badatpoker01" shoved for 26,046. Cheong snap-called and turned over {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and "Badatpoker01" showed {a-Spades}{10-Spades} in need of a spade.

The river was {2-Diamonds} and no help to "Badatpoker01" as Cheong grabbed a big pot to take over the early chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph "biueberry" Cheong
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong
86,532
26,407
26,407
Profile photo of Badatpoker01 us
Badatpoker01
20,000
20,000
20,000

Anderson Applies Pressure

Blinds 100/200

Matthew "HuniDeGrande" Stone raised to 400 from the button and Calvin "projector52" Anderson three-bet to 1,518 from the small blind. Stone called and the flop was {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Anderson bet 1,930 on the flop and Stone called.

The turn was {q-Hearts} and Anderson continued with a 5,490 bet. Stone folded and Anderson collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin "projector52" Anderson
Calvin "projector52" Anderson
44,447
3,194
3,194
Profile photo of Matthew "HuniDeGrande" Stone
Matthew "HuniDeGrande" Stone
23,368

Break Time Leaderboard

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
82,751
660
660
Profile photo of Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian us
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian
65,803
16,595
16,595
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of nj_acesmarka us
nj_acesmarka
65,090
65,090
65,090
Profile photo of Joseph "biueberry" Cheong
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong
60,125
3,340
3,340
Profile photo of Phil "ReDonKuLiS" Colache us
Phil "ReDonKuLiS" Colache
57,210
57,210
57,210
Profile photo of Michael "helionic" Dyer us
Michael "helionic" Dyer
54,655
-695
-695
Profile photo of oossuuu754 us
oossuuu754
53,192
53,192
53,192
Profile photo of Barryllbonds us
Barryllbonds
52,923
52,923
52,923
Profile photo of Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila
52,669
10,282
10,282
Profile photo of Shawn "shades927" Stroke
Shawn "shades927" Stroke
52,548
-1,592
-1,592

Boivin Felts Sacher

Blinds 60/120

Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin raised to 300 from middle position and Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher three-bet to 1,320. Action folded back and Boivin four-bet to 3,060. Sacher called and the flop was {k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Boivin bet 3,300 on the flop and Sacher called. The turn ws {10-Clubs} and Boivin continued for 13,200. Sacher called off the last 12,263 and turned over {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for a pair of kings. Boivin showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and Sacher needed a lot of help.

The river was {3-Diamonds} was a brick and Sacher fired another $500 for a fresh stack of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
82,091
11,975
11,975
Profile photo of Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher us
Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher
20,000

Maio Has the Kicker

Blinds 50/100

Anthony "Flawlessbink" Maio raised to 225 from middle position and Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila three-bet to 900 from the next seat over. Action folded around and Maio called.

The flop was {6-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and both players checked.

The turn was {a-Clubs} and Maio check-called a bet of 500 from Stavila.

The river was {2-Diamonds} and Maio checked again. Stavila bet 750 and Maio called with {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for aces and kings with a jack kicker to out-kick the {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds} of Stavila.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila
42,387
-873
-873
Profile photo of Anthony "Flawlessbink" Maio us
Anthony "Flawlessbink" Maio
22,980

Level 4 Leaderboard

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
Thomas "HavanaClub" Boivin
70,116
1,765
1,765
Profile photo of Shawn "shades927" Stroke
Shawn "shades927" Stroke
54,140
54,140
54,140
Profile photo of Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian us
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian
49,208
6,842
6,842
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton us
Kenneth "highhands89" Cleeton
45,788
19,577
19,577
Profile photo of Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila
43,260
4,025
4,025
Profile photo of Scott "Rumcake" Ball
Scott "Rumcake" Ball
41,728
41,728
41,728
Profile photo of Justin "pocketprofit" Wong
Justin "pocketprofit" Wong
41,515
-585
-585
Profile photo of Michael "DeionSanders" Lavin us
Michael "DeionSanders" Lavin
41,486
41,486
41,486
Profile photo of Calvin "projector52" Anderson
Calvin "projector52" Anderson
41,253
623
623
Profile photo of Sean "sisco" Sisco us
Sean "sisco" Sisco
41,236
40,741
40,741