Pete Chen shoved preflop and was called by Liran Betito.
Chen had the 
while Betito had 
. An ace in the window came and sent Chen to the rail in 17th place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Ian Steinman was all in preflop holding 
against 
of Mitchell Halverson.
The board ran out 
to eliminate Steinman in 18th place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
Action was picked up on the flop where Maurice Hawkins went all-in on a 
board. April Garcia called with 
and Hawkins flipped over 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was 
, giving Garcia a flush to send Hawkins packing.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
Eliminé |
In a preflop all in with two players with near identical stacks feuding, Jeff Platt had the worst of it showing 
while Michael Rudolph had .
The flop came the 
. The turn was the 
and the 
finished off the board to leave Platt with a handful of small chips, which he then lost on the following hand to bow out for the night.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Today marks a very exciting day for all poker players and fans around the world as The 52nd annual World Series of Poker returns to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino as the opening day for the nearly two-month poker tournament extravaganza featuring 88 bracelet events.
Starting at 6 p.m. local time, a new event will take to the felt with Event #3: $1,000 COVID-19 Relief No-Limit Hold'em (unlimited re-entry). As much of the poker world was disrupted over the past 18 months thanks to the global pandemic, focus will be on those who sacrificed and worked the most as 10% of the buy-in ($100) will be withheld and donated to charitable organizations that benefit frontline health workers.
A $1,000 buy in will give each entry a 20,000 chip starting stack. This tournament will feature a turbo style format, with levels being a very rapid 20 minutes in length. Re-entry and late registration is open for the first 12 levels, which will be until approximately 10:30 p.m. local time. There will be a 15-minute break every 6 levels.
The plan is to play down until only five players remain, where they will then stop for the night and return at 4 p.m. on Friday to play down to the bracelet winner.
