Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-27 14:28 UTC-7

Sternberg Out Kicks Loosli for Double

AnthonyThompson

Niveau 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alan Sternberg was all in preflop from the small blind for 225,000 and was called by Sylvain Loosli from the button.

Alan Sternberg:
Sylvain Loosli:

Sternberg was ahead holding a better kicker and nothing changed after the flop.

The turn did give Sternberg a little sweat as it paired the board bringing possible chop outs, but the board completed with the on the river and secured his double-up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sylvain Loosli	900,000 -190,000	-190,000
Alan Sternberg	550,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Alan Sternberg Sylvain Loosli

2021-10-27 14:13 UTC-7

Mattsson Spikes an Ace

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Niveau 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Troy Donaldson raised the cutoff to 60,000 and Sebastien Grax called on the button before Simon Mattsson shoved for 485,000 in the small blind.

The big blind got out of the way before Donaldson let his hand go and Grax made the call.

Simon Mattsson:
Sebastien Grax:

The window card was an ace on the flop and Mattsson was able to hold as the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Simon Mattsson	1,090,000 545,000	545,000
Troy Donaldson	965,000 -70,000	-70,000
Sebastien Grax	535,000 -450,000	-450,000

Tags: Sebastien Grax Simon Mattsson

2021-10-27 14:10 UTC-7

Zhu First to Fall

AnthonyThompson

Niveau 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to Yueqi Zhu who raised all in for 175,000 from the button and Shai Zurr looked him up from the big blind.

Yueqi Zhu:
Shai Zurr:

Zhu was behind in desperate need of help but none came on the runout and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Shai Zurr	475,000 175,000	175,000

Yueqi Zhu	Eliminé

Tags: Shai Zurr Yueqi Zhu

2021-10-27 12:00 UTC-7

Obara Leads Way; Norton Chasing Second Bracelet in a Week

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A total of 997 entrants played in Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, creating a prize pool of $2,661,990 and a first-place prize of $474,102. Only 41 hopefuls remain to take home a World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet.

Leading the way is Jun Obara who bagged 3,010,000 chips on Day 1. Obara gradually built the chips throughout the day including a big pot early in the day when he made aces full against two opponents and got a full triple up. Bagging second is chips was Rostyslav Sabishchenko with a total of 2,020,000. However, not far behind them is Chad Norton who bagged 1,090,000. Norton won his first WSOP gold bracelet this week after taking down Event #46: No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack and earning himself $214,830 and will be looking to repeat.

Many other bracelet winners are still in the mix, including Brian Rast (1,665,000), Manig Loeser (1,375,000), Sejin Park (920,000), Georgios Sotiropoulos (770,000) and Alan Sternberg (505,000).

Other notables still chasing the victory include, John Gallaher, (1,700,000), Uri Reichenstein, (1,660,000), and Romain Lewis (1,335,000).

The action is set to kick off at 2 p.m. at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in the Amazon Gold section. The blinds will return at 15,000/30,000/30,000. Levels will be 30-minutes each and there will be a 15-minute break after every four levels. Play will continue until a champion is crowned.

Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Remaining Payouts

Position	Prize
1	$474,102
2	$293,102
3	$201,913
4	$141,478
5	$100,827
6	$73,107
7	$53,946
8-9	$40,525
10-12	$31,002
13-18	$24,160
19-24	$19,187
25-30	$15,534
31-36	$12,826
37-42	$10,803

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