2021 World Series of Poker
Thomas Taylor Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,970)
Martin Gavasci opened to 250,000 in early position and Thomas Taylor jammed all in for around 2,100,000 on his left. David Morel re-shoved all in from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.
Thomas Taylor:
David Morel:
The flop of left Morel in the lead with his ace-king. The on the turn gave Taylor some chop outs but the on the river was not one of them.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
David Morel |
5,200,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
Thomas Taylor | Eliminé |
Griffeth Takes Out Depaulo
Roongsak Griffeth raised preflop and Ryan Depaulo three-bet from the small blind to 1,250,000, leaving himself about 50,000 behind. Griffeth called to see the flop.
Griffeth immediately put in enough chips to put Depaulo all in before being told it was still Depaulo's turn. Depaulo checked and Griffeth again went all in.
Depaulo checked the tournament board to see how many spots he was away from a pay jump and took his time before a player at the table called the clock. As the tournament official counted to zero, Depaulo stuck in his last chips and turned over .
Griffeth had and stayed in front as the turn and river came . Depaulo, the Day 1 chip leader, was eliminated in 37th place.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Roongsak Griffeth |
3,800,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
Ryan Depaulo | Eliminé | |
|
WSOP 2021 | AND THEN THERE WERE THREE! | Update Day 49
Yifrach Soars Over 2 Million
The action folded around to Gal Yifrach in the small blind who ripped all in for 550,000. Terry Boutcher asked for a count in the big blind and made the call.
Boutcher held but Yifrach had two live cards with . The flop came and Yifrach took the lead with a pair of kings. The and runout secured the double up for Yifrach.
On the next hand, Yifrach moved all in again on the button, this time for 1,140,000. Timothee Scotti called from the big blind and Yifrach was at risk again.
Yifrach showed but was dominated by the of Scotti. However, the board ran out and Yifrach flopped a pair of threes to double up to over 2 million chips.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Gal Yifrach |
2,340,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
|
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Timothee Scotti |
1,830,000
-1,170,000
|
-1,170,000 |
Terry Boutcher |
325,000
-565,000
|
-565,000 |
Gavasci Flushes Out Sotiropoulos
Martin Gavasci raised it up from the button and Georgios Sotiropoulos shoved all in for just under 300,000 in the small blind. Gavasci asked for a count and then called to put Sotiropoulos at risk.
Georgios Sotiropoulos:
Martin Gavasci:
The flop came to give Gavasci a flush draw and the on the turn made his flush. Sotiropoulos was left drawing dead to the on the river and was eliminated.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Martin Gavasci |
1,250,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Georgios Sotiropoulos | Eliminé | |
|
Ryan Depaulo Leads 114 Players Into Day 2 of Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em
The stacks were big, the levels were short, and at the end of Day 1, just 114 players out of a starting field of 1,501 remained. They return to play down to a winner today in Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold’em.
Ryan Depaulo isn’t sitting in his car in the parking lot of a New Jersey Whole Foods, but he is currently sitting on the chip lead with 2,735,000 as he chases his second World Series of Poker bracelet. He’s followed in the top 10 by former Millionaire Maker champion John Gorsuch (1,525,000) and Roongsak Griffeth (1,375,000), who is coming off a 29th-place finish in the Main Event.
Top 10 Chip Counts
RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Depaulo | United States | 2,735,000 |
2 | Craig Burke | Ireland | 2,080,000 |
3 | John Gorsuch | United States | 1,525,000 |
4 | Valentyn Shabelnyk | Ukraine | 1,490,000 |
5 | Kevin Theodore | United States | 1,410,000 |
6 | Roongsak Griffeth | United States | 1,375,000 |
7 | Garrett Beckman | United States | 1,375,000 |
8 | Ron Moisescu | Israel | 1,375,000 |
9 | Scott Hall | United States | 1,280,000 |
10 | Ryan Hiller | United States | 1,275,000 |
Main Event champions Martin Jacobson (965,000) and Damian Salas (700,000) are also still in the hunt for their second bracelet. Other notables returning for Day 2 include Jim Collopy (1,205,000), Elio Fox (930,000), Michael Ruane (790,000), and Ari Engel (525,000). Georgios Sotiropoulos, already with two bracelets in 2021, will try to win his third but comes into Day 2 on a short-stack of 325,000.
The tournament is scheduled to play down to a champion today. The action picks up on Level 23, with blinds at 15,000-30,000 and a 30,000 ante. With the average stack a little more than 20 big blinds and levels only 30 minutes long, the remaining field should be whittled down fast.
A top prize of $321,917 and the WSOP bracelet await the winner at the end of the day. PokerNews will be providing all the live updates and chip counts on what will surely be a fast and furious day of action.