With 166 players remaining, the bubble has now been broken and the remaining players are guaranteed a minimum of $2,400.
2021 World Series of Poker
With 167 players remaining in Day 1b and one elimination away from being in the money, play is now hand-for-hand.
Three players got their chips in preflop, including Alessandro Siena.
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Alessandro Siena: ![]()
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Siena found a great time to pick up the rockets and held as the board ran out ![]()
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to eliminate one opponent and give Siena the sizable pot.
A player under the gun went all-in for his remaining stack of 17,000 in chips and it folded around to Michael Wang on the button who made the call.
The blinds mucked and it was heads-up to showdown. The player under the gun was at risk for his tournament life.
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which was no help to the under the gun player and Wang eliminated another player closer to the bubble.
Niveau: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Landon Tice was caught in a pot of around 28,000 in the middle and only one other opponent in the hand.
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and a player checked to Tice who bet 13,000 and his opponent tanked.
The player eventually mucked and Tice scooped in the pot to put him over 250K in chips.
Niveau: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
A player in early position jammed for 22,000, a player in middle position re-jammed for 60,000, and William "Liam" Gannon called in the big blind.
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All three players had a pocket pair, but it was the middle position player with the best starting hand in poker. However, it was no longer the best hand when the dealer fanned out the ![]()
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flop. The
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completed the board and Gannon took the pot while knocking out two players with his set of jacks.