Robert Mather raised in the hijack and earned two callers. They checked all the way to the 
river on which the big blind check-called for 2,500 when Mather bet. He was shown the 
by Mather and earned the pot with the 
for the smallest of pairs in No-Limit Hold'em.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
On a turn board reading 
, action had been checked to a player in middle position, who bet 6,000.
Gregory Jensen called in early position, and then Ben Ludlow check-raised to 20,000.
The late-position player folded, and after a bit of time, Jensen folded as well.
Ludlow dragged the pot for a nice start to his final two levels of the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
David Eldridge called a bet on the heads-up flop of 
and then faced another bet worth 2,500 on the 
turn. He opted for a raise to 6,500 and that did the trick to shut down his table neighborrr. Eldridge claimed the pot without resistance and moved up to two times the starting stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
Robert Kuhn opened to 1,200 in the cutoff and the button three-bet to 3,200. Yingzheng Shi called in the small blind and so did Kuhn.
The flop came 
and the button bet 6,000. Shi jammed for his remaining stack of about 24,000, and Kuhn thought about it for a second before laying down his hand. The cutoff also folded to send the pot to Shi without a sweat.
"If I knew you were folding, I'd have called," Kuhn said to the cutoff. "I had ten-nine suited."
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
42,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
Ryan Laplante opened in the hijack to 1,200 and the players in the blinds called
The flop came 
and it was checked to Laplante, who continued for 2,500.
This time only the big blind called.
The 
fell on the turn and the big blind check-folded after another bet from Laplante for 6,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
166,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
112,300
22,200
|
22,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
92,300
26,600
|
26,600 |
|
86,500
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
81,200
38,900
|
38,900 |
|
||
|
69,700
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
|
63,400
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
54,300
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
48,600
6,300
|
6,300 |
|
39,700
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
39,600
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
33,200
36,300
|
36,300 |
|
||
Andy Talbot, a long-time poker fan battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), entered Day 1d of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Sunday. He wasn't alone as his home game friends surprised him by showing up to watch him compete.
Talbot, 57, is a former general aviation pilot who would fly from his home in Northern Nevada to compete in a home game in San Jose, California, hosted by his friend Mark Atherton, who is also in attendance at the WSOP.
In March 2020, his fiance Melanie Enman told PokerNews, Andy began slurring his speech, which was concerning to his friends and family. It wasn't until June 2021, however, before he was officially diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. There is currently no cure for ALS, but that didn't stop Talbot from living out a dream of playing in poker's most prestigious annual tournament.
Christian Ly raised in the hijack to 1,200 and faced a three-bet from Ivan Galinec next to him for 3,800. After some thinking, Ly made the call. A flop of 
appeared and Ly didn't take long to check-fold after Galinec's continuation-bet for 2,500.
The hand after, Ly raised to 1,200 again and only Galinec called. The flop brought and Ly continued for 3,200. Galinec quickly folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
31,500
3,800
|
3,800 |
With a board showing 
and 1,500 in the middle, Landon Tice bet out 1,000. Taylor Pollard was the opponent in the hand and he put in a raise to 3,500 which was enough for Tice to give the pot up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
37,700
4,300
|
4,300 |
A player opened to 1,200 and Cosmin Joldis decided to three-bet to 5,200 in the small blind. The initial raiser made the call and both went to see a flop . Joldis continued for 3,200 and his opponent let it go.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
70,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
