The 2021 WSOP Main Event Final Table Round One - Who Will Make It One Step Closer to Victory?
Out of a field of 6,650 entries, only nine players representing five different countries remain in contention in the Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker.
An unusual 2021 edition of the November Nine will battle throughout the next two days to determine the 2021 WSOP World Champion and have all locked up a seven-figure payday. The first part of the final table will get underway at 4 p.m. and the final table that will be streamed on the PokerGO platform with cards-up coverage and commentary on a 60-minute delay.
Leading the final nine into the first part of the elusive showdown in Las Vegas is Germany's Koray Aldemir, who holds a commanding lead over the rest of the final tablists. The Vienna resident is the only player with a nine-figure stack and returns with 140 million in chips. His nearest follower, George Holmes, has 83.7 million chips as his disposal and there is another large gap to the middle of the pack.
PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo, better known in South America under his stage alias of "Papo MC" as a rapper in Argentina, sits in third place with 46.8 million, closely followed by Joshua Remitio (40 million).
The UK's Jack Oliver (34 million) and Turkey's Ozgur Secilmis (24.5 million) are also among the middling stacks while the trio at the bottom of the leaderboard consists of Hye Park (13.5 million), Chase Bianchi (14.1 million) and Jareth East (8.3 million).
2021 Main Event Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Country | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jareth East | 8,300,000 | United Kingdom | 10 |
| 2 | Koray Aldemir | 140,000,000 | Germany | 175 |
| 3 | Jack Oliver | 34,000,000 | United Kingdom | 43 |
| 4 | Ozgur Secilmis | 24,500,000 | Turkey | 31 |
| 5 | George Holmes | 83,700,000 | United States | 106 |
| 6 | Chase Bianchi | 14,100,000 | United States | 18 |
| 7 | Joshua Remitio | 40,000,000 | United States | 50 |
| 8 | Alejandro Lococo | 46,800,000 | Argentina | 59 |
| 9 | Hye Park | 13,500,000 | United States | 17 |
With such a lop-sided chip distribution and small pay jumps leading to a very top heavy payout, this will certainly create some interesting table dynamics for the first of two days for this final table showdown. Day 8 of the 2021 Main Event only represents the first step in crowning a new champion as the tournament will officially conclude one day later on Wednesday, November 17.
Final Table Payouts
The biggest slice of the $62,011,250 prize pool will be distributed in the next two days. All nine finalists have locked up at least $1,000,000 for their efforts and a top prize of $8,000,000 awaits for the eventual champion.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $8,000,000 |
| 2 | $4,300,000 |
| 3 | $3,000,000 |
| 4 | $2,300,000 |
| 5 | $1,800,000 |
| 6 | $1,400,000 |
| 7 | $1,225,000 |
| 8 | $1,100,000 |
| 9 | $1,000,000 |
The action will resume in level 36 with blinds at 400,000/800,000 and a big blind ante of 800,000. Once there are four players remaining, the hopefuls will bag and tag for the night before playing down to a winner on Wednesday, November 17.
Stay tuned for the conclusion of the pinnacle poker event of the year right here on PokerNews with live hand-for-hand coverage from the final table of the 2021 WSOP Main Event.