Day 1b in Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Almost Underway
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker continues today with the second of six Day 1 starting flights. Day 1b of the flagship event kicks off at 11 a.m. Pacific Time.
Like yesterday, players begin with a starting stack of 60,000 chips with blinds beginning at 100/200/200. Day 1b consists of five two-hour levels and with 20-minute breaks between each level. Additionally, players will take a 75-minute break at the completion of Level 3 at around 5:40 p.m.
The first starting flight attracted 523 runners, including Poker Hall of Famers Doyle Brunson, Billy Baxter and Tom McEvoy, and 348 of made it to Day 2. Italian pro Mustapha Kanit ended the day as the chip leader with a stack of 363,500, in front of Rittie Chuaprasert (345,700), Alex Livingston (319,200), and David Fong (298,500).
Other players weren't fortunate enough to make it through the first starting flight, included defending champion Damian Salas, who was eliminated by Peter Gould during the first level of play.
A handful of well-known players and multi-bracelet winners are already registered for Day 1b ahead of the 11 a.m. start time, among them are Stephen Chidwick, Nick Schulman, Brian Hastings, Chance Kornuth, Chad Eveslage, Cary Katz, Jeremy Wien, Daniel Fuhs, and Maria Konnikova.
Follow along with PokerNews as the latest batch of players take their shots at becoming the Main Event champion in Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship.
with about 10,000 in the middle, and his opponent on his immediate right was in the tank.
and action was checked to Chan who bet 1,500. only Bershadskiy called.
and again, Bershadskiy checked to Chan, who this time bet 2,500. Again, Bershadskiy called.
, Bershadskiy checked a final time but this time, but Chan didn't bite.
for the nut flush.
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checked through and the river of 
was bet at by Matusow to the tune of 1,000. Koller went into the tank and after about 30-seconds of thinking he tossed his hand into the muck, giving Matusow the pot.
in a three-bet pot against Sean Ragozzini. Carlton bet out on the flop and Ragozzini check-raised to get the rest of the chips in the middle, with Ragozzini being the player at risk. 
three-ways. The action checked to the turn 
and Eveslage fired out 7,400 to take down the pot.
turn and was met with a raise to 7,500. 
. He could not improve and was sent to the rail.