Action picked up on the flop between Erick Lindgren and another player and a board reading with the opponent betting 3,000 into a pot worth roughly 8,000 and Lindgren raised to 8,000 which the opponent called.
The turn came an and the opponent went all-in for 6,500 and Lindgren snap-called.
Opponent:
Erick Lindgren:
The river came out a and the straight draw did not come home for the opponent and Lindgren took down the pot with his set of sevens.
James Hess, winner of the 2011 WSOP Seniors Championship, and Robert McMillan, winner of the 2021 WSOP Seniors Championship were seated at the same table today. The two players got involved in a hand where the action limped to McMillan in the small blind and he shoved all in for 6,600. Hess was the only player to call and the cards were tabled.
Robert McMillan:
James Hess:
The flop came to give McMillan the lead with a pair of tens. However, the on the turn and the on the river improved Hess to a flush, and McMillan was eliminated from the Main Event.
John Roh raised to 800 in early position and was called by Adam Walton on the button and Frederic Normand in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked to Walton who bet 2,000. Normand just called and Roh check-raised to 5,800. Walton called but Normand re-raised to 13,400. Roh folded but Walton still called.
The turn brought the and Normand checked this time. Walton announced all-in, putting Normand to the test for his remaining 31,000 chips. The French-Canadian took a deep dive into the think tank for nearly 10 minutes. A player finally called the clock and Normand threw his cards away as the clock struck zero.
Fedor Holz has been one of the big-name players absent from the 2021 World Series of Poker but he has finally made his way to Las Vegas with the international travel ban being lifted. Holz took his seat in the Amazon Purple section for the first time this year and will be looking to make a deep run in the Main Event.
Chris Moneymaker, the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, has joined the field. PokerNews tracked an orbit of his early hands, starting with play from the button.
Hand 1: Action folded to the Poker Hall of Famer who bumped it up to 600. The small blind called and they both saw a flop of . Moneymaker bet 700 and his opponent called. When the turn card was the , action again checked back to the former world champ who bet out 1200, and once again received a call.
The river was the and Moneymaker bet 1,000, and his opponent folded.
Hand 2: Action folded to Moneymaker who folded.
Hand 3: An early position player raised to 500 and Moneymaker folded.
Hand 4: Action folded to Moneymaker who folded.
Hand 5: The under the gun player raised to 500 and Moneymaker folded.
Hand 6: Action folded to Moneymaker who folded.
Hand 7: Moneymaker opened to 600 from under the gun. The player directly to his left raised to 2,000 and the button called. When action came back to Moneymaker, he opted to fold.
Hand 8: A player in early position raised to 500 and Moneymaker made the call from the big blind. The flop came out . Moneymaker checked to his opponent who bet 500 and received a call. The turn was the and the preflop raiser bet 2,200 and the 2003 Main Event champ called.
The river was a . Both players checked. Moneymaker showed the for pair, but it was no good when his opponent showed .
Hand 9: A player in early position raised to 600 and Moneymaker folded from the small blind.
Alexandre Moreau limped in from the hijack and Mikael Guenni raised to 900 in the cutoff. Gaelle Baumann flat-called on the button and Moreau came along as well.
The flop fell and the action checked to Baumann who bet 1,200. Moreau called and Guenni stepped aside. The turn was the and Moreau checked again. Baumann announced a bet of 3,800 this time but Moreau still called.
The peeled off on the river and Moreau checked for the third time. Baumann sized up a bet of 7,700 and Moreau paused for a moment before making the call. Baumann flipped over for a rivered straight while Moreau showed before his cards went to the muck.
David Benyamine raised to 600 and there were two callers before the small blind three-bet to 3,300. Benyamine took his time before four-betting to 8,300 and the small blind shoved. Benyamine snap-called and was at risk for his tournament life.
David Benyamine:
Small Blind:
The board ran clean for Benyamine through the turn and Benyamine called for a safe river.
"No more paint," said Benyamine.
The river fell the and Benyamine doubled up in the early going.
A player raised under-the-gun to 600 and Barry Greenstein on the button called, while the small blind and the big blind followed suit.
The flop came down and action checked to the under-the-gun player who fired for 800. Greenstein and the small blind called and the big blind raised to 3,500 which everyone folded to except Greenstein.
The turn came out a and the big blind bet 6,000 which Greenstein thought about briefly before calling.
The river came out a and the big blind checked to Greenstein who led out 10,000 which sent his opponent into the tank. After about 30-seconds he tossed in the call and Greenstein turned over for a set of fives, which was good and gave Greenstein a healthy pot.
"I misread that one Barry," said tablemate Andy Black "I thought you had the set of sixes."
It’s been a week of huge pots, bad beats, and a whole lot of competitive energy at the World Series of Poker. The 2021 Main Event, the crown jewel of the WSOP calendar, is underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
Poker players have traveled the world to join this great spectacle. Former world champions and hometown heroes have flocked to Las Vegas for their chance at the coveted gold bracelet and the whopping grand prize waiting to be awarded at the end of this massive tournament. Day 1f begins at 12 p.m. local time.
Players will need to survive through five levels of play to advance to Day 2. Each level will be two hours, with a 20-minute break in between each level. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 3. Players start with 60,000 in chips, with the blinds at 100/200/200.
LEVEL
ESTIMATED START
DURATION
SMALL BLIND
BIG BLIND
BIG BLIND ANTE
1
12:00 p.m.
120 minutes
100
200
200
2:00 p.m.
20-minute break
2
2:20 p.m.
120 minutes
200
300
300
4:20 p.m.
20-minute break
3
4:40 p.m.
120 minutes
200
400
400
6:40 p.m.
75-minute break
4
7:55 p.m.
120 minutes
300
500
500
9:55 p.m.
20-minute break
5
10:15 p.m.
120 minutes
300
600
600
With five Day 1 starting flights already in the books, many have already bagged a stack for Day 2. Some of the biggest counts and notables include seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Billy Baxter (248,600), Italian poker pro Mustapha Kanit (363,500), GGPoker Qualifer Aleksandr Shevlyakov (392,600), Women in Poker Hall of Famer JJ Liu (180,200) and two-time Main Event winner, the great Doyle Brunson (151,000).
Players advancing from Day 1f will return for Day 2cef on Wednesday, November 8. Day 2cef will play another five-two hour levels beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Players may also bypass Day 1 and buy directly into the start of Day 2 as registration ends after Level 7.
Flight
Entries
Survivors
Advanced to Day 2
Day 1a
523
348
66.54%
Day 1b
845
611
72.31%
Day 1c
600
433
72.17%
Day 1d
2,550
1,933
75.80%
Day 1e
797
592
74.28%
Day 1f
TBD
TBD
TBD
Total
5,315
3,917
73.70%
PokerNews will be there for each day of the Main Event, and each bracelet event of our continuing coverage of the World Series of Poker from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.