The pot had about 13,000 in it and the board read 
. From the cutoff, Ole Schemion bet 8,300. His opponent considered it for several moments before he slid his cards into the muck as Schemion picked one up to get close to starting stack depth.
The action was picked up on the river on a board showing 
. Popular Instagramer Kyle "cali_kidddd" Kitagawa bet 3,000 into a pot of roughly 4,000.
The button put some thought in before eventually folding and the chips were sent to Kitagawa.
There was a three-way pot on a board of 
. Jae "Unbelievable" Lee had bet 2,000 there was one caller. Ren Lin raised it up to 7,000.
Lee and the third player in the hand both folded after a bit and last year's third place finisher in this event picked up the pot.
Nível: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
In a pot of roughly 9,000 on a board showing 
, the small blind bet 5,000 and Dietrich Fast moved all in for around 42,000.
The small blind went deep in the tank, but after some thought elected on a fold and the early pot was shipped to Fast.
Play is now underway with the clock showing 156 players at the start of play.
Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
It is almost time for Event #81: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout 8-Handed to get underway at 3 p.m. local time. This is always one of the most interesting events of the summer as it will attract a strong field of players looking to cap off their WSOP in style. The freezeout format also creates a compelling dynamic as things are serious from the start of play.
Last year's version of this event drew 491 entries which created a prize pool of $1,491,863. The player on top at the end to win his first bracelet was Alexandre Reard of France who won $428,694 for his efforts. He defeated Daniel Strelitz heads-up to conquer a final table that included Ren Lin and Conrad Simpson.
2021 Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE |
| 1 | Alexandre Reard | France | $428,694 |
| 2 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | $264,953 |
| 3 | Ren Lin | United States | $186,803 |
| 4 | Conrad Simpson | United States | $133,733 |
| 5 | Qing Liu | United States | $97,238 |
| 6 | Darren Grant | Canada | $71,827 |
| 7 | Diogo Veiga | Portugal | $59,913 |
| 8 | Jamie Sequeira | Canada | $41,132 |
Players begin with a stack of 50,000. Levels are 40 minutes long on Day 1 before elongating to 60 minutes on Days 2 and 3. Late registration is open until the beginning of Level 13, which will be around midnight tonight. It is a freezout, so each player will have just one bite at the apple for this tournament.
PokerNews will be providing all your updates for this event so keep it here for the action on Day 1.
Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
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