Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day 1a Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,011,250
Entries
6,650
Level
41
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Entries
523
Players Left
348
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
The Main Event is underway! Day 1a of Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship wrapped up with Mustapha Kanit moving on to Day 2 as the chip leader. The flagship event of the 2021 World Series of Poker attracted 523 runners to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the first of six starting flights.
Kanit leads the 348 survivors after Day 1a after chipping up early and building his stack consistently over the evening. The Italian poker pro will be looking to win his first WSOP gold bracelet after making two final tables so far at the 2021 WSOP.
Several legends made an appearance on Day 1a, and among them continuing on to Day 2 are Poker Hall of Fame members Doyle Brunson, Billy Baxter, and Tom McEvoy.
2021 WSOP Main Event Top 10 Chip Stacks After Day 1a
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | |
| 1 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 363,500 | |
| 2 | Rittie Chuaprasert | United States | 345,700 | |
| 3 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 319,200 | |
| 4 | David Fong | United States | 298,500 | |
| 5 | Fabian Quoss | Germany | 273,800 | |
| 6 | Billy Baxter | United States | 248,600 | |
| 7 | Dragana Lim | United States | 237,700 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Vasilyev | United States | 232,000 | |
| 9 | Vidur Sethi | India | 226,200 | |
| 10 | Ayaz Mahmood | United States | 221,200 |
Brunson made his first appearance in the Main Event since 2013, and he will move on to Day 2 with 151,000 in chips. The 10-time WSOP champion was up to some of his old tricks, making great reads and dragging big pots late in Day 1.
McEvoy, the 1983 Main Event champion, will also return for Day 2 with 96,900 in chips. The four-time champion is playing in his 37th Main Event and he is looking for his third cash of the series after hitting the pay window in the 2021 $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha and $1,500 Seven Card Stud events.
Baxter will return among the leaders after bagging 248,000 chips. The seven-time bracelet winner was a serious contender throughout the day, and he'll have the opportunity to turn one of the bigger stacks into a deep run at the Main Event.
Other notable players making it through to Day 2 include Rittie Chuaprasert (345,700), Alex Livingston (319,200), David Fong (298,500), Fabian Quoss (273,800), and Perry Friedman (195,500).
Damian Salas arrived to defend his 2020 WSOP Main Event championship but he was on the rail before the end of the first level. He first lost almost his entire stack with a turned nut flush and then Peter Gould made a straight with pocket fives against Salas' ace-queen.
Other players not moving on to Day 2 include Calvin Anderson, Upeshka De Silva, Dylan Weisman, Jerod Smith, and 2021 Player of the Year points leader Jake Schwartz.
Day 1b will kick off on Friday at 11 a.m. and play the same five two-hour levels as today. Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews live reporting team to catch all of the action from the floor in the second of six opening flights of the 2021 Main Event at the World Series of Poker.
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
363,500
-95,800
|
-95,800 |
|
||
|
345,700 | |
|
319,200
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
||
|
298,500
298,500
|
298,500 |
|
273,800
68,800
|
68,800 |
|
248,600
23,600
|
23,600 |
|
||
|
237,700
17,700
|
17,700 |
|
232,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
226,200
-10,300
|
-10,300 |
|
||
|
221,200
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
||
|
219,100
219,100
|
219,100 |
|
212,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
||
|
212,100
12,100
|
12,100 |
|
|
||
|
209,900
32,900
|
32,900 |
|
|
202,200
202,200
|
202,200 |
|
197,200
32,200
|
32,200 |
|
||
|
196,600
196,600
|
196,600 |
|
195,500
-48,500
|
-48,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
193,300
193,300
|
193,300 |
|
|
192,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
|
189,900
118,400
|
118,400 |
|
180,200
31,300
|
31,300 |
|
176,600
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
174,600
-400
|
-400 |
|
173,300
173,300
|
173,300 |
|
|
||
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Day 1a generated a field of 523 entries and 348 players survived the day. Assorted chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Johnnie Moreno had an opponent all in and at risk on the flop 
.
Johnnie Moreno: 
Opponent: 
Moreno was ahead with his pocket aces but he had to dodge some outs.
The turn was the 
and the river was 
as Moreno held to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,400
8,300
|
8,300 |
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Tournament staff has stopped the clock with ten minutes remaining and all those still in contention will play five hands prior to bagging and tagging.
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 1,500 and was called by Amnon Filippi, Chris Sandrock and Warwick Dunnett in the big blind. They checked the 
flop and Sandrock bet the 
turn for 3,000, earning two calls.
On the 
river, Sandrock checked and Dunnett bet 6,000. Only Mateos called and mucked an inferior flush when Dunnett revealed the 
.
Shortly after, Mateos tangled in a big pot with Sandrock as they went all the way to the 
river with 80,000 in the middle. Mateos bet 52,200 and Sandrock eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
108,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
77,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
The action folded around to the button who raised to 1,500 and Vincent Lam defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Lam check-called a bet of 1,500.
The landed on the turn and both players checked to see the . Lam threw out a bet of 2,100 and his opponent quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Starr Bridge opened from under the gun to 1,500. He was called by a player in early position, middle position, the button, and both blinds.
It went six ways to the flop which came 
. The action check to the player on the button who bet 1,500. Bridge called as well as the player in middle position.
The action checked through the 
turn.
The 
complete the board. Bridge led with a bet of 5,000 and was called by the player in middle position.
Bridge table for top pair. His opponent mucked.
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
On a 
flop, Taylor von Kriegenbergh check-called a bet of 2,800 from Jeff Thoney.
the 
on the turn got checked by both players and when the landed on the river Von Kriegenbergh fired out a bet of 10,000. Thoney thought about it for about ten seconds and as soon as he put in the call Von Kriegenbergh mucked his hand. Thoney followed suit and took the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
177,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
148,500
38,500
|
38,500 |