Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day 7 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day: 7
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 7
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
36
Players Left
9
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Germany’s Koray Aldemir will take a massive lead into the final table of Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker.
After 36 hopefuls showed up to Day 7 in hopes of achieving the dream of making the Main Event final table, only nine remain to play for the $8,000,000 top prize and the title of WSOP World Champion. The 2021 edition of the November Nine will return at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16 for a final table that will be streamed at .
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 |
The returning nine players are guaranteed $1,000,000, and Aldemir leads the pack after picking up over 100 million chips on Day 7. Aldemir bagged the Day 5 chip lead, and he is among the most accomplished players in the final group, even if he attributes some of his Main Event success to luck.
“To be honest, I got super lucky. I mean, I hit all the hands," Aldemir said to PokerNews while bagging his final table chips. “I mean, that big hand where I had queen-eight and he rivered a flush was kind of typical for the whole day: I hit the perfect river card! Yeah, sometimes poker is easy if you just hit all the hands.”
Aldemir is approaching the final table like he would any other.
“The focus is on sleeping well. That’s going to be kind of important. It’s of course a big final table, but it’s still poker. So I’ll try to play well. Just normal poker. I’ll try to play it like any other final table and see where it brings me.”
Following in the distance is George Holmes, who was down to just over one big blind at one point early in the day. Holmes bagged an improbable 83 million chips in just his second WSOP Main Event.
Among the other nine finalists are Chase Bianchi, Alejandro Lococo, and England’s Jack Oliver. Bianchi is the only bracelet winner left in the group and he’s making a miracle run in his only event of the 2021 WSOP.
Oliver is looking to turn his third career WSOP cash into his first bracelet on the biggest stage of them all. Lococo, who is better known to some as Argentian rapper Papo MC, came into Day 7 in eighth place on the leaderboard and he will go into the final table with the third most chips.
Other final table finalists include Joshua Remitio, Hye Park, Jareth East, and Ozgur Secilmis.
Secilmis is still standing after being involved in the infamous quads vs. quads hand during the money bubble. Remitio was down to his last card at one point when his jacks were outflopped by the ace-jack of Ramon Colillas, but a spade on the river brought the flush and he lived to fight all the way to the final table. East and Park fought their way up and down the leaderboard throughout Day 7, and both will return looking for an opportunity to spin it up early in final table action.
Final Table Payouts
All nine returning players have locked up at least $1,000,000 with $8,000,000 waiting up top for the winner.
| 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 |
Day 7 runners that did not advance to the final nine include Matthew Jewett, Vasu Amarapu, Jesse Lonis, Andreas Kniep, and Chance Kornuth, who was knocked out by Holmes during his miraculous run.
Day 8 will return in Level 36 with blinds at 400,000/800,000/800,000 and play will continue until there are four players left. The tournament will conclude with the final four players on Wednesday, November 17.
Be sure to stay with the PokerNews team for live hand-for-hand coverage from the final table of the 2021 WSOP Main Event.
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Day 7 has ended with nine players surviving to make the final table. Stay tuned for a recap of the day's events.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000,000 | |
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83,700,000 | |
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46,800,000 | |
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40,000,000 | |
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30,400,000 | |
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24,500,000 | |
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13,500,000 | |
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12,100,000 | |
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8,300,000 | |
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Koray Aldemir opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun and Demosthenes Kiriopoulos three-bet to 3,800,000 from middle position with just 100,000 behind. Aldemir raised to put Kiriopoulos all-in and at risk of busting on the final table bubble and missing a massive pay jump. Kiriopoulos called.
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: 
Koray Aldemir: 
Kiriopoulos was ahead with ace-high but his opponent had two live cards. The flop of 
gave Aldemir a pair of queens but also gave Kiriopoulos a flush draw.
"Red deuce!" someone on Aldemir's rail screamed heading to the turn.
The turn brought a red card with the 
and Kiriopoulos needed a spade or an ace to stay alive.
"Pair the board!" the rail of Aldemir screamed.
The 
locked up the pot for Aldemir to send Kiriopoulos out in 10th place on the final table bubble for a payday of $585,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000,000
9,500,000
|
9,500,000 |
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83,700,000 | |
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46,800,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
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|
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40,000,000
-3,600,000
|
-3,600,000 |
|
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|
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30,400,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
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24,500,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
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13,500,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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12,100,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
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|
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8,300,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Koray Aldemir raised to 1,600,000 in middle position and George Holmes three-bet to 4,100,000 in the small blind. Aldemir called and the flop came 
. Holmes led out with a bet of 3,400,000 and Aldemir called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Holmes fired out a bet of 8,400,000 and Aldemir quickly mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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83,700,000
7,500,000
|
7,500,000 |
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jack Oliver raised to 1,600,000 in early position and the action folded to Jareth East in the big blind, who moved all-in for 7,100,000.
Oliver folded and East added a significant amount of chips to his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,400,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
|
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9,900,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Country | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jareth East | 7,900,000 | United Kingdom | 10 |
| 2 | Koray Aldemir | 130,200,000 | Austria | 163 |
| 3 | Jack Oliver | 34,000,000 | United Kingdom | 43 |
| 4 | Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 5,900,000 | Canada | 7 |
| 5 | Ozgur Secilmis | 26,500,000 | Turkey | 33 |
| 6 | George Holmes | 76,200,000 | United States | 95 |
| 7 | Chase Bianchi | 14,100,000 | United States | 18 |
| 8 | Joshua Remitio | 43,600,000 | United States | 55 |
| 9 | Alejandro Lococo | 49,000,000 | Argentina | 61 |
| 10 | Hye Park | 11,900,000 | United States | 15 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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130,200,000
8,300,000
|
8,300,000 |
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76,200,000 | |
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49,000,000 | |
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43,600,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
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|
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34,000,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
|
26,500,000
-7,100,000
|
-7,100,000 |
|
|
14,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
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|
|
11,900,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
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|
|
7,900,000
-2,800,000
|
-2,800,000 |
|
|
5,900,000 | |
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
The remaining 10 players are on a 20-minute break for the unofficial final table redraw.
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Sean Ragozzini limped in from the small blind and Alejandro Lococo announced all in from the big blind. Ragozzini quickly snapped off his remaining 14,800,000 chips and was at risk on the unofficial final table bubble.
Sean Ragozzini:
Alejandro Lococo: 
The flop came 
to give Ragozzini a set of queens but Lococo picked up a straight draw. The on the turn changed nothing but it was the 
on the river that sent the Amazon Room into a frenzy. Lococo celebrated with his rail after making a straight and Ragozzini was eliminated in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000,000
21,800,000
|
21,800,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 36
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000