2021 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$195,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,923,735
Entries
1,441
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,441
Players Left
1

Hallaert Scoops the Pot

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was picked up with the board showing {3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Kenny Hallaert bet 10,500 from the big blind.

The only other opponent in the pot went into the tank and time was called. Hallaert's opponent then mucked the hand.

Hallaert now nearly tripled his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
72,500
14,500
14,500

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

Lall Flops a Set for Double Elimination

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

All of the chips got in the middle before the flop and Shiraz Lall had both opponents covered.

Opponent One: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Opponent Two: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Shiraz Lall: {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

Lall was dominated by the pocket queens but the flop came {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, giving him a set of fives. The turn was the {k-Clubs} and the river was the {j-Hearts} for his set to hold and he knocked out both opponents earning himself two bounties.

Player Chips Progress
Shiraz Lall us
Shiraz Lall
111,000

Tags: Shiraz Lall

Nguyen Scooping Pots

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was picked up on the turn {j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and a player checked to former Main Event champion Qui Nguyen.

Nguyen bet 2,500 and his opponent called. The river was the {9-Spades} and it went to showdown. Nguyen showed {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} to scoop the pot.

More importantly, for Nguyen, he's now over 100,000 in chips in this one.

Player Chips Progress
Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
115,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Qui Nguyen

Bassuk Earns a Bounty

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded around to the player in the hijack who jammed for roughly 14,000 and Robert Bassuk put in his entire stack of approximately 22,000 on the button which forced the blinds out of the pot.

Hijack: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Robert Bassuk: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Bassuk had his opponent dominated and the board ran out {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}, earning him a bounty as he eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Bassuk us
Robert Bassuk
38,000
38,000
38,000

Hawkins Hits the Rail

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

Maurice Hawkins was seen all in for his last 17,000 chips against another shorter stack and a third opponent to his left holding {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. The big stack showed both all-in players {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, and Hawkins never improved for an early end to his run.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
28,000
28,000
28,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ebony Kenney us
Ebony Kenney
25,000
25,000
25,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
Busted

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

PokerNews Boss Alive in this One

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway

The action was picked up on the board showing {j-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and PokerNews' Chad Holloway facing a bet of 2,500.

Holloway made the call and flipped over {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. His opponent hand wasn't seen.

But, Holloway scooped the pot with his pair of kings.

At another table, Greg Raymer has busted from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
17,500
-2,300
-2,300
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerNews
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner