Level: 41
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000
Ante: 2,000,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,309,280
Entries
4,527
Level
42
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Level 40
: 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Ari Mezrich opened to 3,600,000 on the button, and Zhi Wu three-bet to 9,600,000 from the big blind.
Mezrich folded, and Wu now sits on more than half of the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,800,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
|
35,000,000
-6,700,000
|
-6,700,000 |
|
26,900,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
Level 40
: 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Zhi Wu raised to 4,000,000 from early position and Ryan Chan called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Chan got his last 23,800,000 in and Wu called.
Ryan Chan: 
Zhi Wu: 
Wu was ahead with a pair of eights and the turn was 
to give Chan a flush draw. The river 
was no help and Chan was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,900,000
30,800,000
|
30,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
41,700,000
-4,800,000
|
-4,800,000 |
|
|
21,100,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 40
: 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Chrishan Sivasundaram opened to 3,200,000 from the cutoff, Nicholas Zautra shoved for 11,000,000 from the button, and Sivasundaram called.
Nicholas Zautra: 
Chrishan Sivasundaram: 
Board: 
One card away from a double up, Zautra saw his tournament run come to an end when the fell on the river. He exited the tournament in fifth place for a $76,974 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,500,000
15,000,000
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
42,100,000
-4,000,000
|
-4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
17,100,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 40
: 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
The $600 Deepstack final table is underway.
Level: 40
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
The final table hasn't started yet, but is expected to begin soon.
A field of 4,527 WSOP hopefuls is down to the final five in Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack. The five remaining combatants enjoy the superstar treatment when play resumes today at 4 p.m.
The final table will play out from the feature table in the Amazon Room, and PokerGO begins delayed streaming coverage of the event at 5 p.m. The eventual winner takes home the first-place prize of $281,604.
That final player not only takes home the six-figure grand prize, but also their first career WSOP bracelet. Event #8 is guaranteed to crown a first-time WSOP winner.
The chip leader among the final five, Zhi Wu (46,100,000), returns with just under 30 big blinds in the stack. Play resumes at Level 40, with the blinds and antes at 800,000/1,600,000/1,600,000.
The final table plays out with 30-minute levels today until a champion is crowned. Right behind Wu in the chips counts are Chrishan Sivasundaram (31,500,000), Ryan Chan (29,200,000), Nicholas Zautra (15,000,000), and Ari Mezrich (13,900,000).
The $600 Deepstack played as a one re-entry event, and generated a $2,309,280 prize pool. Monday's Day 1 flight played down to 216 players, and went down to the final five on Day 2.
Stay here with the PokerNews live reporting team as the latest WSOP bracelet champion is crowned tonight.
Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day 3 Started