2021 World Series of Poker

Event #63: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$102,465
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$782,100
Entries
1,738
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Hlib Kovtunov Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,943)

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Hlib Kovtunov
Hlib Kovtunov

Hlib Kovtunov raised under the gun to 800,000 and only Eric Zhang made the call in the big blind.

A board {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} was revealed and things heated quickly. Zhang quickly check-raised all in Kovtunov's continuation bet worth 1,000,000 and the latter called for a total stack of 5,900,000.

Hlib Kovtunov: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Eric Zhang: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}

Kovtunov had two pair but was facing a set of deuces for Zhang, who improved into quads after the {10-Clubs} turn and {2-Diamonds} river, eliminating Kovtunov.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Zhang us
Eric Zhang
18,500,000
7,800,000
7,800,000
Hlib Kovtunov ua
Hlib Kovtunov
Busted

Hadas Doubles Through Garshofsky

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Guy Hadas
Guy Hadas

Guy Hadas raised to 900,000 in the hijack and Mitch Garshofsky moved all-in from the small blind.

Hadas called, putting his remaining 5.5 million chips at risk.

Guy Hadas: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Mitch Garshofsky: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, securing a big double-up for Hadas, and putting Garshofsky on the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Hadas us
Guy Hadas
11,000,000
5,400,000
5,400,000
Mitch Garshofsky us
Mitch Garshofsky
1,300,000
-3,550,000
-3,550,000

Tags: Guy Hadas

Rogoff Doubles Through Hadas

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante

Eric Zhang raised to 800,000 on the button, then Bradley Rogoff moved all-in on the button for 2,325,000.

Guy Hadas tanked for a bit in the big blind before moving all-in for 7,000,000.

With a pained expression, Zhang opted to fold.

Bradley Rogoff: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Guy Hadas: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board came {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, spiking top pair on the turn for Rogoff and doubling him up to over five million.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Zhang us
Eric Zhang
10,700,000
-800,000
-800,000
Bradley Rogoff us
Bradley Rogoff
5,600,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Guy Hadas us
Guy Hadas
5,600,000
-900,000
-900,000

Tags: Bradley RogoffEric ZhangGuy Hadas

Christopher Corbo Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,471)

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Christopher Corbo
Christopher Corbo

Chulhan Choi opened on the button to 800,000 and Christopher Corbo shoved in the small blind for a remaining stack around 1,350,000. Mitch Garshofsky quickly reshoved for 3,450,000 and Choi let it go

Christopher Corbo: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Mitch Garshofsky: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Corbo had to hit on the board to stay alive but found no help throughout the {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades} ranout and was sent to the payout desk to collect his $12,471 prize.

Player Chips Progress
Chulhan Choi kr
Chulhan Choi
6,100,000
-800,000
-800,000
Mitch Garshofsky us
Mitch Garshofsky
4,850,000
-750,000
-750,000
Christopher Corbo us
Christopher Corbo
Busted

Small Double Up for Zabib

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante

It folded to Marty Zabib in the small blind who shoved for a remaining stack just above one big blind left, and Chulhan Choi completed.

Zabib, with {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, was facing {4-Hearts}{4-Spades} in Choi's hand and managed to find a board {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, giving him a pair of eights and the needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Chulhan Choi kr
Chulhan Choi
6,900,000
-500,000
-500,000
Marty Zabib us
Marty Zabib
1,400,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000

Zhang Doubles Through Rogoff

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Eric Zhang
Eric Zhang

Eric Zhang moved all-in from the hijack for 5,725,000 and was called by Bradley Rogoff in the cutoff. Marty Zabib, who had 400,000 of his remaining 800,000 in the big blind opted to fold.

Eric Zhang: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Bradley Rogoff: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}, bringing no help to Rogoff and securing a double up and the chip lead for Zhang.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Zhang us
Eric Zhang
11,500,000
4,325,000
4,325,000
Bradley Rogoff us
Bradley Rogoff
3,000,000
-6,400,000
-6,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Bradley RogoffEric Zhang

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 40,000

Rogoff Grabs Some Chips Back from Choi

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante

Bradley Rogoff opened to 650,000 in the hijack and after some consideration, Chulhan Choi opted to call to see a paired flop {4-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn brought the {6-Diamonds} and Choi check-folded after a bet worth 500,000 from Rogoff.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Rogoff us
Bradley Rogoff
9,400,000
2,800,000
2,800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Chulhan Choi kr
Chulhan Choi
7,400,000
-600,000
-600,000

Choi Pressures Rogoff

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Chulhan Choi
Chulhan Choi

Chulhan Choi has taken over the chip lead following a pot with day 2 chip leader Bradley Rogoff.

Choi raised to 600,000 from the hijack and Rogoff defended his big blind.

Rogoff then check-called a 400,000 chip bet from Choi on a {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} flop.

Rogoff checked again on the {3-Spades} turn, and Choi ramped up the pressure with a one million chip bet. Rogoff folded, sending a pot to Choi that brings him to eight million.

Player Chips Progress
Chulhan Choi kr
Chulhan Choi
8,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Bradley Rogoff us
Bradley Rogoff
6,600,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Bradley Rogoff

Anthony Mccurdy Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,857)

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Anthony Mccurdy
Anthony Mccurdy

Anthony Mccurdy open-shoved in early position for a stack around 2,800,000 and Chulhan Choi quickly reshoved behind with a slightly higher stack. The rest of the players folded to create the following showdown:

Anthony Mccurdy: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Chulhan Choi: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Mccurdy was in desperate shape for a double up, but found no miracle on a board {6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} to be eliminated in 9th place for $9,857.

Player Chips Progress
Chulhan Choi kr
Chulhan Choi
6,200,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Anthony Mccurdy us
Anthony Mccurdy
Busted