Event #37: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day 1 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,923,735
Entries
1,441
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
1,441
Players Left
1
Level 38
: 500,000/1,000,000, 500,000 ante
Karolis Sereika was crowned the winner of Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo at the 2021 World Series of Poker to win his first bracelet. The Lithuanian professional player defeated a 1441-player field including the formidable Brazilian Pedro Padilha in heads-up play to win the $195,310 top-prize and some bounties worth $500 each.
The Lithuanian grinder had a big rail behind him all night and could be heard throughout the Amazon room in every hand he was involved. His previous best finish was second in a $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em event in 2018 in which he cashed $159,969. Sereika has cashed for $302,858 lifetime with this being his biggest to date at $195,310.
“This is the first live Lithuanian WSOP bracelet so that means a lot to me and all Lithuanian players, I’m very happy and very excited. Just so many emotions, I really wanted it with all my heart.”
Sereika becomes the first Lithuanian live player to earn a WSOP bracelet, and perhaps as impressive, he eliminated all but one player from the final table. Three other Lithuanian players in Vincas Tamasauskas, Gediminas Uselis, and Vladas Burneikis have all won WSOP Online bracelets at GGPoker.
Final Result Event #37: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty NLHE
| Position | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karolis Sereika | Lithuania | $195,310 |
| 2 | Pedro Padilha | Brazil | $120,700 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Adams | United States | $88,435 |
| 4 | Pierre Calamusa | France | $65,494 |
| 5 | Steve Buell | United States | $49,033 |
| 6 | Alec Gould | United States | $37,114 |
| 7 | Romuald Pycior | United States | $28,406 |
| 8 | Alexander Norden | Sweden | $21,986 |
| 9 | Wing Yam | United States | $17,211 |
A lot of familiar faces gave it a shot to win a bracelet in one day but most of them didn't make it. Qui Nguyen, Greg Raymer, Kenny Hallaert, David “Chino” Rheem, and Maurice Hawkins all gave it a shot but failed to make the money in this event. Plenty of others did make the money as there were a total of 217 players that ended up winning a piece of the $1,923,735 prize pool.
Some of the fortunate players include Jason Stockfish (19th - $6,025), Jeonggyu Cho (47th - $4,307), Jesse Yaginuma (47th - $3,710), Bertrand Grospellier (54th - $3,710), and Joe Serock (136st - $1,876).
Final Table Action
Wing Yam was ousted in ninth place when he lost a flip with ace-seven suited against the fours held by Alec Gould.
Eliminated in eighth place Alexander Norden after making the call with the better hand pocket Jacks but unfortunately for him, Sereika ran good at the right time and hit a wheel on the turn with his ace-five of clubs and eliminated Norden.
Sereika put on quite the display as after eliminating Norden he sent Lorenzo Adams, Pierre Calamusa, Steve Buell, Gould, and Romuald Pycior to the rail to leave him heads-up with Padilha.
It wasn't smooth sailing for Sereika heads-up despite eliminating a slew of players and holding a 3:1 chip advantage against Padilha. Padilha battled back and took 3:1 chip advantage himself before he doubled Sereika twice to put the Lithuanian back in control
Soon after, Padilha found himself short of a bracelet and had to settle for the runner-up prize of $120,700 plus bounties after he unsuccessfully jammed king-eight suited into ace-nine.
Level 38
: 500,000/1,000,000, 500,000 ante
Pedro Padilha announced all in from the small blind, and Karolis Sereika instantly called to put the WSOP gold bracelet in play.
Pedro Padilha: 
Karolis Sereika: 
The runout of 
left Sereika in front, eliminating Pedilha in the runner-up position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,025,000
16,205,000
|
16,205,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 38
: 500,000/1,000,000, 500,000 ante
Karolis Sereika limped from the button before Pedro Padilha jammed his stack. Sereika instantly threw in a stack of 1,000,000 chips to call while rolling his hand over.
Karolis Sereika: 
Pedro Padilha: 
Sereika still needed to dodge as the flop came 
, giving Padilha a pair of tens. The turn was the 
changing nothing and the board completed with the 
on the river. Sereika had taken the lead back with the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,820,000
11,520,000
|
11,520,000 |
|
|
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|
|
16,205,000
-11,520,000
|
-11,520,000 |
Level 38
: 500,000/1,000,000, 500,000 ante
Pedro Padilha and Karolis Sereika traded preflop all-ins on several hands in a row, leaving Padilha's sizeable chip advantage intact.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,725,000
1,925,000
|
1,925,000 |
|
|
8,300,000
-1,925,000
|
-1,925,000 |
|
|
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Level 38
: 500,000/1,000,000, 500,000 ante
Karolis Sereika shoved on the button and Pedro Padilha snap-called his 12,850,000.
Pedro Padilha: 
Karolis Sereika: 
Padilha was ahead with his pair and made two pairs on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, giving Padilha a full house to double again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,800,000
7,450,000
|
7,450,000 |
|
|
10,225,000
-7,450,000
|
-7,450,000 |
|
|
||
Level 38
: 500,000/1,000,000, 500,000 ante
Karolis Sereika shoved all-in on the button and Pedro Padilha made the call in the big blind.
Pedro Padilha: 
Karolis Sereika: 
The flop came 
, flopping Padilha a pair of twos and Sereika couldn't catch up on the turn or the river securing the double up for Padilha. Padilha has taken the lead for the first time heads up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,350,000
4,250,000
|
4,250,000 |
|
|
17,675,000
-4,250,000
|
-4,250,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 500,000
Level 37
: 400,000/800,000, 400,000 ante
Pedro Padilha moved all in to take several recent pots, chipping his way closer to Karolis Sereika.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,925,000
-5,100,000
|
-5,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
14,100,000
4,900,000
|
4,900,000 |
Level: 37
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 400,000