WSOP gold bracelet winner Brent "UncleRon" Hanks has appeared in the top ten on the leaderboard after running it up to over 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
416,573
416,573
|
416,573 |
2021 World Series of Poker
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Hold’em BIG 500 [3x Re-entry]
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$480,150
Entries
1,067
Entries
1,067
Players Left
1
Less than 100 players now remain in the tournament and the field is guaranteed at least $816.
Blinds 3,000/6,000 (750)
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch shoved 86,508 from the button and Ryan "BitC0in" Riess called from the big blind.
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch: 
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess: 
The board ran out 
and the ace-high held to eliminate Gooch and give Riess the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
743,226
284,824
|
284,824 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
651,383
75,623
|
75,623 |
|
|
458,402
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
|
455,383
455,383
|
455,383 |
|
|
423,583
-2,250
|
-2,250 |
|
|
412,434
412,434
|
412,434 |
|
|
386,421
76,539
|
76,539 |
|
|
374,746
307,662
|
307,662 |
|
|
362,264
362,264
|
362,264 |
|
|
351,454
351,454
|
351,454 |
|
|
335,970
335,970
|
335,970 |
The final 119 players are on a five-minute break.
Blinds 2,500/5,000 (625)
Scott "Rumcake" Ball raised to 12,056 from the button and "tbone111" came along from the big blind. The flop was 
.
"tbone111" checked the flop and Ball fired 11,354 into a quick fold. Ball took the pot to bring his stack over 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,833
137,465
|
137,465 |
|
|
130,064
130,064
|
130,064 |
2013 WSOP Main Event champion Ryan "BitC0in" Riess has jumped into second place in the chaos of the bubble bursting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
468,902 |
James "saucymitts" Little was eliminated in 168th place to burst the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
The tournament is now in hand-for-hand play with 169 players left. The top 167 players will pay out a min-cash of $720.
Blinds 2,000/4,000 (500)
Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu raised from middle position and Shawn "shades927" Stroke called from the small blind. Marcus "mjl56" Laffen joined from the big blind and the flop came 
.
Laffen and Stroke checked to Negreanu for a 14,933 bet. Stroke called and Laffen got out of the way.
The turn was 
and both players checked. The river 
came and Stroke fired 33,339 at the pot. Negreanu called and turned over 
for a pair of kings. Stroke showed 
for a failed bluff and Negreanu chipped up near 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
244,432
41,532
|
41,532 |
|
|
187,506
11,643
|
11,643 |
|
67,243
67,243
|
67,243 |