2021 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack
Day: 1a
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$446,983
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,551,990
Entries
3,991
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,937
Players Left
506

Farahi & Greenblatt Lead the Way After Day 1a of Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Alex Greenblatt
Alex Greenblatt

Day 1a of Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end. All of the entries started with a total of 40,000 chips and this event attracted 1,937 entries on Day 1a with 506 players progressing to Day 2.

The day ended with a trio of Alexanders on top of the Day 1a leaderboard.

Alexander Farahi bagged the chip leading stack of 742,500 followed by Alexander Greenblatt (617,500) and Alexander Tafesh (601,000).

Meanwhile, Eduardo Silva (596,000), Yuhei Sanada (508,000), and Landen Lucas (457,000) also are among the players to end the day near the top of the chip counts.

Event #43 Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

RANKPLAYERCountryCHIP COUNTBig Blinds
1Alexander FarahiUnited States742,500248
2Alex GreenblattUnited States617,500206
3Alexander TafeshUnited States601,000200
4Eduardo AmaralBrazil596,000199
5Alex KulevIreland591,500197
6Ting ChengUnited States530,000177
7Yuhei SanadaJapan508,000169
8Goran MandicHungary460,000153
9Landen LucasUnited States457,500153
10Robert LenhartUnited States456,000152

As expected, a number of notables took their seats today, with many deciding to take full advantage of late registration. Some, such as Adrian Mateos, Greg Raymer, and Maurice Hawkins failed to find a bag by the end of play.

But others notables that bagged, including Kazuki Ikeuchi (310,000), Jerry Wong (260,000), Jeremy Wien (225,000), Maria Ho (103,000), and Barry Greenstein (68,000) and will all be returning on Day 2.

Day 2 is set to resume play on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. local time, with blinds at 1,500/3,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000 too. There are 10 levels scheduled to be played, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 19 of play at approximately 7 p.m.

The Pokernews team will be there from when the first card is dealt until the last card hits the felt.

Tags: Adrian MateosAlexander FarahiAlexander GreenblattAlexander TafeshBarry GreensteinEduardo SilvaGreg RaymerJeremy WienJerry WongKazuki IkeuchiLanden LucasMaria HoMaurice HawkinsYuhei Sanada