flip & go 2021 wsop The first portion of Event #20: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold’em at the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) , a GGPoker special, was wildly entertaining, and for some players such as David Williams and Daniel Negreanu , perhaps a bit frustrating. But that’s exactly what made this unique bracelet event so intriguing.
For those who aren’t familiar with the Flip & Go game on the GGPoker poker site, the concept is unique and action-packed. In the case of Sunday’s WSOP event, each player paid $1,000 to enter.
Participants were initially seated at an eight-player table but didn’t receive any poker chips. Instead, they were dealt three cards face-down. The dealer then turned over the flop. Moving clockwise, players looked at their hands and then mucked one card. They each turned over their hands and the dealer flipped over the turn and river. After all five community cards were dealt, the player with the best poker hand at the table moved on and everyone else was eliminated.
You might think it’s all a bunch of luck, and you’re mostly correct. But two-time WSOP bracelet winner Chance Kornuth told PokerNews there’s a minimal amount of skill involved in determining which card to fold. Flip & Go Structure
Play began at 10 a.m. PT inside the Brasilia room at the Rio for the first of two opening sessions. Each player who won the initial hand automatically advanced into the money. Those who lost the first hand could rebuy and give it another try up until 3 p.m., or they could enter the 4 p.m. session.
Negreanu, a GGPoker ambassador, advanced but it took him nine tries. Williams, the 2004 WSOP Main Event runner-up, bought in 19 times ($19,000) and finally won a hand. He clenched his fist and frustratingly shouted, “it’s about f*****g time” upon hitting a river six for trips to take down the hand. Flop was AJ7 with one diamond in first hand. Discarded off suit 6 — David Williams (@dwpoker) Other big name pros who survived and advanced, most after multiple tries, included Shaun Deeb , […]
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