Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,666,025
Entries
604
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Left
1
Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
The 2021 World Series of Poker crowned a new gold bracelet winner at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Friday in Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, a tournament that attracted 604 players and offered up a $2,666,025 prize pool.
The PokerGO live-streamed final table contained two former bracelet winners John Racener and Galen Hall. In the end, it was Scott Ball collecting the WSOP bracelet, claiming victory for $562,667.
This was the first bracelet for Ball and it was a very emotional moment for him.
“I can’t explain it man, I had a tough year last year, a lot of stuff and like a lot of desire to prove myself that I can play this game and play it well,” said Ball, teary-eyed in the post-win interview. “And these big six-max tournaments are the hardest tournaments in the series, minus like the 50K and the 100K and stuff. I play a lot of six-max online and I study a lot really hard, like really hard. So to come in here and show, and not suck and do well, kinda means the world to me.”
Ball, 35, had a rowdy rail on his side and said he was thankful for all the support his friends had given.
“I mean the people who support me are incredible,” said Ball. “You know I found out who my real friends are this past year and it feels good to know that, see a good group of them here, have support. When I came I didn’t think I’d have any rail or expect to have any rail, so the fact I have you know 15, 20 people behind me when I do this is pretty special.”
2021 WSOP $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Ball | United States | $562,667 |
| 2nd | Galen Hall | United States | $347,757 |
| 3rd | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | $234,781 |
| 4th | Eric Tsai | Taiwan | $161,756 |
| 5th | Bin Weng | United States | $113,775 |
| 6th | John Racener | United States | $81,736 |
Others to cash on the final table were Eric Tsai (4th for $161,756), Bin Weng (5th for $113,775), and Jonathan Jaffe (3rd for $234,781).
At the start of the day, many eyes were on Hall and Racener, looking for their second bracelets. But it was Ball, who emerged victorious after eight hours of play.
“Jon and Galen are incredible players, they are really freaking good,” he said. “It was really hard, the whole tournament was hard. Every single day I was playing with absolute beasts.”
Final Table Action
John Racener was the first one to go when he four-bet jammed ace-queen into the pocket kings of Galen Hall. Next to go was Bin Weng. Weng was looking good five-handed with the chip lead, but he found himself at the bottom of the leaderboard after Scott Ball nailed a pair of aces on the river in a four-bet pot. Weng got it all in with king-queen against the ace-ten suited of Hall, but Hall binked a flush for the knockout.
Eric Tsai came in as the chip leader, but he was the next to go when he ran into a cooler. Tsai shoved with pocket queens and Scott Ball called with pocket kings. Tsai could not improve and he exited in fourth.
Three-handed was a drawn-out affair, Ball won a flip with pocket tens against the ace-queen of Hall. But Hall battled back to draw close. Hall put Ball on the short stack when he called a huge river bet with just a pair of fives and Ball was forced to muck his ace-high. Ball wasn’t done either however when his all-in jam with ace-eight spiked against Jaffe’s ace-queen. Finally, after three hours, Jonathan Jaffe busted when his ace-ten ran into the pocket eights of Hall. That allowed Hall to enter heads-up play with a 2-1 lead.
Play would drag on, however, as both players exchanged the chip lead several times. Ball finally took control when he bluff jammed the river with king-high to force a key fold from Hall and take a 5-1 chip lead. Ball finally finished the job when he got it all in holding the nut-flush draw, against Hall’s second nut flush draw. The flush did come home on the turn, sealing the deal. Ball said he is not satisfied yet though.
“I kinda want to just go home and go to bed and be here at 10 a.m. for the Monster Stack,” said the newly-crowned champion. “I want to do it again, like I want to show everyone it’s not a fluke and I really can play this game. So I might have a little fun, but not too much. I’m going to take the rest of the series very seriously there’s still a lot more work to do.”
Congratulations to Scott, winner of the 2021 WSOP Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em! He joins a prestigious club of WSOP bracelet winners.
Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Galen Hall limped and Ball checked to the 
flop. Ball checked and Hall fired 400,000. Ball woke up with a raise to 1,600,000 and Hall moved all in, Ball called.
Galen Hall: 
Scott Ball: 
The turn was the 
sealing the deal for Ball and the meaningless 
hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,200,000
7,800,000
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7,800,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Galen Hall limped and Scott Ball checked to the 
flop. Ball check-called a bet of 400,000 and the turn came the 
. Both players checked to see the 
and Ball checked again. Hall bet 900,000 and Ball folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,400,000
-2,600,000
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-2,600,000 |
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8,000,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
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Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Scott Ball just called on the button and Galen Hall checked the big blind. The flop came 
and Hall check-called a bet of 400,000 from Ball.
The turn was the and Hall checked again. Ball fired out another bet of 1,200,000 but couldn't shake Hall who made the call. The river was the and Hall checked once more. Ball announced all in, putting Hall to the test for his remaining 5,225,000.
Hall was puzzled to say the least as he went into the tank for over three minutes. Hall eventually decided to fold and Ball showed him the 
for a bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
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5,200,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
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Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Galen Hall limped in and Scott Ball checked to the 
flop. Action checked to the 
turn and Ball led for 500,000. Hall called and the river came the .
Ball bet again, this time 800,000, and Hall called.
Ball turned over 
and he continues to climb.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
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7,200,000
-1,300,000
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-1,300,000 |
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Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Galen Hall limped in on the button and Scott Ball checked his option. The flop came 
and Ball checked. Hall took the lead with a bet of 400,000 and Ball called.
The turn brought the 
and Ball checked again. Hall tossed in another bet of 900,000 and Ball called to see the on the river. Both players knuckled the table and Ball turned over 
for a rivered straight, pushing him over 20 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
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8,500,000
-1,700,000
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-1,700,000 |
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Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Scott Ball made it 600,000 and Galen Hall called to see the 
flop. Hall check-called a bet of 500,000 from Ball and the turn fell the 
.
Hall checked again and Ball checked back. On the river, both players checked. Hall turned over but Ball tabled 
for the better ace to extend the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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10,200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
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Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Scott Ball raised to 600,000 and Galen Hall called to see the 
flop. Both players checked the 
turn to the river. Hall checked and Ball bet 900,000. Hall folded and Ball took another one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,600,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
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10,700,000
-900,000
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-900,000 |
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