Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$6,192,000
Entries
64
Level
24
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Level 24
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Australia’s Michael Addamo defeated Kevin Rabichow in heads-up play to win Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em and close out the 2021 World Series of Poker in its final year at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Addamo survived a field of 64 players and a talented final five to claim the $1,958,569 grand prize and the WSOP gold bracelet.
This is Addamo’s fourth WSOP title and the second of 2021 after he took down the $50,000 High Roller 8-handed event earlier in the series. The win tops an incredible year on the high-stakes tournament scene.
Addamo has been a force in high-stakes tournaments in 2021, winning five different events with a $50,000 buy-in or more, while finishing second and third in two others. The Aussie’s live tournament earnings for 2021 tally just short of $9.5 million, and today’s win brought his career total to just over $17.7 million.
$100,000 High Roller Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Addamo | Australia | $1,958,569 |
| 2 | Kevin Rabichow | United States | $1,210,487 |
| 3 | Sam Soverel | United States | $830,992 |
| 4 | Sean Perry | United States | $590,344 |
| 5 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | $434,523 |
| 6 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada | $331,806 |
| 7 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | $263,227 |
| 8 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $217,274 |
| 9 | Bill Klein | United States | $186,909 |
| 10 | Fedor Holz | Germany | $167,869 |
Addamo came into Day 3 with a commanding chip lead, but Sam Soverel was able to double through the champion and take the top spot on the leaderboard on two separate occasions. Addamo fought back and regained the lead each time before he held off Kevin Rabichow’s attempt to double in heads-up play to claim victory.
“Kevin (Rabichow) is a heads-up player originally, so it would’ve been quite tough with double up there,” Addamo said in a post-win interview.
After a career year, the newest addition to the four-time champion list is ready for some time off.
“I’ve been playing non-stop for three and a half months straight so I am ready for a break,” Addamo said. Don’t expect him to be out for long, especially with the growth on the high-stakes tournament scene.
“The schedule hasn’t been announced yet but I will be playing a lot of tournaments next year and more at the WSOP again.”
Day 3 Action
Action started early when Sean Perry got it in with ace-jack and doubled through Addamo. Otherwise, the early hands were a feeling out process until Henrik Hecklen was eliminated in fifth place when his queen-jack lost to Soverel’s pair of kings.
Soverel followed up the elimination with a double-up through Addamo that gave him the chip lead. Perry was soon out in fourth place when his pair of sixes ran into Rabichow’s pocket eights.
Addamo reclaimed the chip lead in three-handed play and extended it with big bets that put pressure on Soverel and Rabichow, but he ran into danger when Soverel called a big Addamo bet and doubled back into the lead with pocket nines.
Soverel’s time with the lead was short-lived and Addamo re-took the top spot when he shoved with jack-ten and beat Soverel’s ace-jack when a ten dropped on the turn. The hand left Addamo with more than 24 million, nearly two-thirds of the chips in play.
Once he took yet another commanding lead, Addamo went to work and eliminated Soverel in third place with ace-jack. Addamo held nearly all of the chips on the table as heads-up play started, and the big moment came when Rabichow got it in with ace-six. Addamo caught a pair of twos on the flop and held on to win the hand and the tournament.
Congratulations to Michael Addamo for winning his fourth bracelet in Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em on the final day of the 2021 World Series of Poker. Thank you for joining the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the updates from throughout the final year at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Be sure to join us in the future for coverage of all of your favorite events.
Level 24
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Michael Addamo raised to 6,000,000 and Kevin Rabichow called for his last 5,500,000.
Kevin Rabichow: 
Michael Addamo: 
The board ran out 
and Addamo held on with a fives and twos to eliminate Rabichow in second place for $1,210,487.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,400,000
10,400,000
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10,400,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 24
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Sam Soverel shoved his last 4,400,000 from the button and Michael Addamo called from the small blind.
Sam Soverel: 
Michael Addamo: 
The board ran out 
with three jacks for Addamo and Soverel was eliminated from the tournament in third place for $830,992.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000,000 | |
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5,000,000
-1,000,000
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-1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
The final three players are on their first break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000,000
3,400,000
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3,400,000 |
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6,000,000
-1,200,000
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-1,200,000 |
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4,400,000
-2,200,000
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-2,200,000 |
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Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Sam Soverel raised to 800,000 and Michael Addamo three-bet to 6,000,000. Soverel four-bet to 11,900,000 and Addamo called for his last 5,900,000.
Michael Addamo:
Sam Soverel: 
The board ran out 
and Addamo turned a pair of tens to double back into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,600,000
13,700,000
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13,700,000 |
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7,200,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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6,600,000
-15,100,000
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-15,100,000 |
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Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Sam Soverel raised to 200,000 and Michael Addamo three-bet to 10,700,000. Soverel called for his last 10,300,000.
Sam Soverel: 
Michael Addamo:
The board ran out 
and Soverel claimed the chip lead with a double through Addamo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,700,000
11,000,000
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11,000,000 |
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10,900,000
-11,100,000
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-11,100,000 |
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5,800,000 | |
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Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Michael Addamo raised to 800,000 and Kevin Rabichow three-bet to 2,100,000.
Sam Soverel folded and Addamo four-bet to 3,400,000. Rabichow thought for a moment and got away from it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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22,000,000
3,700,000
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3,700,000 |
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10,700,000
-800,000
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-800,000 |
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5,800,000
-2,900,000
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-2,900,000 |
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Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Kevin Rabichow raised to 900,000 from the button and Michael Addamo called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Addamo checked. Rabichow bet 1,300,000 and Addamo got away from it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,300,000
-700,000
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-700,000 |
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11,500,000
-1,000,000
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-1,000,000 |
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8,700,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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