Mike Matusow Survives Day 1b of WSOP Main Event as Johnny Chan Bows Out

The second starting flight of the 2021 Main Event at the World Series of Poker saw Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow make it through unscathed, but two-time champ Johnny Chan was among some big names who made an early exit.

Freddy Deeb was eliminated from the 2021 WSOP Main Event after losing with a pair of tens. Shaun Deeb, who is currently vying for the Player of the Year title, hit the rail in similar fashion, the remains of his short stack disappearing when Keith Kordowski paired his ace to outgun Shaun’s pocket nines.

Justin Bonomo and Cary Katz both bagged roughly one third of their starting stacks, as did Belgium’s Kenny Hallaerts. Ryan Riess, the 2013 ME champion, did slightly better bagging 40k, with highstakes Belarus pro Mikita Badziakouski finishing the day on 50k from a 60k starting stack.

Mike Matusow finished Day 1b of the 2021 WSOP Main Event with 56,500 chips. Steve Foutty topped the chip counts on Day 1b of the 2021 WSOP Main Event with 287,000 chips.