Now that the Main Event excitement has cooled we jump back to the other events where four players have secured bracelets on the live stage and two at online platform WSOP.com. The latest champions were Brian Hastings for his fifth career gold strap, Denis Strebkov for his second, and one each for Chad Himmelspach, Paulo Joanello, Aleksejs “APonakov” Ponakovs, and Yuliyan “Dr.Feelg00da” Kolev. Brief recaps of the winners down below.
The ongoing series is in its final week with games running through November 23. Out of the 88 bracelet events, only 11 have yet to be captured at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino plus two at online platform WSOP.com. In the WSOP Player of the Year race, Josh Arieh and Dylan Linde continue to hold the top two spots. Arieh also matched up to both Phil Hellmuth and Jake Schwartz with the most final tables of five each. Koray Aldemir zoomed into third rank after his huge victory at the Main Event. Leaderboard update can be found in the middle of the page.
Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship – BRIAN HASTINGS – US$ 352,958
As with a majority of the $10,000 buy in non-hold’em bracelet events, the Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship drew a tight field populated with highly decorated pros. 144 entered for a prize pool of US$ 1,342,800. Once the final table was reached, nearly every player was a bracelet winner with the exception of Ian O’Hara who hoped to change that status in this event. However, it wasn’t to be. Despite bringing in the biggest stack at heads up, Brian Hastings came from behind to claim the title, the US$ 352,958 first prize, and his fifth career gold bracelet. Hastings took down this same event back in 2015. As for runner up O’Hara, he had to settle for a WSOP career high payout of US$ 218,144.
Taking a look at Hastings’ past wins, he secured his first bracelet back in 2012 at the $10K Heads Up NLH Championship and pocketed US$ 371,498 which remains his largest WSOP score to date. In 2015 he took down two events, the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship and the $1,500 10-Game Mix. Then in 2018, he locked up his fourth gold at the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. The latest win boosted the champ’s WSOP total earnings to over US$ 3 Million.
On a brief rundown of the final table, seven out of the remaining ten players were multi finalists. Among them, John Monnette was on his third final table while two time series winner Josh Arieh was on his fifth. Arieh joined Phil Hellmuth and Jake Schwartz with the most final tables in this series at five a piece. After the fall of Arieh in 10th place, both Monnette and Yuval Bronshtein hoped to become the next two time series winner but instead fell short. Bronshtein went the farthest, falling in 3rd place. Also denied was 9x bracelet winner Erik Seidel who couldn’t turn his buy in to gold, bowing out in 7th place. With Hastings‘ victory, he joined Shaun Deeb and Brian Rast as the third player to win his fifth career gold bracelet at the ongoing series.
Date: November 13 to 15
Buy in: US$ 10,000
Entries: 144
Prize pool: US$ 1,342,800
ITM: 22 places
Final table payouts
1st Brian Hastings – USA – US$ 352,958
2nd Ian O’Hara – USA – US$ 218,144
3rd Yuval Bronshtein – Israel – US$ 151,460
4th Scott Seiver – USA – US$ 107,967
5th Marco Johnson – USA – US$ 79,073
6th John Monnette – USA – US$ 59,545
7th Erik Seidel – USA – US$ 46,140
8th Gary Benson – Australia – US$ 36,821
9th Josh Arieh – USA – US$ 30,290
Event #74: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event – DENIS STREBKOV – US$ 117,898
The last mixed tournament was tabled on November 14 to 16 with Event #74: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event seeing 212 entries for a prize pool of US$ 471,700. The seven game rotation concluded with the only bracelet holder at the final table, Denis Strebkov, securing his second career bracelet and the US$ 117,898 first prize. He won his first gold in 2019 at the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Strebkov topped Day 2 and went on to ship it on Day 3, becoming the second player from Russia to win in this series. Among the players that reached the money was Taiwanese bracelet winner James Chen in 21st place for US$ 5,121.
Date: November 14 to 16
Buy in: US$ 2,500
Entries: 212
Prize pool: US$ 471,700
ITM: 32 places
Final table payouts
1st Denis Strebkov – Russia – US$ 117,898
2nd Jerry Wong – USA – US$ 72,868
3rd Pearce Arnold – USA – US$ 48,864
4th Richard Bai – USA – US$ 33,583
5th Shanmukha Meruga – USA – US$ 23,670
6th Patrik Ciklamini – Slovakia – US$ 17,119
7th Hooman Nikzad – USA – US$ 12,715
Event #75: $1,500 Freezeout NL Hold’em – CHAD HIMMELSPACH – US$ 270,877
The $1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em attracted 1,191 players for a prize pool of US$ 1,589,985. After three days of play, Chad Himmelspach emerged victorious, coming back from a 10 BB versus 88 BB against Stefan Reiser at heads up to claim his first gold bracelet and a career high payout of US$ 270,877.
Recapping the action, at the end of Day 1, Himmelspach was down to just 10 BB while the player up top, Renmei Liu, was beefed up with 89 BB. Before the end of Day 2, the money was reached with Asians Kartik Ved (22nd), Jun Obara (92nd), Jinho Hong (137th), Makoto Yoshimichi (150th), and Yoongwon Woo (157th) earning a piece. The final table was formed with Liu still the player to catch, 4x bracelet winner Asi Moshe was the only WSOP decorated player, and Himmelspach tied with Nicholas Hubers at the bottom. Entering Day 3, only 8 were left. Moshe was already out in 10th place and Louison Vincent 9th. Himmelspach was ranked fourth and proceeded to rail both Tarun Gulati in 7th place and Liu in 3rd place to bring in an over 2:1 chip advantage against Reiser at heads up.
Despite the lead, seizing the title proved to be difficult. After Reiser recovered on a failed bluff by Himmelspach, he turned the counts, driving his stack to 88 BB while simultaneously sending Himmelspach down to just 10 BB. However, he too was unable to close it out. Himmelspach charged back up and went on to claim the dream gold. Like Himmelspach, Reiser pocketed his largest known live score of US$ 167,418.
Date: November 15 to 17
Buy in: US$ 1,500
Entries: 1,191
Prize pool: US$ 1,589,985
ITM: 177 places
Final table payouts
1st Chad Himmelspach – USA – US$ 270,877
2nd Stefan Reiser – Austria – US$ 167,418
3rd Renmei Liu – Canada – US$ 121,580
4th Kaue De Souza – Brazil – US$ 89,344
5th Ori Hasson – Israel – US$ 66,447
6th Tarun Gulati – USA – US$ 50,021
7th Nicholas Hubers – USA – US$ 38,121
8th Seth Evans – USA – US$ 29,416
9th Louison Vincent – France – US$ 22,986
10th Asi Moshe – Israel – US$ 18,192
Event #77: $1,500 FIFTY STACK NL Hold’em – PAULO JOANELLO – US$ 321,917
Brazil got on the bracelet board after Paulo Joanello conquered Event #77: $1,500 FIFTY STACK NL Hold’em for his first gold bracelet and career high payout of US$ 321,917. Joanello outlasted the 1,501 entry field, besting Toby Price after a roller coaster heads up match. While this was the first for Brazil in this series, it was their 16th in total. Interviewed by PokerNews, Joanello said,
“When he came back in heads-up, I thought I was going to lose. But I looked at the bracelet and my rail and I said “No” this is going to Brazil and these people and I’m very happy.”
The two day event closed Day 1 with 226 players remaining led by bracelet winner Ryan Depaulo who went on to finish in 37th place. Other players in the money were Asians Inkyu Choi (22nd), Raghav Bansal (30th), Hogyun Kang (52nd), Shohei Miyazaki (78th), Seungyeol Kim (85th), Carlos Chang (105th), Sriharsha Doddapaneni (135th), Makoto Yoshimichi (148th), Keiichi Funakura (156th), and Ken Inagaki (213th). The fast paced event final table was formed with 2x bracelet winner Elio Fox, bracelet winner John Gorsuch, 2x ring winner Roongsak Griffeth, and ring winner Scott Hall in the lineup.
At the fall of Martin Bicanik to Joanello in 3rd place, the Brazilian carried in a stack well over 2:1 at heads up against Price. What followed was a barrage of big exchanges that saw the chip lead flip multiple times. Joanello was finally able to nail it shut with 
higher two pair over 
on a board 
.
Date: November 16 to 17
Buy in: US$ 1,500
Entries: 1,501
Prize pool: US$ 2,003,835
ITM: 226 places
Final table payouts
1st Paulo Joanello – Brazil – US$ 321,917
2nd Toby Price – USA – US$ 198,970
3rd Martin Bicanik – Czech Republic – US$ 146,061
4th Ron Moisescu – Israel – US$ 108,349
5th Roongsak Griffeth – USA – US$ 81,228
6th Axel Hallay – France – US$ 61,550
7th Elio Fox – USA – US$ 47,145
8th David Morel – USA – US$ 36,508
9th Scott Hall – USA – US$ 28,585
10th John Gorsuch – USA – US$ 22,632
Online #8: $7,777 NLH Lucky 7’s High Roller – ALEKSEJS “APonakov” PONAKOVS – US$ 432,491
230 logged on for the bracelet hunt at Online #8: $7,777 NLH Lucky 7’s High Roller. Finally attaining WSOP glory was Aleksejs “APonakov” Ponakovs who defeated Canada’s Jaroslaw “johnnyloveit” Jaskiewicz at heads up for his first ever gold bracelet and a first for Latvia in this series. Along with the shine, Ponakovs collected a substantial US$ 432,491 payout, the second largest of his career. On August 2020, Ponakovs nearly clasped a bracelet at the WSOP Online on GGPoker, placing 4th at the $25K NLH Poker Players Championship for US$ 719,700. The following year, he came even closer at the 2021 WSOP Online series, finishing 2nd at the $10K NLH Heads Up Championship for US$ 279,700.
The online gold hunt saw 36 players earn a piece of the US$ 1,696,710 prize pool. Among them was Taiwanese series winner Pete Chen in 22nd for US$ 13,574. At the final table were three bracelet holders, which included series winner Dylan “sobchak67” Linde. This was Linde’s third final table, placing him in second position at the WSOP Player of the Year race. Another well known contender was Germany’s Rainer “vict0rgal1” Kempe who was on his second final table. Falling in 4th place was bracelet winner William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine followed by three time final tableist Qinghai “011pokerdr” Pan in 3rd place.
Date: November 14,2021
Buy in: US$ 7,777
Entries: 230
Prize pool: US$1,696,710
ITM: 36 places
Final table payouts
1st Aleksejs “APonakov” Ponakovs – Latvia – 432,491
2nd Jaroslaw “johnnyloveit” Jaskiewicz – Canada – US$ 267,232
3rd Qinghai “011pokerdr” Pan – USA – US$ 183,754
4th William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine – USA – US$ 128,780
5th Dylan “sobchak67” Linde – USA – US$ 92,131
6th Rainer “vict0rgal1” Kempe – Germany – US$ 68,207
7th Sergio “zcedrick” Aido – Spain – US$ 51,071
8th Christopher “WATnlos” Robin Frank – Australia – US$ 38,176
9th Arian “4632647” Stolt – USA – US$ 29,692
Online #9: $777 Lucky 7’s NL Hold’em – YULIYAN “Dr.Feelg00da” KOLEV – US$ 146,162
Bulgaria also made their debut on the 2021 bracelet board with Yuliyan “Dr.Feelg00da” Kolev winning Online Event #9: $777 Lucky 7’s NL Hold’em for his first ever gold bracelet. Kolev outlasted the 1,122 player field to claim the US$ 146,162 first place purse. The newly minted Bulgarian has been on the gold hunt since 2010, reaching final tables in 2016 and 2017. With this win, he now has US$ 721K in WSOP career earnings. Also in the money was recently crowned Taiwanese bracelet winner Carlos Chang in 69th place for US$ 1,806. This was Chang’s seventh cash in this series.
Date: November 14, 2021
Buy in: US$ 777
Entries: 1,122
Prize pool: US$ 785,400
ITM: 167 places
Final table payouts
1st Yuliyan “Dr.Feelg00da” Kolev – Bulgaria – US$ 146,162
2nd Tim “uNORTH0doX” Reilly – USA – US$ 90,321
3rd Jeffrey “Jefferino1” Hong – USA – US$ 63,961
4th Jeremy “Koach” Dresch – USA – US$ 45,867
5th Gabriel “Black_Mamba” Nastasa – USA – US$ 33,300
6th Rhonda “pokerqueenrg” Goodman – USA – US$ 24,504
7th Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka – Belarus – US$ 18,299
8th Chau “s0sdizzy” Nguyen – USA – US$ 13,823
9th Connor “connb” Boyle – USA – US$ 10,602
Current Leaderboard standings
Apart from bracelets are two leaderboards to fight for with only the top three players per board winning a piece of the US$ 50,000 cash prize. At the WSOP Player of the Year race, two time series winner Josh Arieh and Dylan Linde maintained the top two spots while Main Event champion Koray Aldemir skyrocketed into third rank. At the No Limits Velo race, there was no change in the top two spots however Georgios Sotiropoulos has now moved into third rank, Aldemir in fourth rank, and Pete Chen down to fifth rank.
Breakdown of prizes is the same per board.
1st US$ 15,000
2nd US$ 7,500
3rd US$ 2,500
2021 WSOP tally
Listed below are select series numbers, player achievements, bracelet winners, and players that have reached multiple final tables.
Event #1 – #77 prize pool: US$ 190,991,070
Online Event #1 – #9 prize pool: US$ 7,353,140
Entries: 111,560
Online entries: 6,443
Main Event prize pool: US$ 62,011,250
Main Event players: 6,650
First time bracelet winners: 48 (live) / 7 (online)
Multiple final tables: 73 players
Five final tables: Phil Hellmuth, Jake Schwartz, Josh Arieh
Millionaire winners
Koray Aldemir – US$ 8,000,000 – Event #67: $10,000 NLH Main Event World Championship
Shaun Deeb – US$ 1,251,860 – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller PLO 8-Handed
Michael Addamo – US$ 1,132,968 – Event #38: $50,000 High Roller NLH 8-Handed
Daniel Lazrus – US$ 1,000,000 – Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Asia bracelet winners
Pete Chen – Taiwan – Online Event #3: $400 NL Hold’em Ultra Deepstack
Carlos Chang – Taiwan – Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout NL Hold’em
Kazuki Ikeuchi – Japan – Online Event #5: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship
Motoyoshi Okamura – Japan – Event #72: $1,500 Mixed NL Hold’em – PL Omaha
Two series wins
Anthony Zinno
Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Kevin Gerhart
Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 8-Handed
Josh Arieh
Event #39: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Event #66: #10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Scott Ball
Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed NL Hold’em
Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop NL Hold’em
Most Final Tables
Phil Hellmuth
6th – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E
5th – Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
4th – Event #19: #10,000 Seven Card Stud
1st – Event #31: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
2nd – Event #36: $10K Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship
Jake Schwartz
3rd – Event #20: $1,000 Flip & Go NL Hold’em
2nd – Event #31: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
3rd – Event #36: $10K Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship
7th – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship
5th – Event #49: $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Josh Arieh
1st – Event #39: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
6th – Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 6-Handed
1st – Event #66: $10,000 Pot Limit OmahaHi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 8-Handed
4th – Online Event #7: $3,200 NLH Hold’em High Roller 8-Max
9th – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Sixteenth career bracelet won
Phil Hellmuth – Event #31: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Fifth career bracelet won
Brian Rast – Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Shaun Deeb – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller PLO 8-Handed
Brian Hastings – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Fourth career bracelet won
John Monnette – Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship
Anthony Zinno – Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Adam Friedman – Event #36: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship
Farzad “Freddy” Bonyadi – Event #49: $10,000 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Ben Yu – Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em Championship
Brian Yoon – Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Kevin Gerhart – Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 8-Handed
Josh Arieh – Event #66: #10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Third career bracelet won
Anthony Zinno – Event #19: $10K Seven Card Stud Championship
Ryan Leng – Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed
Chance Kornuth – Event #29: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em
David “Bakes” Baker – Event 34: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Lowball Draw
Michael Addamo – Event #38: $50,000 High Roller NLH 8-Handed
Josh Arieh – Event #39: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Kevin Gerhart – Event #40 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Bradley Ruben – Event #42: $1,500 Razz
Georgios Sotiropoulos – Event #65: $1,000 MINI Main Event NL Hold’em Freezeout
Second career bracelet won
Jeremy Ausmus – Event #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Charity Relief
Connor Drinan – Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Ari Engel – Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Yuval Bronshtein – Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Rafael Lebron – Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Daniel Lazrus – Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker NL Hold’em
Jim Collopy – Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Tommy Le – Event #45: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Anatolii Zyrin – Event #55: $400 COLOSSUS NL Hold’em
Scott Ball – Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop NL Hold’em
Denis Strebkov – Event #74: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event
Martin “BathroomLine” Zamani – Online #1: $5,300 NLH Freezeout
Mark “NJ_AcesmarkA” Herm – Online #2: $500 NL Hold’em BIG 500
2021 WSOP Winners
$10,000 MAIN EVENT: Koray Aldemir – Germany – US$ 8,000,000
Event #1: James Barnett – USA – Casino Employees – US$ 39,013
Event #2: Jesse Klein – USA – $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. – US$ 552,182
Event #3: Jeremy Ausmus – USA – $1,000 Covid-19 Charity Relief – US$ 48,687
Event #4: Long Ma – USA – $500 The Reunion 5M GTD – US$ 514,604
Event #5: Connor Drinan – USA – $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better – US$ 163,252
Event #6: Tyler Cornell – USA – $25,000 HR NL Hold’em 8-Handed – US$ 833,289
Event #7: Jaswinder “Jesse” Lally – Canada – $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed – US$ 97,915
Event #8: Zhi Wu – USA – $600 NL Hold’em Deepstack – US$ 281,406
Event #9: Ari Engel – Canada – $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship – US$ 317,076
Event #10: Michael Perrone – USA – $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty NLH Freezeout – US$ 152,173
Event #11: Jason Koon – USA – $25,000 Heads-Up NL Hold’em Championship – US$ 243,981
Event #12: Yuval Bronshtein – Israel – $1,500 Limit Hold’em – US$ 124,374
Event #13: Harvey Mathews – USA – $3,000 Freezeout NL Hold’em – US$ 371,914
Event #14: Rafael Lebron – USA – $1,500 Seven Card Stud – US$ 82,262
Event #15: Bradley Jansen – USA – $1,500 6-Handed NL Hold’em – US$ 313,403
Event #16: John Monnette – USA – $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship – US$ 245,680
Event #17: Daniel Larzrus – USA – $1,500 Millionaire Maker NL Hold’em – US$ 1,000,000
Event #18: Vladimir Peck – USA – $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball – US$ 134,390
Event #19: Anthony Zinno – USA – US$ 10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship – US$ 182,872
Event #20: Dejuante Alexander – USA – $1,000 Flip & Go NL Hold’em – US$ 180,665
Event #21: Dylan Linde – USA – $1,500 Mixed PLO / Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O – US$
170,269
Event #22: Lara Eisenberg – USA – $1,000 Ladies NLH Championship – US$ 115,694
Event #23: Ryan Leng – USA – $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed – US$ 137,969
Event #24: Michael Prendergast – USA – $600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 8-Handed – US$ 127,348
Event #25: Scott Ball – USA – $5,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em – US$ 562,667
Event #26: Dalibor Dula – Czech Republic – $1,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em – US$ 199,227
Event #27: Anthony Zinno – USA – $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. – US$ 160,636
Event #28: Dylan Weisman – USA – $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha – US$ 166,461
Event #29: Chance Kornuth – USA – $10,000 Short Deck NL Hold’em – US$ 194,670
Event #30: Michael Noori – USA – $1,500 MONSTER STACK No Limit Hold’em – US$ 610,347
Event #31: Phil Hellmuth – USA – $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw – US$ 84,951
Event #32: Jim Collopy – USA – $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. – US$ 173,823
Event #33: Ran Koller – Israel – $800 8-Handed NL Hold’em Deepstack – US$ 269,478
Event #34: David “Bakes” Baker – USA – $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw – US$ 87,837
Event #35: Anthony Koutsos – USA – $500 Freezeout NL Hold’em – US$ 167,272
Event #36: Adam Friedman – USA – $10K Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship
Event #37: Karolis Sereika – Lithuania – $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty NL Hold’em – US$ 195,310
Event #38: Michael Addamo – Australia – $50,000 High Roller NLH 8-Handed – US$ 1,132,968
Event #39: Josh Arieh – USA – $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed – US$ 204,7666
Event #40: Kevin Gerhart – USA – $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship – US$ 361,124
Event #41: Carlos Chang – Taiwan – $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em – US$ 364,589
Event #42: Bradley Ruben – USA – $1,500 Razz – US$ 99,188
Event #43: Anthony Denove – USA – $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No Limit Hold’em – US$ 446,983
Event #44: Ryan Hansen – USA – $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em – US$ 109,692
Event #45: Tommy Le – USA – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship – US$ 746,477
Event #46: Chad Norton – USA – $800 NL Hold’em Deepstack – US$ 214,830
Event #47: Alexandre Reard – France – $5,000 Freezeout NLH 8-Handed – US$ 428,694
Event #48: Gershon Distenfeld – USA – $1,500 SHOOTOUT No Limit Hold’em – US$ 204,063
Event #49: Farzad Bonyadi – USA – $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship – US$ 297,051
Event #50: Darrin Wright – USA – $600 Mixed NLH / PLO Deepstack Deepstack 8-Handed – US$ 127,219
Event #51: Brian Rast – USA – $3,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em – US$ 474,102
Event #52: Robert McMillan – USA – $1,000 SENIORS NL Hold’em Championship – US$ 561,060
Event #53: Shaun Deeb – USA – $25,000 High Roller PLO 8-Handed – US$ 1,251,860
Event #54: Nicholas Julia – USA – $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed – US$ 168,608
Event #55: Anatolii Zyrin – Russia – $400 COLOSSUS NL Hold’em – US$ 314,705
Event #56: Ben Yu – USA – $10,000 6-Handed NL Hold’em Championship – US$ 721,453
Event #57: Brian Yoon – USA – $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship – US$ 240,341
Event #58: Jean-Luc Adam – France – US$ 1,000 SUPER SENIORS NL Hold’em – US$ 255,623
Event #59: Mike Ruter – Samy Dighlawi – USA – $1,000 TAG TEAM NL Hold’em – US$ 113,366
Event #60: Dan Cates – USA – $50,000 Poker Players Championship – US$ 954,020
Event #61: Cole Ferraro – USA – $600 Deepstack Championship NL Hold’em – US$ 252,491
Event #62: Kevin Gerhart – USA – $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or better 8-Handed – US$ 186,789
Event #63: Eric Zhang – USA – $500 SALUTE to Warriors NL Hold’em – US$ 102,465
Event #64: Eelis Parsinen – Finland – $5,000 Mixed NLH – PLO 8-Handed – US$ 545,616
Event #65: Georgios Sotiropoulos – Greece – $1,000 Mini Main Event – US$ 432,575
Event #66: Josh Arieh – USA – $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better – US$ 484,791
Event #68: Scott Ball – USA – $1,111 Little One for One Drop NL Hold’em – US$ 396,445
Event #69: Jermaine Reid – USA – $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better – US$ 113,459
Event #70: David Moses – USA – $888 Crazy EIGHTS NLH 8-Handed – US$ 888,888
Event #71: Mourad Amokrane – France – $1,500 BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha – US$ 132,844
Event #72: Motoyoshi Okamura – Japan – $1,500 Mixed NL Hold’em – PL Omaha – US$ 209,716
Event #73: Brian Hastings – USA – $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship – US$ 352,958
Event #74: Denis Strebkov – Russia – $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event – US$ 117,898
Event #75: Chad Himmelspach – USA – $1,500 Freezeout NL Hold’em – US$ 270,877
Event #76: Romain Lewis – France – $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty NLH Freezeout – US$ 463,885
Event #77: Paulo Joanello – Brazil – $1,500 FIFTY STACK NL Hold’em – US$ 321,917
Online #1: Martin “BathroomLine” Zamani – USA – $5,300 NLH Freezeout – US$ 210,600
Online #2: Mark “NJ_AcesmarkA” Herm – USA – $500 NL Hold’em BIG 500 – US$ 89,356
Online #3: Pete Chen – Taiwan – $400 NL Hold’em Ultra Deepstack – US$ 82,560
Online #4: Ryan “Santasbzack2” Stoker – USA – $888 PLO Crazy 8’s 8-Handed – US$ 95,338
Online #5: Kazuki “hyahhoo3” Ikeuchi – Japan – $1,000 NL Hold’em Championship – US$ 152,797
Online #6: John “Relevancy” Ripnick – USA – $666 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max – US$ 114,898
Online #7: Jacob “incel4life” Neff – USA – $3,200 NLH High Roller 8-Max – US$ 318,889
Online #8: Aleksejs “APonakov” Ponakovs – Latvia – $7,777 Lucky 7’s NLH High Roller – US$ 432,491
Online #9: Yuliyan “DrFeelg00da” Kolev – Bulgaria – $777 Lucky 7’s NL Hold’em – US$ 146,162
Four final tables
Tommy Le
2nd – Event #39: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
1st – Event #45: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
9th – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
3rd – Online Event #6: $666 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max
Three final tables
Kevin Gerhart
8th – Event #31: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
1st – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship
1st – Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 8-Handed
Ryan Leng
1st – Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed
2nd – Event #30: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No Limit Hold’em
2nd – Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 6-Handed
Dylan Linde
1st – Event #21: $1,500 Mixed PLO / Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O
3rd – Online Event #7: $3,200 NLH Hold’em High Roller 8-Max
5th – Online Event #8: $7,777 Lucky 7’s No Limit Hold’em High Roller
John Monnette
1st – Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship
4th – Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
6th – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Jason Koon
9th – Event #6: $10,000 High Roller NL Hold’em 8-Handed
6th – Online Event #1: $5,300 NLH Freezeout
1st – Event #11: $10,000 Heads Up NL Hold’em Championship
Andrew Kelsall
2nd – Event #7: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed
6th – Online Event #4: $888 Pot Limit Omaha Crazy 8’s
6th – Event #36: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship
Benny Glaser
2nd – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
9th – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship
3rd – Event #49: $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Qinghai Pan
7th – Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
3rd – Online Event #5: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em
3rd – Online Event #8: $7,777 Lucky 7’s NL Hold’em High Roller
Joao Vieira
3rd – Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
5th – Event #29: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em
5th – Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Robert Mizrachi
3rd – Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
7th – Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
6th – Event #54: Nine Game Mix 6-Handed
David Benyamine
3rd – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E
8th – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship
6th – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Stephen Chidwick
6th – Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
8th – Event #29: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em
3rd – Event #76: Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
Christopher Vitch
10th – Event #9: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
3rd – Event #31: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
6th – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship
Eli Elezra
4th – Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
6th – Event #45: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
4th – Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 6-Handed
John Racener
6th – Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship
6th – Event $25: $5,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
8th – Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Matt Glantz
9th – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
7th – Event #36: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship
7th – Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 6-Handed
Two final tables
Anthony Zinno
1st – Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
1st – Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Scott Ball
1st – Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed NL Hold’em
1st – Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop NL Hold’em
Connor Drinan
1st – Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
2nd – Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed
Cole Ferraro
2nd – Event #26: $1,000 Freezeout NL Hold’em
1st – Event #61: $600 Deepstack Championship NL Hold’em
Antatolii Zyrin
1st – Event #55: 400 COLOSSUS No Limit Hold’em
3rd – Event #66: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 8-Handed
Yuval Bronshtein
1st – Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
3rd – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Shaun Deeb
5th – Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
1st – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Jeremy Ausmus
5th – Event #45: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
1st – Event #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief NL Hold’em Charity Fund
Brian Yoon
5th – Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
1st – Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Georgios Sotiropoulos
1st – Event #65: $1,000 MINI Main Event NL Hold’em Freezeout
6th – Event #70: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS NL Hold’em 8-Handed
Alan “Ari” Engel
7th – Event #48: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No Limit Hold’em
1st – Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Ben Yu
7th – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
1st – Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em Championship
Kevin Erickson
2nd – Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
3rd – Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em
Danny Chang
3rd – Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold’em
2nd – Event #66: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 8-Handed
Pierre Calamusa
2nd – Event #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty NL Hold’em Freezeout
4th – Event #37: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty NL Hold’em Freezeout
Dustin Dirksen
4th – Event #49: $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
2nd – Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 8-Handed
Chad Eveslage
4th – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
2nd – Online Event #7: $3,200 NLH High Roller 8-Max
Ian O’Hara
4th – Event #7: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed
2nd – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Gabriel Andrade
2nd – Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
5th – Event 339: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Marco Johnson
2nd – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
5th – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Jordan Spurlin
2nd – Event #45: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
6th – Event #72: $1,500 Mixed NL Hold’em / PL Omaha 8-Handed
Charles Sinn
2nd – Event #42: $1,500 Razz
8th – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Johan Schumacher
8th – Event #30: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
2nd – Event #48: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No Limit Hold’em
Michael Gathy
3rd – Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
4th – Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No Limit Hold’em
Jonathan Jaffe
4th – Event #6: $25K HR NL Hold’em 8-Handed
3rd – Event $25: $5,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Quang Ngo
3rd – Online Event #3: $888 Pot Limit Omaha Crazy 8’s
8th – Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
Eddie Blumenthal
4th – Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
3rd – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship
Nicolas Yunis
4th – Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
3rd – Event #72: $1,500 Mixed NL Hold’em / PL Omaha 8-Handed
Jose Paz-Gutierrez
3rd – Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
9th – Event #42: $1,500 Razz
Maxx Coleman
5th – Event #26: $1,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
4th – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Carol Fuchs
4th – Event #36: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship
6th – Event #69: – $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Erik Seidel
4th – Event #38: $50,000 High Roller NL Hold’em 8-Handed
7th – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
John Bunch
4th – Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
8th – Event #24: $600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 8-Handed
Kao Chieng Saechao
4th – Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
8th – Event #71: $1,500 BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
William Romaine
8th – Online Event #6: $666 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max
4th – Online Event #8: $7,777 Lucky 7’s No Limit Hold’em High Roller
Uri Reichenstein
10th – Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
4th – Event #76: Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
Bin Weng
5th – Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
6th – Event #38: $50,000 High Roller NL Hold’em 8-Handed
Brandon Shack-Harris
5th – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
6th – Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Kenny Hsiung
5th – Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em
7th – Event #54: $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed
Jeff Gross
5th – Event #66: $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better
7th – Event #71: $1,500 BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Mustapha Kanit
5th – Event #6: $25,000 High Roller NL Hold’em 8-Handed
8th – Event #38: $50,000 High Roller NL Hold’em 8-Handed
Jesse Yaginuma
6th – Online Event #2: $500 WSOP.com NLHold’em BIG 500
6th – Event 15: $1,500 6-Handed NL Hold’em
Paul Richardson
6th – Online Event #6: $666 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max
6th – Online Event #7: $3,200 NLH High Roller 8-Max
Dario Sammartino
6th – Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed
6th – Event #76: Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
Michael Trivett
6th – Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
7th – Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 8-Handed
Craig Mason
7th – Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout NL Hold’em
7th – Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Hal Rotholz
8th – Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
6th – Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
Rainer Kempe
6th – Online Event #8: $7,777 Lucky 7’s NL Hold’em High Roller
9th – Event #76: Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
Asi Moshe
6th – Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
10th – Event #75: $1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
Curtis Phelps
8th – Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
7th – Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Daniel Negreanu
8th – Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
8th – Event #49: $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Gary Benson
8th – Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
8th – Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Gabe Ramos
9th – Event #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty NL Hold’em Freezeout
10th – Event #71: BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you updates and recaps throughout the series.
*Information is based on WSOP.com, PokerNews live updates, and The Hendon Mob
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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