2021 WSOP: Scott Ball captures second series title; maiden bracelets for Jermaine Reid, Mourad Amokrane, Jacob Neff; Mike Takayama within gold reach

Nonstop action at the 52nd World Series of Poker resulted in four more bracelet winners. The newly minted were Jermaine Reid, Jacob “incel4life” Neff, and Mourad Amokrane who gave France its third gold. Another champion was Scott Ball who captured his second win in this series for his second career gold bracelet. The ongoing festival is on its last ten days with games running at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino through November 23. To date, 69 out of 88 bracelet events have been won plus 7 out of 11 at online platform WSOP.com.

The $10,000 Main Event World NL Hold’em Championship enters Day 6 with 96 players remaining. Among the contenders are three Asian players, namely bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer (India), Norbert Koh (Singapore), and Mikiya Kudo (Japan). At Event #71: $1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold’em / Pot Limit Omaha, it is down to 8 players with Japan’s Motoyoshi Okamura and Philippine bracelet winner Mike Takayama in the running.

Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop NL Hold’em – SCOTT BALL – US$ 396,445

Before the series, Scott Ball only had two prior live scores at the Rio and no bracelet. Today, he has twelve cashes and two bracelets. Nearly one month ago, Ball won Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em for his first gold, then just yesterday, he shipped Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold’em for his second career bracelet. Ball became the newest player to join the exclusive group of two time series winners consisting of Anthony Zinno, Kevin Gerhart, and Josh Arieh. With this win, he zoomed to the top of the No Limits Velo leaderboard and jumped into second rank in the WSOP Player of the Year race. Currently, Ball has accumulated a whopping US$ 1,057,556 in this series alone. Interviewed by PokerNews, Ball said,

“It’s like a simulation to be heads-up again for a bracelet in like two weeks. I’ve just worked so hard to get better at No-Limit this past year, so when it peeled off and I won another one, it just didn’t feel like reality. It feels like I’m dreaming, and I’m going to wake up tomorrow and be like, dang, I can’t wait to live that one day.”

The event drew 3,797 entries across three starting days for a prize pool of US$ 3,800,797. Out of the 568 that shaved a piece were 38 players from all over Asia. Running the deepest per flag were Korea’s Gyuhoon Kang in 14th place, India’s Shuchi Chamaria in 73rd place, Taiwanese bracelet winner Carlos Chang in 90th place, Japan’s Rikiya Jinbo in 113th place, China’s Marcelo Delgado in 118th place, Philippine’s John Tech in 250th place, Hong Kong’s Yik Yin “Ray” Chiu in 399th place, and Singapore’s Foo Yong Cheong in 526th place.

Date: November 8 to November 13
Buy in: US$ 1,111
Entries: 3,797
Prize pool: US$ 3,800,797
ITM: 568 places

Final table payouts

1st Scott Ball – USA – US$ 396,445
2nd Michael Shanahan – USA – US$ 245,068
3rd Sorel Mizzi – Canada – US$ 186,824
4th Sebastian Medina – Colombia – US$ 143,399
5th David Jackson – USA – US$ 110,827
6th Ronnie Ballantyne – UK – US$ 86,249
7th Petro Zakusilov – USA – US$ 67,592
8th Seth Fischer – USA – US$ 53,343
9th Frank Marasco – USA – US$ 42,398
10th Jose Latorre – Spain – US$ 33,939

Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better – JERMAINE REID – US$ 113,459

One of the last Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better events was won by Jermaine Reid for his first ever WSOP gold bracelet and career high score of US$ 113,459. Prior to the dream win, Reid only had four series cashes amounting to US$ 14.6K. Interviewed by PokerNews, Reid said,

“I expected to go out in fifth place. In fact, I sent out a message to my girlfriend saying, sorry, bad news. Things just turned around. I just got very lucky. Very, very lucky.”

To reach the top, Reid overcame a field of 372 entries. He carried in the biggest stack into Day 2 and at the start of Day 3, he was wedged in the middle. At the final table were two decorated players, 4x bracelet winner John Monnette and 1x bracelet winner Carol Fuchs, both players sitting on their second final table. Also in was John Racener who was on his third final table.

Reid brought in a decent stack and bumped it up after eliminating Joseph Ranciato in 9th place. By three handed, Reid was lagging behind Peder Berge and John Hoang but after numerous winning hands he took the lead, though briefly, as Berge surged back ahead upon railing Hoang in 3rd place. It was a quiet heads up with the room practically empty and both players silently attacking the other’s chips. Reid clawed his way back up to reclaim the chip advantage, and from there, he widened the gap to eventually clinch it with a straight over two pair.

Out of the 56 players paid, 49 were from the USA. Among them were multi bracelet winners Nathan Gamble (18th) and Shaun Deeb (22nd). No Asian players attended this event.

Date: November 10 to 12
Buy in: US$ 1,500
Entries: 372
Prize pool: US$ 496,620
ITM: 56 places

Final table payouts

1st Jermaine Reid – USA – US$ 113,459
2nd Peder Berge – USA – US$ 70,126
3rd John Hoang – USA – US$ 48,138
4th John Monnette – USA – US$ 33,734
5th Esther Taylor Brady – USA – US$ 24,145
6th Carol Fuchs – USA – US$ 17,658
7th Espen Sandvik – Norway – US$ 13,202
8th John Racener – USA – US$ 10,095
9th Joseph Ranciato – USA – US$ 7,900

Event #71: $1,500 BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha – MOURAD AMOKRANE – US$ 132,844

Third win for France in this series with Mourad Amokrane locking up the gold bracelet at Event #71: $1,500 BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed. Amokrane topped a field of 860 entries to claim the US$ 132,844 first prize and a sizable wad in bounty rewards. This was his first ever WSOP cash and first ever career live victory. Interviewed by PokerNews, Amokrane was stunned,

“I have no words. I look at all the poker shows on TV. I know all the famous players and getting a WSOP bracelet is something unbelievable for me. I don’t realize it. It’s just a beautiful feeling. My wife is calling from France right now. She was not sleeping all night to follow the updates.”

On Amokrane’s road to victory, he topped Day 1, finished Day 2 ranked second, then entered the final table back in the leader’s chair. While every player was seeking their first ever bracelet, three of them, namely Jeff Gross, Kao Chieng Saechao, and Gabe Ramos were all on their second final table.

Early action saw Moukrane suffer multiple hits to send his stack down to second from the bottom. After winning several small pots, he doubled up through Saechao then cleaned him out in 8th place. At five handed, there was no doubt that the round belonged to Amokrane who charged upwards to amass over half the chips in play. From there, he went on to boot Dustin Nelson (5th), Matthew Misna (4th), and Matthew Humphrey (3rd), to face Matt Maiya for the title with an overwhelming stack of 105 BB to 1.5 BB. It only took one hand to seal the win and capture his first ever WSOP title and gold bracelet.

Among the Asian players in the money were China’s Lei Cui (63rd) and Japanese pro Kosei Ichinose (123rd).
Date: November 11 to 13
Buy in: US$ 1,500
Entries: 860
Prize pool: US$ 1,148,100
ITM: 129 places

Final table payouts

1st Mourad Amokrane – France – US$ 132,844
2nd Matt Mamiya – USA – US$ 82,100
3rd Matthew Humphrey – USA – US$ 58,733
4th Matthew Misna – USA – US$ 42,604
5th Dustin Nelson – USA – US$ 31,344
6th Paulo Villena – Spain – US$ 23,392
7th Jeff Gross – USA – US$ 17,712
8th Kao Chieng Saechao – USA – US$ 13,610
9th Nikolay Yosifov – Bulgaria – US$ 10,616
10th Gabe Ramos – USA – US$ 8,407

Online Event #7: $3,200 NLH High Roller 8-Max – JACOB “incel4life” NEFF – US$ 318,889

The seventh bracelet event at WSOP.com was the $3,200 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Max with 434 logging in for a prize pool of US$ 1,319,960. Emerging victorious was Jacob “incel4life” Neff for his first ever bracelet and first ever six figure win of US$ 318,889. Neff overcame several final table heavyweights, bracelet winner Dylan “sobchak67” Linde, two time ring winner Kevin “GoneBananas” Garosshen, Paul “Cushty” Richardson and Chad “alienprobed” Eveslage who were on their second final table, and two time series winner / 4x bracelet winner Josh Arieh who currently leads the WSOP Player of the Year race. Among the Asians in attendance, only Sriharsha Doddapaneni cashed in 38th place.

Date: November 7, 2021
Buy in: US$ 3,200
Entries: 434
Prize pool: US$ 1,319,960
ITM: 54 places

Final table payouts

1st Jacob “incel4life” Neff – USA – US$ 318,889
2nd Chad “alienprobed” Eveslage – USA – US$ 198,959
3rd Dylan “sobchak67” Linde – USA – US$ 134,575
4th Josh “nitbuster” Arieh – USA – US$ 96,049
5th Kevin “GoneBananas” Garosshen – USA – US$ 65,038
6th Paul “Cushty” Richardson – USA – US$ 46,969
7th Elliott “EKampen05” Kampen – USA – US$ 34,435
8th Dimitar “Gradushkata” Danchev – Russia – US$ 19,922

Asia player update

A brief update on the Asian players. Philippine bracelet winner Mike Takayama is currently at the final table of Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold’em / Pot Limit Omaha. He is ranked fifth in chips, roughly 31 BB. Also at the table is Japan’s Motoyoshi Okamura with a larger stack of 64 BB. At the Main Event, 96 players remained at the end of Day 5. Among the survivors were three Asian players, namely bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer with 73 BB, Singapore’s Norbert Koh with 72 Bb, and Japan’s Mikiya Kudo with 40 BB.

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 winners Josh Arieh and Scott Ball hold the top two spots with Arieh sitting with a decent lead. Jake Schwartz is back down to third rank, and two time series winners Anthony Zinno and Kevin Gerhart round out the top five. At the No Limits Velo race, Scott Ball has overtaken Cole Ferraro for first rank, Pete Chen was bumped to third rank, Jason Koon and Ran Ilani round out the top five.

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 – #69 prize pool: US$ 178,671,357
Online Event #1 – #7 prize pool: US$ 4,871,030
Entries: 101,247
Online entries: 4,418
Largest prize pool: Event #67: $10,000 Main Event World Championship – US$ 62,011,250
First time bracelet winners: 43 (live) / 5 (online)
Multiple final tables: 58 players
Most final tables: Phil Hellmuth and Jake Schwartz – 5

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

Millionaire winners

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

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

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

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
Martin “BathroomLine” Zamani – Online #1: $5,300 NLH Freezeout
Mark “NJ_AcesmarkA” Herm – Online #2: $500 NL Hold’em BIG 500

2021 WSOP Winners

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
Event #39: Josh Arieh – USA – $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Event #40: Kevin Gerhart – USA – $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Event #41: Carlos Chang – Taiwan – $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
Event #42: Bradley Ruben – USA – $1,500 Razz
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 #71: Mourad Amokrane – France – $1,500 BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha – US$ 132,844

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

Four final tables

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

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

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

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

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
7ht – 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

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

John Monnette

1st – Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship
4th – Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

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

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

Gabriel Andrade

2nd – Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
5th – Event 339: $1,500 Pot Limit 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

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

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

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

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)

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

Gabe Ramos

9th – Event #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty NL Hold’em Freezeout
10th – Event #71: BOUNTY Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed

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*Information is based on WSOP.com, PokerNews live updates, and The Hendon Mob.