2021 WSOP: Adrian Mateos banks SHR title for US$ 3.2M; Jeremy Ausmus outlasts Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu; Robert Cowen wins first bracelet

A buffet of high roller bracelet events resulted in star-studded fields at the 52nd World Series of Poker. Two of the four games have completed with four players pocketing seven figures. Spain’s Adrian Mateos banked over US$ 3.2M and his fourth career bracelet at the steepest buy in event of the series, the US$ 250K Super High Roller No Limit Hold’em. At the US$ 50K High Roller Pot Limit Omaha, the three handed match lasted four hours that ended with Jeremy Ausmus overcoming both Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu to capture his third career bracelet and second series win. Hellmuth continued his outstanding performance with a runner up finish and seventh final table, the most by any player at the festival. Also locking up a bracelet was Robert Cowen at the $3K 6-Handed PLO for his first ever series title.

The ongoing festival is down to its final two days at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. Only five bracelet events have yet to be won and an additional two at online platform WSOP.com. At the WSOP Player of the Year race, Josh Arieh leads, Phil Hellmuth ranked second, and with Ausmus’ latest win, he moved into third position. Leaderboard update can be found in the middle of the page.

Event #82: $250K Super High Roller NL Hold’em – ADRIAN MATEOS – US$ 3,265,362

The Super High Roller No Limit Hold’em attracted some of the biggest names in the poker world with 33 putting up the US$ 250,000 buy in for a massive prize pool of US$ 8,217,000. Among the contributors were Michael Addamo and Ali Imsirovic, both players topping the Day 1 counts, Justin Bonomo, David Peters, Daniel Negreanu, Mikita Badziakouski, Timofey Kuznetsov, Stephen Chidwick, and Spain’s Adrian Mateos who bagged up a dominating stack at the end of Day 2 and went on to close it out in Day 3. Mateos secured his fourth bracelet and a career high score of US$ 3,265,262. Back in 2013, the champ won the WSOP Europe Main Event for a cool one million dollars. He locked up his next two bracelets at the 2016 $1,500 Summer Solstice No Limit Hold’em and 2017 $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em Championship. With his latest big win, Mateos’ total live earnings climbed to over US$ 25.2 Million.

Briefly recapping the event, Day 1 chip leaders Addamo and Imsirovic couldn’t match their opening day performance and fell way before the money. On the flip side, Mateos cracked two pocket Aces that sent out Nilesh Patel and chunked Negreanu. The bubble burst on Christoph Vogelsang with bracelet winner Keith Tilston delivering the bad news. Five players returned on the final day with Mateos backed by over half of the chips in play.

After the departure of Tilston (5th) and Seth Davies (4th), the last three players were guaranteed seven figures each. Mateos eliminated a fairly unknown player, John Kincaid, who collected a life changing US$ 1.3M on just his fifth ever WSOP cash. At heads up, Mateos was up 2:1 which grew to 4:1 before the final hand landed. Mateos cleaned out bracelet winner Benjamin Heath with top pair over pair on a board . Heath pocketed a career high US$ 2,018,148. Mateos became the first Spaniard to win at the ongoing series.

Date: November 18 to 20
Buy in: US$ 250,000
Entries: 33
Prize pool: US$ 8,217,000
ITM: 5 places

Payouts

1st Adrian Mateos – Spain – US$ 3,265,362
2nd Benjamin Heath – UK – US$ 2,018,148
3rd John Kincaid – USA – US$ 1,370,575
4th Seth Davies – USA – US$ 930,791
5th Keith Tilston – USA – US$ 632,124

Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha – JEREMY AUSMUS – US$ 1,188,918

The battle for the $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha bracelet and chunky US$ 1,188,918 first prize came down to a four hour marathon at three handed. In the end, Jeremy Ausmus overcame elite players Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu to capture his third career bracelet. This was Ausmus’ second win of the series having also shipped Event #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Charity Relief. He joined four other players in accomplishing this difficult feat. Prior to this series, Ausmus collected his largest pay of US$ 2,155,313 at the 2012 WSOP Main Event for placing 5th. To date, Ausmus has US$ 4.6 Million in WSOP earnings. He catapulted up to third position in the WSOP Player of the Year race.

Finishing in 2nd place was 16x bracelet winner Hellmuth who continued his outstanding run reaching seven final tables that included two runner ups. He is currently ranked 2nd in the WSOP POYrace. The frontrunner is 4x winner Josh Arieh who placed 7th in this event for his sixth final table. 6x winner Daniel Negreanu was on his third final table but still couldn’t pull in a win, taking 3rd place instead. Negreanu jumped from 16th in the WSOP POY race to 5th rank.

The three-handed bout saw the chip lead move to every player at the table. At one point, Ausmus dropped to just 6 BB while Negreanu led with 24 BB and Hellmuth at 20 BB. Ausmus recovered on a rivered flush against Negreanu then grinded back to chip leader. Negreanu was on the downward trend and lost his remaining 6 BB to Hellmuth. Heads up lasted two hands. On a flop , Hellmuth jammed two pair, Ausmus called straight, the turn and river completed the board for a second victory to Ausmus and a handsome seven figure payout.

Date: November 19 to 20
Buy in: US$ 50,000
Entries: 85
Prize pool: US$ 4,069,375
ITM: 13 places

Payouts

1st Jeremy Ausmus – USA – US$ 1,188,918
2nd Phil Hellmuth – USA – US$ 734,807
3rd Daniel Negreanu – Canada – US$ 519,764
4th Alexander Petersen – Denmark – US$ 376,376
5th Laszlo Bujtas – Hungary – US$ 279,168
6th Jared Bleznick – USA – US$ 212,223
7th Josh Arieh – USA – US$ 165,452
8th Ben Lamb – USA – US$ 132,370
9th Veselin Karakitukov – Bulgaria – US$ 108,753
10th Scott Seiver – USA – US$ 91,821
11th Shaun Deeb – USA – US$ 91,821
12th Henrik Hecklen – Denmark – US$ 83,951
13th Gavin Cochrane – UK – US$ 83,951

Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot Limit Omaha – ROBERT COWEN – US$ 280,916

Running alongside the high roller events was Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot Limit Omaha wherein 496 entered for a prize pool of US$ 1,324,320. Fresh from a deep 39th place run at the Main Event for his first six figure score of US$ 163,900, Wales player Robert Cowen proceeded to rule Day 2 then clinched the title on Day 3. The dream victory earned him his first gold bracelet and another six digit score of US$ 280,916. Cowen joined past Wales champions Mansour Matloubi and Roberto Romanello, becoming the third player to bring home the gold for the country.

To capture the coveted prize, Cowen crushed Day 2, topping the 24 survivors list with a massive stack of 140 BB. The only Asian player that reached the money was Kosei Ichinose in 41st place for US$ 6,664. Once the final table was reached, Cowen was still going strong up top and was joined by some stiff competition in 4x bracelet winner Mike Matusow and series PLO winner Dylan Weisman. Also in the lineup was Uri Reichenstein who was on his third final table.

Matusow and Karel Mokry were the first to get the boot with Robert Emmerson raking it in. From there, Emmerson’s momentum carried as he shipped pot after pot to overtake Cowen. The lengthy five handed round ended with William Benson falling to Cowen. Shortly after, Weisman’s trip aces were denied by Emmerson’s flush, then Cowen cleaned out Reichenstein to bring about heads up. Cowen opened with a slight edge and widened to a sizable lead but Emmerson was not one to go down easy. His efforts tightened the gap until Cowen slammed the brakes and answered back with a victorious flush.

Date: November 17 to November 19
Buy in: US$ 3,000
Entries: 496
Prize pool: US$ 1,324,320
ITM: 74 places

Final table payouts

1st Robert Cowen – Wales – US$ 280,916
2nd Robert Emmerson – UK – US$ 173,613
3rd Uri Reichenstein – Israel – US$ 116,106
4th Dylan Weisman – USA – US$ 79,368
5th William Benson – USA – US$ 55,485
6th Karel Mokry – Czech Republic – US$ 39,688
7th Mike Matusow – USA – US$ 29,063

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. Only seven events left to gather points towards the races.

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 – #85 prize pool: US$ 214,101,834
Online Event #1 – #9 prize pool: US$ 7,353,140
Entries: 116,676
Online entries: 6,443
Main Event prize pool: US$ 62,011,250
Main Event players: 6,650
Super High Roller: 33 players / US$ 8,217,000 prize pool
First time bracelet winners: 51 (live) / 7 (online)
Two time series winners: 5 players
Multiple final tables: 82 players
Most final tables: Phil Hellmuth – 7
Six final tables: Josh Arieh

Millionaire bracelet winners

Koray Aldemir – US$ 8,000,000 – Event #67: $10,000 NLH Main Event World Championship
Adrian Mateos – US$ 3,265,362 – Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller NL Hold’em
Shaun Deeb – US$ 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

Jeremy Ausmus
Event #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief NL Hold’em Charity Fund
Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

Most Final Tables

Phil Hellmuth – 7
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
8th – Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship
2nd – Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

Josh Arieh – 6
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
7th – Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

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
Benny Glaser – Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship
Adrian Mateos – Event #82: $250K Super High Roller NL Hold’em

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
Jeremy Ausmus – Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

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
Event #78: Benny Glaser – UK – $10,000 Razz Championship – US$ 274,693
Event #79: Ole Schemion – Germany – $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty NLH Freezeout – US$ 172,499
Event #80: Robert Cowen – Wales – $3,000 6-Handed Pot Limit Omaha – US$ 280,916
Event #81: Jason Wheeler – USA – $800 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack – US$ 204,274
Event #82: Adrian Mateos – Spain – $250,000 Super High Roller NL Hold’em – US$ 3,265,362
Event #84: Jeremy Ausmus – USA – $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha – US$ 1,188,918

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

Five Final Tables

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

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

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
1st – Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship

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
5th – Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship

Three final tables

Jeremy Ausmus
1st – Event #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief NL Hold’em Charity Fund
5th – Event #45: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
1st – Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

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

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

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

Uri Reichenstein
10th – Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
4th – Event #76: Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
3rd – Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot Limit Omaha

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

Daniel Negreanu
8th – Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
8th – Event #49: $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
3rd – Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

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

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
7th – Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship

Mike Matusow
5th – Event #36: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship
7th – Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot Limit Omaha
7th – Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot Limit Omaha

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

Adrian Mateos
3rd – Event #6: High Roller No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed
1st – Event #82: $25,000 Super High Roller No Limit Hold’em

Dylan Weisman
1st – Event #28: $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
4th – Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot Limit Omaha

Shaun Deeb
5th – Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
1st – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed

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

Bradley Ruben
1st – Event #42: $1,500 Razz
9th – Event #78: $10,000 Razz 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

Jerry Wong
2nd – Event #74: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event
6th – Event #79: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty NLH Freezeout

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

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

Yuri Dzivielevski
4th – Event #42: $1,500 Razz
3rd – Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship

Diogo Veiga
7th – Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed
3rd – Event #81: $8000 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack

Quang Ngo
3rd – Online Event #3: $888 Pot Limit Omaha Crazy 8’s
8th – Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em

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

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

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

Veselin Karakitukov
5th – Event #53: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed
9th – Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

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.

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

Dylan Wilkerson
8th – Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 8-Handed
8th – $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty NL Hold’em Freezeout

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