2021 WSOP: Carlos Chang brings Taiwan’s second series gold; Josh Arieh, Kevin Gerhart, and Brad Ruben win third career bracelet

Taiwan players continue to bring excitement to the Asian region as Carlos Chang wins his first career bracelet at the $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em. This was Taiwan’s second gold in this series. Two weeks prior, fellow countryman Yen Han “Pete” Chen shipped Online Event #3: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack. Also locking up bracelets were Josh Arieh, Kevin Gerhart, and Bradley Ruben, each one lifting the third of their career. We’ve got those stories down below.

The 52nd annual World Series of Poker is nearing the halfway mark. Games kicked off at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino on September 30 and will run until November 23. To date, over US$ 64 Million has been won across 42 completed bracelet events and 4 online bracelet events. In the leaderboard races, Phil Hellmuth currently heads the WSOP Player of the Year standings and Jason Koon leads the No Limits Velo race. More on those figures at the bottom of the page.

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

Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout NL Hold’em – CARLOS CHANG – US$ 364,589

Taiwanese player Carlos Chang outlasted a field of 896 players at Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em to win his first ever gold bracelet and a career high score of US$ 364,589. Chang entered the final day as chip leader and after a hard fought heads up match, he defeated Brady Osterman to earn his maiden WSOP victory. Chang followed in the footsteps of countryman Yen Han “Pete” Chen and James Chen to bring Taiwan its third bracelet. In a brief exchange with the champ, he shared,

“It feels amazing to finally be able take it down after being so close in two FTs in 2015 and one FT in 2019. Not only was it my first bracelet but it was also my biggest cash. I would say that the HU play was the toughest moment. Brady was very loose aggressive, doesn’t like to fold, and applied a lot of pressure with his chip stack. I had to switch my game from No Limit Holdem to Limit Holdem in order to have pot control and grind him down. I wanted to re aggress him but it didn’t work as he was ready to just go all in at any moment, so that wasn’t going to work. He was like a pit bull so I decided to become a poodle and play it back with softness. And it worked perfectly.

I told myself coming to the series that I will play my best without forcing to win every hand instead focusing on playing one hand at a time at the best optimal way. When you know you are behind, just give up and go to the next hand, play balanced and always be aware of the table dynamics. On a side note, I made one crucial mistake and one semi bad call during the final table but was able to keep enough chips to fight back and win it all.”

A confessed poker hobbyist, Chang’s list of poker achievements seemed to say otherwise. Prior to his bracelet win, Chang’s live career earnings amounted to over US$ 1.1 Million with scores dating back to 2008. His first major victory was at the 2012 Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event for HK$ 1,913,100 (~US$ 246,600), then in 2015 came his first set of WSOP cashes. During that series, he reached the final table of the $1,111 NLH Little One for One Drop, finishing in 5th place. A few months later, Chang was at the final table again, this time at the WSOP Europe Monster Stack event where he placed 3rd. Another deep result was in 2019 where he took 4th at The Closer event. With all of these bracelet teasers, he was bound to lock one up in no time. And he did. The milestone victory sent Chang over US$ 1.5 Million in total tracked live earnings.

Briefly recapping the event, the 896 player field amassed a prize pool of US$ 1,993,600. Earning portions of the money were series winners Dejuante Alexander (17th), Jeremy Ausmus (19th), Daniel Lazrus (29th), Ran Koller (53rd), and Asian players Tamon Nakamura (33rd), Ye Yuan (51st), Daniel Lee (69th), Christian Pham (101st), Jinho Hong (116th), and Seungmook Jung (122nd).

The final table consisted of two bracelet winners, Korea’s Sung Joo Hyun and France’s Arthur Conan, Christopher Bastile was decorated with two WSOP circuit rings, and back for his second final table was Quang Ngo who placed 3rd at Online Event #4: $888 PLO Crazy 8’s 8-Handed. Bastille busted 9th to miss the final day.

Although Chang led at the start, it was Osterman with the early jump to steal command. Hyun’s hunt for a second gold was cut short in 6th place by Conan who then fell to Adrien Delmas in 5th place. By this point, Chang had dropped significantly. Battle for the chip lead was between Osterman and Delmas until Chang eliminated Sergi Reixach. At three handed, the rails grew in size with Team Osterman and Team Delmas roaring. Osterman built a substantial lead while Chang and Delmas fought to stay alive. Chang got the better of Delmas with straight flush cracking on a board that eventually sent the Brit packing in 3rd place.

Heads up opened with Osterman holding the advantage. Chang tightened the gap with a double up then surged ahead with multiple big pots to amass a 3:1 lead. However, Osterman would not go down easy. He overturned the numbers until a crucial boost sent Chang back on top with a flush over two pair. The final hand was soon tabled with straight over brick on a board .

Date: October 21 to 23
Buy in: US$ 2,500
Entries: 896
Prize pool: US$ 1,993,600
ITM: 135 places

Final table payouts

1st Carlos Chang – Taiwan – US$ 364,589
2nd Brady Osterman – USA – US$ 225,333
3rd Adrien Delmas – UK – US$ 161,731
4th Sergi Reixach – UK – US$ 117,650
5th Arthur Conan – France – US$ 86,757
6th Sung Joo Hyun – Korea – US$ 64,864
7th Gerald Cunniff – USA – US$ 49,179
8th Quang Ngo – USA – US$ 37,820
9th Christopher Basile – USA – US$ 29,506
10th Uri Reichenstein – Israel – US$ 23,358

Event #39: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed – JOSH ARIEH – US$ 204,766

Josh Arieh finally scooped up that slippery third bracelet, one he had been hunting down for 15 long years. Arieh bulldozed through the final day of Event #39: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed, knocking out the last three players. He shipped the US$ 204,766 first prize, boosting his WSOP career earnings to US$ 5.8 Million.

As a frequent flyer of the annual series, Arieh’s accomplishments date back to 1999 when he won his first bracelet at $3,000 Limit Hold’em. The next five years saw two significant deep runs, the largest was 3rd place at the 2004 $10,000 Main Event World Championship for a whopping career high US$ 2.5 Million payout. Returning for another shot at glory in 2005, he won the $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha event for his second bracelet. From there, it would take a decade and a half, ten final tables, and three runner up finishes before his relentless pursuit for the third gold materialized.

Recapping his crushing victory, the event attracted 821 entries to build a prize pool of US$ 1,096,035. Many well known pros and decorated players found their way to the money round, however only three bracelet holders reached the final table, Arieh, Tommy Le, and Ivan Deyra. Down to five handed, Gabriel Andrade, who was on his second final table, fell to Robert Blair, then Arieh picked off the next two – Deyra (4th), Blair (3rd) – to face Le at heads up. Despite Le’s exceptional Pot Limit Omaha accomplishments, Arieh’s 4:1 advantage and momentum stayed intact to clinch the long awaited bracelet.

Date: October 20 to 22
Buy in: US$ 1,500
Entries: 821
Prize pool: US$ 1,096,035
ITM: 124 places

Final table payouts

1st Josh Arieh – USA – US$ 204,766
2nd Tommy Le – USA – US$ 126,549
3rd Robert Blair – USA – US$ 89,968
4th Ivan Deyra – France – US$ 64,890
5th Gabriel Andrade – USA – US$ 47,492
6th Nitesh Rawtani – USA – US$ 35,278
7th Lior Abudi – Israel – US$ 26,603
8th Charles Wilt – USA – US$ 20,371
9th Ashor Ochana – USA – US$ 15,842

Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship – KEVIN GERHART – US$ 361,124

149 saddled up for Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship to build a prize pool of US$ 1,389,425. Crossing the finish line was Kevin Gerhart who overcame six fellow bracelet holders at the final table to capture his third gold bracelet and a career high payout of US$ 361,124. Also in the round was Jake Schwartz who was on his fourth appearance, which is just one deep run away from matching Phil Hellmuth’s five final tables.

The past couple of years have been golden for the newest champion. In 2019, Gerhart closed out the $1,500 Razz event for his first gold bracelet and first ever six figure payout of US$ 119,054. The following year he clasped his second bracelet at the WSOP Online [USA] PLO 6-Handed. With his latest takedown, he nearly doubled his WSOP earnings to US$ 777,896.

The heavily decorated final table action got underway after 2x bracelet winner Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier departed in 10th place. Impressively, six players were back at the finals. Four players were on their second appearance, namely Gerhart, David Benyamine, Benny Glaser, and ring winner Eddie Blumenthal; Christopher Vitch was on his third final table, and Schwartz was on his fourth. By the final day, Gerhart led the five remaining players, an advantage he never relinquished. He eliminated 2x winner Brandon Shack-Harris (5th) and Blumenthal (3rd), to face Marco Johnson at heads up who was also seeking his third bracelet. After playing a rotation of variants, Gerhart ousted Johnson at Omaha Hi-Lo to win the coveted gold.

Date: October 20 to 23
Buy in: US$ 10,000
Entries: 149
Prize pool: US$ 1,389,425
ITM: 23 places

Final table payouts

1st Kevin Gerhart – USA – US$ 361,124
2nd Marco Johnson – USA – US$ 223,193
3rd Eddie Blumenthal – USA – US$ 155,971
4th Bryce Yockey – USA – US$ 111,701
5th Brandon Shack-Harris – USA – US$ 82,033
6th Christopher Vitch – USA – US$ 61,819
7th Jake Schwartz – USA – US$ 47,835
8th David Benyamine – France – US$ 38,035
9th Benny Glaser – UK – US$ 31,110

Event #42: $1,500 Razz – BRADLEY RUBEN – US$ 99,188

Bradley Ruben weathered a wild ride at the final table to secure the first Razz event of the series and his third career bracelet. Along with the shine, he pocketed US$ 99,188 to drive his total WSOP earnings to US$ 641K. The victory came just three months after his bracelet win at the WSOP Online [USA] $600 PLO 6-Handed and nearly one year since his first win at the 2020 WSOP Online [International] $1,500 PLO event.

The Razz event drew 311 entries with each one contributing the US$ 1,500 buy in for a prize pool of US$ 415,185. By Day 3, only 8 remained with four bracelet winners in contention – Bradley Ruben, Yuri Dzivielevski, David “ODB” Baker, and Matt Grapenthien – while Charles Sinn sat in pole position. After the fall of Hassan Kamoei (8th), Ruben’s stack seesawed from mid rank to the top spot then down to shortest stack. However, in between the next two busts, Ruben staged a comeback, surviving an incredible three all ins to outrank Baker and eventually send him packing in 5th place. Brazil’s only hope vanished in 4th place with Dzivielevski cleaned out by Sinn. At three handed, big stacks Sinn and Grapenthien were nearly at par until Ruben broke up the party with successive wins to steal the top spot. On the flip side, Grapenthien went on a steep decline and left in 3rd place. Heads up got underway with chip leader Ruben dominating Sinn throughout to seize his third bracelet in stunning fashion.

Date: October 21 to 23
Buy in: US$1,500
Entries: 311
Prize pool: US$ 415,185
ITM: 47 places

Final table payouts

1st Bradley Ruben – USA – US$ 99,188
2nd Charles Sinn – USA – US$ 61,303
3rd Matt Grapenthien – USA – US$ 41,758
4th Yuri Dzivielevski – Brazil – US$ 29,089
5th David “ODB” Baker – USA – US$ 20,732
6th Brett Feldman – USA – US$ 15,127
7th Alex Livingston – Canada – US$ 11,305
8th Hassan Kamoei – USA – US$ 8,658
9th Jose Paz-Gutierrez – Bolivia – US$ 6,801

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, 16x bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is in the lead, two time series winner Anthony Zinno ranks second, and Jake Schwartz is up two notches into 3rd position. At the No Limits Velo race, Jason Koon is the current frontrunner, Daniel Lazrus jumped up five notches to second position bumping Scott Ball down to third rank. Taiwanese player Pete Chen is ranked 4th and Carlos Chang moved up to 8th position.

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 – #38 prize pool: US$ 62,057,382
Online Event #1 – #4 prize pool: US$ 2,166,270
Entries: 50,656
Online entries: 2,216
Largest prize pool: Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER – US$ 7,110,210
First time bracelet winners: 23 (live) / 2 (online)
Multiple final tables: 29 players
Most final tables: Phil Hellmuth – 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

Millionaire winners

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.

Sixteenth career bracelet won

Phil Hellmuth – Event #31: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

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

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

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.
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 – $50,000 High Roller NLH 8-Handed – US$ 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

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

Multiple 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

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

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

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

Anthony Zinno
1st – Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
1st – Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.

Connor Drinan
1st – Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
2nd – Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed

Ryan Leng
1st – Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed
2nd – Event #30: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No Limit Hold’em

Kevin Gerhart
8th – Event #31: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
1st – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship

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

Gabriel Andrade
2nd – Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
5th – Event 339: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed

Benny Glaser
2nd – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
9th – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship

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

Joao Vieira
3rd – Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
5th – Event #29: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em

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

David Benyamine
3rd – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E
8th – Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship

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

John Bunch
4th – Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
8th – Event #24: $600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 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

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

John Racener
6th – Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship
6th – Event $25: $5,000 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em

Jesse Yaginuma
6th – Online Event #2: $500 WSOP.com NLHold’em BIG 500
6th – Event 15: $1,500 6-Handed NL Hold’em

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.

Matt Glantz
span style=”font-weight: 400;”>9th – Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
7th – Event #36: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship

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