Tyler Cornell Gets Signature Victory in 2021 WSOP Event #6: $25,000 High Roller ($833,289)
The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em attracted 139 entries, which generated a $3,283,875 prize pool. After three days of play, it was 33-year-old poker pro Tyler Cornell claiming victory for $833,289 and his first gold bracelet.
“It feels amazing,” Cornell said after the victory. “I’ve been trying to do this for a long time and finally got a win.”
Cornell, who hails from the San Diego area and plays at Ocean’s 11, began his poker career online before switching to live cash games. When the pandemic hit, he took his game back to the virtual felt, which was evidenced by a laundry list of results in online bracelet events including last year’s GGPoker.com WSOP Event #77: $5,000 Main Event where he finished in eighth place for $328,305.
Cornell prevailed over a stacked final table, which proved to be a swingy affair with multiple people holding the chip lead.
“Really not until the last hour,” Cornell said when asked when he could taste victory. “I feel like I only got control of the table in the last hour.”
Despite the win in the third tournament he played in the 2021 WSOP, Cornell doesn’t intend to put in a full schedule. Instead, he’ll return home and make a trip or two back to Vegas to play maybe four or five more events.
2021 WSOP Event #6 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | County | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Cornell | United States | $833,289 |
| 2 | Michael Liang | United States | $515,014 |
| 3 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $381,870 |
| 4 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | $286,202 |
| 5 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | $216,842 |
| 6 | [Removed:321] Arani | United States | $166,102 |
| 7 | Paul Newey | United Kingdom | $128,654 |
| 8 | Adam Hendrix | United States | $100,773 |
Others to cash the tournament were newly-minted GGPoker Ambassador Jason Koon (9th - $79,834), Darren Elias (12th - $51,866), Day 1 chip leader Jake Daniels (14th - $45,382), Stanley Tang (19th - $41,492), and Sam Grafton (21st - $41,492).
Day 3 Action
On Monday, the final five players returned to the main stage at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for the first PokerGO live-streamed event of the 2021 WSOP. It didn’t take long for Mustapha Kanit to become the first final table casualty after jamming a queen-high flop with ace-king only to see Jonathan Jaffe tabled top pair, which held.
Despite winning that hand, Jaffe was the next to go. He lost most of his chips after a failed triple-barrel bluff and then the rest with king-five suited against the suited Big Slick of Michael Liang.
Three-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos bowed out in third place after calling off his short stack preflop with ace-nine only to see Cornell table pocket nines. The pair held firm and that set up a heads-up match with Cornell holding a 9:1 chip lead over Liang.
Liang managed to hold on for a bit but eventually succumbed in second place for $515,014.
Congratulations to Tyler Cornell, winner of the 2021 WSOP Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em!
and Cornell took a commanding lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn gave Liang some hope with a flush draw, but the 
on the river only improved Cornell to two pair.
on the river and Liang scored another double up to bring himself right back in the match.
and things were looking good for Cornell. The 
on the turn brought some chop outs but the 
on the river sealed the deal for Mateos who exited in third place.
on the turn changed nothing as neither player held a heart in their hand. The river was the 
, Mateos opted to check but Cornell continued with a bet of 175,000 and was called.
, Mateos checked again. This time, Cornell fired a bet of 600,000 over the line. Mateos took some time and then called.
completed the board for Mateos to check for the final time. Cornell barreled 1,000,000 into the pot for the bet for Mateos to call. Mateos mucked when Cornell tabled the 
for the flopped set.
and the other two hands were tabled.
and Liang checked to Mateos who continued for 135,000. Liang check-raised to 465,000, and Mateos called.
for two pair to earn the pot.
for top pair and Kanit held 
