2021 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$8,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,011,250
Entries
6,650
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
523
Players Left
348

The 2021 WSOP So Far

WSOP Chips
WSOP Chips

Nobody knew what to expect when World Series of Poker officials announced poker’s longest-running series was returning to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino after a one-year hiatus. Vaccination rules, having to wear masks, and travel restrictions into the United States cast shadows of doubt over how the 2021 WSOP would progress, but those doubts are all but forgotten thanks to what has been an incredible festival thus far.

It is time for the eagerly anticipated Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship, the WSOP tournament that every poker player dreams of winning. But before those famous words of "shuffle up and deal" are muttered on Day 1a of the 2021 WSOP Main Event, let us take a look back at the series’ story so far.

Every WSOP has a "Year of the" attached to it; it is something that naturally happens each series. The 2021 is most definitely the Year of the Multiple Bracelet winners, with no less than two dozen players adding some more poker gold to their collection.

Jeremy Ausmus started the trend when he took down Event #3: $1,000 COVID-19 Relief No-Limit Hold’em Charity Event for his second bracelet. Since then, such luminaries as Connor Drinan, Martin Zamani, Ari Engel, Yuval Bronshtein, and John Monnette have all secured a coveted gold bracelet.

As have the likes of Anthony Zinno – he’s actually won two bracelets this fall, as has Kevin GerhartRyan Leng, Chance Kornuth, David "Bakes" Baker, and the legendary figure that is Phil Hellmuth.

Poker evolves, the WSOP adapts, but Hellmuth is always Hellmuth. The self-proclaimed Poker Brat has been racking up cashes and final tables in non-hold’em event; six cashes, five of which are final table appearances.

Hellmuth finished sixth in the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E, cashed in the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice, before finishing fifth in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship and fourth in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud. Then came the big one: Hellmuth reeled in his 16th WSOP bracelet by winning the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball event. Mr 16 Bracelets almost won his 17th piece of poker jewlery a few days later, finished second to Adam Friedman in the $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship; Friedman is one of those two dozen grinders who added to their personal bracelet haul.

Of course, Hellmuth has also been Hellmuth, hitting the headlines for expletive-filled rants, and taking to social media to air his views on the Player of the Year race. Don’t you just love him?

Hellmuth is, of course, a former WSOP Main Event champion, who is 100% guaranteed to buy into this year’s "Big Dance." As are all the players mentioned in this post, but who else will the PokerNews Live Reporting team provide updates about? Will Phil Ivey finally turn out for a 2021 WSOP event? Will Doyle Brunson grace us with his presence again? There are so many questions floating around, and all will be answered over the next few days.

Hold onto your hats, the Main Event is here and it is going to be incredible.

#EventEntrantsWinnerPrize
1$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em419James Barnett $39,013
2$25,000 H.O.R.S.E.78Jesse Klein $552,182
3$1,000 Covid-19 Relief No Limit Hold'em Charity Event260Jeremy Ausmus $48,687
4$500 The Reunion No Limit Hold'em12,973Long Ma $514,604
5$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better607Connor Drinan $163,252
6$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed135Tyler Cornell $833,289
7$1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed307Jaswinder Lally $97,915
o1WSOP.com $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout156Martin Zamani $210,600
o2WSOP.com $500 No-Limit Hold'em BIG 500742Mark Herm $89,356
8$600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack4,527Zhi Wu $281,604
9$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship134Ari Engel $317,076
10$1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,640Michael Perrone $152,173
11$25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship57Jason Koon $243,981
12$1,500 Limit Hold'em422Yuval Bronshtein $124,374
13$3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em720Harvey Mathews $371,914
14$1,500 Seven Card Stud261Rafael Lebron $82,262
15$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed1,450Bradley Jansen $313,403
16$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship92John Monnette $245,680
17$1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em5,326Daniel Lazrus $1,000,000
18$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball253Vladimir Peck $134,390
19$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship62Anthony Zinno $182,872
20$1,000 Flip & Go No Limit Hold'em1240Dejuante "DJ" Alexander $180,665
21$1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better641Dylan Linde $170,269
o3WSOP.com $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack1,023Pete Chen $82,560
22$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship644Lara Eisenberg $115,694
23$1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed484Ryan Leng $137,969
24$600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack1,572Michael Prendergast $127,348
25$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed578Scott Ball $562,667
26$1,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em1,358Dalibor Dula $199,227
27$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.594Anthony Zinno $160,636
28$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed1,069Dylan Weisman $166,461
29$10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em66Chance Kornuth $194,670
30$1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em2,342Michael Noori $610,347
31$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw272Phil Hellmuth$84,951
32$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.282Jim Collopy $173,823
33$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack2,778Ran Koller $269,478
34$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw285David "Bakes" Baker $87,837
o4WSOP.com $888 PLO Crazy 8's295Ryan Stoker $95,338
35$500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em2,931Anthony Koutsos $167,272
36$10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship93Adam Friedman $248,350
37$1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,441Karolis Sereika $195,310
38$50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed81Michael Addamo $1,132,968
39$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed821Josh Arieh $204,766
40$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship149Kevin Gerhart $361,124
41$2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em896Carlos Chang $364,589
42$1,500 Razz311Bradley Ruben $99,188
43$1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em3,991Anthony Denove $446,983
44$3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed162Ryan Hansen $109,692
45$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship344Tommy Le $746,477
46$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack2,053Chad Norton $214,830
47$5,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed421Alexandre Reard $428,694
o5WSOP.com $1,000 Online Bracelet Championship854Kazuki Ikeuchi $152,797
48$1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold'em800Gershon Distenfeld $204,063
49$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship122Farzad Bonyadi $297,051
50$600 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack1,569Darrin Wright $127,219
51$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed997Brian Rast $474,102
52$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship5,404Robert McMillan $561,060
53$25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha212Shaun Deeb $1,251,860
54$2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed319Nicholas Julia $168,608
55$400 Colossus No Limit Hold'em9,399Anatolii Zyrin $314,705
56$10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship329Ben Yu $721,453
57$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship80Brian Yoon $240,341
58$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em1,893Jean-Luc Adam $255,623
59$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em641Mike Ruter - Sam Dighlawi$56,683
60$50,000 Poker Players Championship63 $954,020
o6WSOP.com $666 Online Bracelet720John Ripnick $114,898
61$600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship3,916Cole Ferraro $252,491
62$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better725Kevin Gerhart $186,789
63$500 Salute to Warriors   
64$5,000 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha579Eelis Parssinen $545,616
65$1,000 Mini Main Event   
66$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship   
o7WSOP.com $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8 Max   
67$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event   
68$1,111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em   
69$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better   
70$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em   
71$1,500 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed   
72$1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha   
73$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship   
74$2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event   
o8WSOP.com $7,777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em High Roller   
o9WSOP.com $777 Lucky 7's No Limit Hold'em   
75$1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em   
76$10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em   
77$1,500 Fifty Stack No Limit Hold'em   
78$10,000 Razz Championship   
79$1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No Limit Hold'em   
80$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed   
81$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack   
82$250,000 Super High Roller No Limit Hold'em   
83$1,500 The Closer No Limit Hold'em   
84$50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha   
85$50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em   
86$1,000 Super Turbo No Limit Hold'em   
87$100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em   
o10WSOP.com $1,000 Mini Main Event (PA only)   
o11WSOP.com $1,000 Mini Main Event   
88$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed