2021 World Series of Poker

The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the 52nd edition of the event. It took place from September 30 – November 23 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A full schedule of 88 live events (plus 11 online events) was held after the 2020 WSOP was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on November 4, with the champion being determined on November 17.

New events included a $1,000 Flip and Go No Limit Hold'em Tournament, where each player was automatically all-in on the first hand and the winners of the hand will proceed into the money and a traditional tournament structure. There was also a Poker Hall of Famers Bounty tournament. Each member of the Poker Hall of Fame was invited to play as a freeroll and had a bounty placed on them, with the buy-in for other players $1,979 in honor of the Hall of Fame opening in 1979.

The WSOP also held another version of the World Series of Poker Online, which was first held in 2020, beginning on July 1.

Event schedule

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Key: (bracelet number for 2021/bracelet number for career)

High stakes event ($10,000+ buy-in).No points awarded towards Player of the Year.Online event. # Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results1$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em419 James Barnett (1/1) $39,013 Jack BehrensResults2$25,000 H.O.R.S.E. 78 Jesse Klein (1/1) $552,182 Benny Glaser (0/3)Results3$1,000 Covid-19 Relief No Limit Hold'em Charity Event 260 Jeremy Ausmus (1/2) $48,687 Jesse LonisResults4$500 The Reunion No Limit Hold'em 12,973 Long Ma (1/1) $514,604 Giuliano LentiniResults5$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 607 Connor Drinan (1/2) $163,252 Travis PearsonResults6$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed 135 Tyler Cornell (1/1) $833,289 Michael LiangResults7$1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed 307 Jaswinder Lally (1/1) $97,915 Andrew "AJ" Kelsall (0/1)Resultso1WSOP.com $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout 156 Martin Zamani (2/2) $210,600 Ankush Mandaviao2WSOP.com $500 No-Limit Hold'em BIG 500 742 Mark Herm (2/2) $89,356 Steven Rivero8$600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack 4,527 Zhi Wu (1/1) $281,604 Ari MezrichResults9$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 134 Ari Engel (1/2) $317,076 Zachary MilchmanResults10$1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 1,640 Michael Perrone (1/1) $152,173 Pierre CalamusaResults11$25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship 57 Jason Koon (1/1) $243,981 Gabor SzaboResults12$1,500 Limit Hold'em 422 Yuval Bronshtein (1/2) $124,374 Kevin EricksonResults13$3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 720 Harvey Matthews (1/1) $371,914 Gabriel AndradeResults14$1,500 Seven Card Stud 261 Rafael Lebron (1/2) $82,262 David Williams (0/1)Results15$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 1,450 Bradley Jansen (1/1) $313,403 Jeremy MalodResults16$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 92 John Monnette (1/4) $245,680 Nate SilverResults17$1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em 5,326 Daniel Lazrus (2/2) $1,000,000 Darryl RonconiResults18$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball 253 Vladimir Peck (1/1) $134,390 Venkata TayiResults19$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 62 Anthony Zinno (1/3) $182,872 James Chen (0/1)Results20$1,000 Flip & Go No Limit Hold'em 1,240 Dejuante "DJ" Alexander (1/1) $180,665 Jason BeckResults21$1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 641 Dylan Linde (1/1) $170,269 Hernan SalazarResultso3WSOP.com $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack 1,023 Pete Chen (1/1) $82,560 Tzur Levy22$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship 644 Lara Eisenberg (1/1) $115,694 Debora BrookeResults23$1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed 484 Ryan Leng (2/3) $137,969 Connor Drinan (1/2)Results24$600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 1,572 Michael Prendergast (1/1) $127,348 Jeffrey BarnesResults25$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 578 Scott Ball (1/1) $562,667 Galen Hall (0/1)Results26$1,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 1,358 Dalibor Dula (1/1) $199,227 Cole FerraroResults27$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 594 Anthony Zinno (2/4) $160,636 Randy Ohel (0/1)Results28$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed 1,069 Dylan Weisman (1/1) $166,461 Craig ChaitResults29$10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em 66 Chance Kornuth (1/3) $194,670 Chad CampbellResults30$1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 3,520 Michael Noori (1/1) $610,347 Ryan Leng (2/3)Results31$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw 272 Phil Hellmuth (1/16) $84,951 Jake SchwartzResults32$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. 282 Jim Collopy (1/2) $173,823 Ahmed MohamedResults33$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack 2,778 Ran Koller (1/1) $269,478 Ran IlaniResults34$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw 285 David "Bakes" Baker (1/3) $87,837 Peter LynnResultso4WSOP.com $888 PLO Crazy 8's 295 Ryan Stoker (1/1) $95,338 Tony Sinishtaj35$500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 2,931 Anthony Koutsos (1/1) $167,272 Charbel KanterjianResults36$10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship 93 Adam Friedman (1/4) $248,350 Phil Hellmuth (1/16)Results37$1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 1,441 Karolis Sereika (1/1) $195,310 Pedro PadilhaResults38$50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed 81 Michael Addamo (1/3) $1,132,968 Justin Bonomo (0/3)Results39$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed 821 Josh Arieh (1/3) $204,766 Tommy Le (0/1)Results40$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 149 Kevin Gerhart (1/3) $361,124 Marco Johnson (0/2)Results41$2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 896 Carlos Chang (1/1) $364,589 Brady OstermanResults42$1,500 Razz 311 Bradley Ruben (2/3) $99,188 Charles SinnResults43$1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em 3,991 Anthony Denove (1/1) $446,983 David GuayResults44$3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 162 Ryan Hansen (1/1) $109,692 Kosei IchinoseResults45$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship 344 Tommy Le (1/2) $746,477 Jordan SpurlinResults46$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack 2,053 Chad Norton (1/1) $214,830 Steve LemmaResults47$5,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed 421 Alexandre Reard (1/1) $428,694 Daniel Strelitz (0/1)Resultso5WSOP.com $1,000 Online Bracelet Championship 854 Kazuki Ikeuchi (1/1) $152,797 Dennis Wilber48$1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold'em 800 Gershon Distenfeld (1/1) $204,063 Johan SchumacherResults49$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship 122 Farzad Bonyadi (1/4) $297,051 Johannes Becker (0/1)Results50$600 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 1,569 Darrin Wright (1/1) $127,219 Victor ParedesResults51$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 997 Brian Rast (1/5) $474,102 John GallaherResults52$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship 5,404 Robert McMillan (1/1) $561,060 Robert DavisResults53$25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 212 Shaun Deeb (1/5) $1,251,860 Ka Kwan LauResults54$2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed 319 Nicholas Julia (1/1) $168,608 Kristan LordResults55$400 Colossus No Limit Hold'em 9,399 Anatolii Zyrin (1/2) $314,705 Michael LeeResults56$10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship 329 Ben Yu (1/4) $721,453 Nikita KuznetsovResults57$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship 80 Brian Yoon (1/4) $240,341 Danny WongResults58$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em 1,893 Jean-Luc Adam (1/1) $255,623 Eugene SolomonResults59$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em 641 Mike Ruter (1/1) Sam Dighlawi (1/1) $56,683$56,683 Tomer Wolf David LanderResults60$50,000 Poker Players Championship 63 Daniel Cates (1/1)$954,020 Ryan Leng (2/3)Resultso6WSOP.com $666 Online Bracelet 1,029 John Ripnick (1/1) $114,898 Matthew Gillingham61$600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship 3,916 Cole Ferraro (1/1) $252,491 Sami RustimResults62$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 725 Kevin Gerhart (2/4) $186,789 Dustin DirksenResults63$500 Salute to Warriors No Limit Hold'em 1,738 Eric Zhang (1/1) $102,465 Guy HadasResults64$5,000 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha 579 Eelis Parssinen (1/1) $545,616 Noah BronsteinResults65$1,000 Mini Main Event No Limit Hold'em 3,823 Georgios Sotiropoulos (2/3) $432,575 Wataru MiyashitaResults66$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 194 Josh Arieh (2/4) $484,791 Danny ChangResultso7WSOP.com $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8 Max 434 Jacob Neff (1/1) $318,889 Chad Eveslage67$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 6,650 Koray Aldemir (1/1) $8,000,000 George HolmesResults68$1,111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em 3,797 Scott Ball (2/2) $396,445 Michael ShanahanResults69$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better 372 Jermaine Reid (1/1) $113,459 Peder BergeResults70$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em 5,252 David Moses (1/1) $888,888 Sejin Park (0/1)Results71$1,500 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed 860 Mourad Amokrane (1/1) $132,844 Matt MamiyaResults72$1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha 846 Motoyoshi Okamura (1/1) $209,716 Rafael MotaResults73$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 144 Brian Hastings (1/5) $352,958 Ian O'HaraResults74$2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event 212 Denis Strebkov (1/2) $117,898 Jerry WongResultso8WSOP.com $7,777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 183 Aleksejs Ponakovs (1/1) $432,491 Jaroslaw Jaskiewiczo9WSOP.com $777 Lucky 7's No Limit Hold'em 732 Yuliyan Kolev (1/1) $146,163 Tim Reilly75$1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 1,191 Chad Himmelspach (1/1) $270,877 Stefan ReiserResults76$10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 307 Romain Lewis (1/1) $463,885 Aditya AgarwalResults77$1,500 Fifty Stack No Limit Hold'em 1,501 Paulo Joanello (1/1) $321,917 Toby PriceResults78$10,000 Razz Championship 109 Benny Glaser (1/4) $274,693 Everett CarltonResults79$1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No Limit Hold'em 468 Ole Schemion (1/1) $172,499 Benjamin UnderwoodResults80$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed 496 Robert Cowen (1/1) $280,916 Robert EmmersonResults81$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack 1,921 Jason Wheeler (1/1) $204,274 Julian VelasquezResults82$250,000 Super High Roller No Limit Hold'em 33 Adrián Mateos (1/4) $3,265,362 Ben Heath (0/1)Results83$1,500 The Closer No Limit Hold'em 1,903 Leo Margets (1/1) $376,850 Alex KulevResults84$50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 85 Jeremy Ausmus (2/3) $1,188,918 Phil Hellmuth (1/16)Results85$50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 113 Mikita Badziakouski (1/1) $1,462,043 Ren LinResults86$1,000 Super Turbo No Limit Hold'em 1,025 Michael McCauley (1/1) $161,384 Andrew WilsonResults87$100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 64 Michael Addamo (2/4) $1,958,569 Kevin RabichowResultso10WSOP.com $1,000 Mini Main Event (PA only) 171 David Eldridge (1/1) $41,553 Zachary Weatherfordo11WSOP.com $1,000 Mini Main Event 774 Daniel Turner (1/1) $142,663 Dylan DeStefano88$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed 531 Boris Kolev (1/1) $511,184 Uri ReichensteinResults

Player of the Year Final standings as of November 23 (note: does not include events from the 2021 WSOP Online series or the 2021 WSOP Europe series) + Standings Rank Name Points Bracelets1 Josh Arieh4,194.5922 Phil Hellmuth3,720.0113 Daniel Negreanu3,531.0304 Ben Yu3,345.9215 Jeremy Ausmus3,272.5726 Shaun Deeb3,119.4517 Ryan Leng3,042.2118 Dylan Linde2,976.6219 Koray Aldemir2,911.73110 Scott Ball2,907.942

Main Event

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on November 4. The total number of entries in the Main Event were 6,650, the fewest since 2012, excluding the 2020 Main Event, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performance of past champions Name ChampionshipYear(s) Day ofEliminationDoyle Brunson1976, 19772ABDTom McEvoy19832ABDJohnny Chan1987, 19881BPhil Hellmuth19893Scotty Nguyen19982CEFChris Moneymaker20035 (260th)*Greg Raymer20041DJoe Hachem20053Jerry Yang20073Ryan Riess20132ABDMartin Jacobson20144 (844th)*Joe McKeehen20151DQui Nguyen20165 (241st)*Scott Blumstein20173Hossein Ensan20192CEFDamian Salas20201A

*- Denotes player who finished in the money Other notable high finishes NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize45thNick Petrangelo$163,90089thStephen Chidwick$68,900

Final Table