Sergey Shurov emerged victorious in the EPT Open Sochi multi-day tournament, while Georgiy Filippovich won the one-day bounty event. Notable moments included Victor Kudinov's early exit and Arseniy Karmatskiy's strong performance.
The World Series of Poker 2021 has begun with a series of exciting tournaments and unexpected winners. Here are the highlights from the first week.
Martin Zamani secured his second WSOP bracelet and $210,600 at the 2021 WSOP event in Las Vegas. The event attracted 156 participants and a prize pool of $780,000.
Tyler Cornell secured his victory in the WSOP Event #6, earning $833,000. The event attracted 139 entrants and a prize pool of $3,283,875.
European poker players are anxiously awaiting confirmation of travel restrictions to the U.S. for the WSOP 2021, with the main event's flight scheduled for November 4.
Jesse Klein of the USA won the H.O.R.S.E. tournament at WSOP 2021, earning 552,180$. Benny Glazer finished second, and Phil Hellmuth placed 16th.
The EPT Open Sochi tournament kicked off with a Weekend Deep Stack event, and Leonid Logunov, known as LeBroHbKA, finished in 94th place. Logunov discussed his transition from poker player to streamer and the challenges of balancing both roles.
American poker player Jeremy Osmus secured his second WSOP bracelet at the No-Limit Hold'em Covid-19 Relief Charity event, winning $48,680.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has begun after a two-year hiatus, but vaccination checks have caused some issues. Players were required to be vaccinated to participate, and some faced unexpected hurdles.