Andriy Derzhypilskyi made history by winning his first WSOP bracelet in a high-stakes tournament. The event had 2,053 entries and a total prize pool of $1,642,400.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2021 in Las Vegas has announced that all participants must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Some players, like Kristen Bicknell, have expressed dissatisfaction with the rule.
Selahaddin Bedir secured a massive victory in the SHRB Europe $50k NLHE Event 4, defeating Phil Ivey in a thrilling heads-up battle. The event featured a prize pool of $2.6 million and 52 entries.
Phil Ivey earned $546,000 as the runner-up in the Super High Roller Series Europe tournament. Celaheddin Bedir from Turkey won the tournament, securing the largest payout of his poker career at $832,000.
Ukrainian poker player Naked:D finished as the runner-up in the WCOOP 04-M tournament on PokerStars, earning $190,840. The tournament had a buy-in of $530 and a guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000.
Radmir Sadirov made history by winning the first WSOP bracelet for Russia in 2021, defeating João Vieira in a thrilling final.
Pedro Padilla and Pablo Silva, both from Brazil, agreed to split the prize money before the final heads-up in the WCOOP 14-H tournament. Padilla emerged as the champion, securing an additional $10,000.
Patrick Leonard has made a strong start to the WCOOP 2021 series, securing two victories and leading the overall leaderboard.
Patrik Leonard secured two victories in the first week of the WCOOP series, leading the overall standings. Brazilians also dominated, winning multiple tournaments.