Phil Hellmuth Wins Record 16th World Series of Poker Bracelet
Poker legend Phil Hellmuth has further cemented his place inwards the game’s history past winning his book 16th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.
Hellmuth later(a) cobbler's last dark won the 31st case of the 2021 WSOP. The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw attracted 272 entries, but the 57-year-old Wisconsin native was the last-place participant standing.
The event is similar to a no-limit five-card draw, but differs in that the worst mitt wins. type A royal stag even is the mop up helping hand in the format, while a 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of different suits is the best.
Hellmuth won by shoving on the button spell one-on-one against Jake Schwartz. After calling and sledding all-in, Schwartz was eliminated when he paired 4s. Helmuth’s nine-high manus won the tournament and its $84,951 first-place prize.
I’ve wanted a deuce to VII bangle ever since the 1980s because it was the coolest bangle to win. It’s the I tourney that Chip [Reese], Doyle [Brunson], and all the giving salamander players showed upwardly for,” Hellmuth said afterwards.
With 16 WSOP bracelets at present to his name, Hellmuth’s lede extends to six. Brunson, Johnny Chan, and Phil Ivey each have got 10 WSOP bracelets. The WSOP awards a bangle to to each one tournament victor.
WSOP Expands Main Event
The World Series of Poker fails to live upwardly to its epithet without strange players. The WSOP’s preeminent tourney — the $10,000 buy-in Main Event — modified the rivalry inwards 2020 due to the pandemic, and held European and US finales.
WSOP officials feature hoped that the 2021 Main Event would be a proceeds to normalcy, with i final table being played inward Las Vegas at the Rio. Tournament organizers in conclusion calendar week eventually received the tidings they long requisite from the US governance — vaccinated foreigners can move around leisurely into the rural area beginning November 8.
With international players presently able to fly to Las Vegas for the WSOP Main Event, which is localise to get cards inwards the beam on Nov 4, tourney officials hold added two flights.
ATTN INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS!
In response to recent word of the moderation of travel restrictions into the US, we are pleased to harbinger the increase of II to a greater extent Clarence Day 1 Main Event flights:
Nov 8 Clarence Shepard Day Jr. 1E 11a
Nov 9 Clarence Shepard Day Jr. 1F 12p
Registration at present closes @ 3:40pm on Nov 10 (Day 2CEF)
— WSOP (@WSOP) October 16, 2021
The most entries a WSOP Main Event has ever so garnered came inward 2006 with 8,773 $10,000 buy-ins. The 2019 Main Event tallied 8,569 entries. Only 1,379 entries were received during lowest year’s reformatted competition.
Poker Brat Relishes Victory
Affectionately known as the “Poker Brat” for his table antics, Hellmuth conceded that he took a softer attack during the 2-7 Lowball final table.
I told myself no more swearing tirades and no more threats,” Hellmuth said. “I swore a small bit. I am trusted the cameras caught it, but i was a lot more mellow, in all likelihood because i went too far the other day.”
Hellmuth’s vocation unrecorded immediate payment earnings at present place upright at more than $25.2 million. As for the World Series of Poker, in improver to his 16 bracelets, the WSOP Charles Francis Hall of Fame member has sat at 70 last tables, and has 156 cashes to his resume. All III stats are WSOP records.