Noori Among Four Bracelet Winners on Day 20 of WSOP
The World Series of Poker can capture succinctly the bankroll bookends of the game of poker. There is the $500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Freezout playing at an accelerated pace. And then there is the $50K buy-in High Roller, playing slowly and with a small, elite group of high-stakes poker players. Of course, there’s all types in between those bookends as well, but it shows how inclusive the WSOP can be.
The series can also be a mix of the old and the new. David “Bakes” Baker is a name from the poker boom, who won his first WOP bracelet in 2010 and a second in 2012. And there are the newer, younger players. One can spot them in any tournament and at some final tables.
Again, it shows the broad appeal of the WSOP.
Four players won bracelets on Day 20. Let’s talk about it.
Event 30: $1,500 Monster Stack NLHE
After taking its time playing down toward the final few tables, the Monster Stack event started Tuesday with just 24 players remaining. PokerNews reporter Dannah Kamp busted in 13th place for $41,026, and the day’s chip leader, Jaesh Balachandran, departed in tenth place for $51,286.
As the final table played, all eyes were on Ryan Leng. Having just won a gold bracelet – the third of his career – days ago, he took some momentum to the table. But Michael Noori was unstoppable and earned his first piece of WSOP gold. He told PokerNews:
“I feel pretty good. I’m still kind of in shock. The heads-up match went really quick; I’m still processing it and going through it. I had two huge coolers that went my way, so I was fortunate enough to win the bracelet today.”
Event 30: Day 4 of 4 | $1,500 buy-in | NLHE Monster Stack Freezeout |
Total entries: | 3,520 | |
Total prize pool: | $4,699,200 | |
Players paid: | 528 | |
Minimum payout: | $2,404 | |
Final table results: | 1st place: | Michael Noori (USA) $610,437 |
2nd place: | Ryan Leng (USA) $377,220 | |
3rd place: | Rafael Reis (Brazil) $288,101 | |
4th place: | Chistopher Andler (Sweden) $221,289 | |
5th place: | Charlie Dawson (USA) $170,943 | |
6th place: | Mordechai Hazan (Israel) $132,812 | |
7th place: | Daniel Fortier (USA) $103,784 | |
8th place: | Johan Schumacher (Belgium) $81,573 | |
9th place: | Anthony Ortega (USA) $64,490 |
@mikenoori claims the 2021 MONSTER STACK title! Along with his first gold bracelet, Noori cashes for $610,346, brining his WSOP career earnings to over one million dollars.
📸 @timeweavers https://t.co/EaX2y4Q0jJ pic.twitter.com/8zPQToB0nq— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) October 20, 2021
Event 34: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day 3 of this event started with two-time bracelet winner David “Bakes” Baker – not to be confused with David “ODB” Baker – toward the bottom of the leaderboard. But he had been to that winner’s circle before and wanted to relive those moments. He did just that. Baker took a massive chip lead into head-up play against Peter Lynn and took it to the finish line. And Bakes did walk away with his third career bracelet, the first one in nine years. He spoke to PokerNews after this win:
“It feels amazing. I wanted it real bad. … I came out here, and initially, I was only going to do ten days. But when you come out and win you just want to keep playing. So, I’ll be here through the Main Event.”
Event 34: Day 3 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (1RE) |
Total entries: | 284 | |
Total prize pool: | $380,475 | |
Players paid: | 43 | |
Minimum payout: | $2,434 | |
Final table results: | 1st place: | David “Bakes” Baker (USA) $87,837 |
2nd place: | Peter Lynn (USA) $54,286 | |
3rd place: | Stephen Deutsch (USA) $37,194 | |
4th place: | Kristijonas Andrulis (Lithuania) $25,971 | |
5th place: | Marc Booth (USA) $18,488 | |
6th place: | Mark Fraser (USA) $13,423 | |
7th place: | Colin Wickersheim (USA) $9,943 |
I fucking won it! pic.twitter.com/mA6U9yTlfO
— Bakes (@DMBakes) October 20, 2021
Event 35: $500 NLHE Freezeout
From 132 players at the start of Day 3, only two remained late into the night to play heads-up poker. Anthony Koutsos and Charbel Kanterjian played for several hours before Koutsos won his first bracelet. He chatted with PokerNews afterward:
“I feel strangely level. Head-up felt pretty fun, all the back and forth felt like a home game. … The money doesn’t mean much; it was more about the competition and the drive to win.”
Event 35: Day 2 of 2 | $500 buy-in | NLHE Freezeout |
Total entries: | 2,931 | |
Total prize pool: | $1,231,020 | |
Players paid: | 440 | |
Minimum payout: | $801 | |
Final table results: | 1st place: | Anthony Koutsos (USA) $167,272 |
2nd place: | Charbel Kanterjian (Canada) $103,402 | |
3rd place: | Dongsheng Zhang (USA) $77,600 | |
4th place: | Jonah Lopas (USA) $58,685 | |
5th place: | Sundiata DeVore (USA) $44,725 | |
6th place: | Jacob Rich (USA) $34,353 | |
7th place: | Ronald Ibbetson (USA) $26,595 | |
8th place: | John Moss (USA) $20,753 | |
9th place: | Fausto Valdez (USA) $16,324 |
Event #35: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout has deemed a champion. Anthony Koutsos walks away with his debut gold bracelet and $167,272.
📸 @timeweavers https://t.co/cpLD3M7jZK pic.twitter.com/8ozuPmjBvw— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) October 20, 2021
Event 36: $10K Dealer’s Choice Championship
This one boiled down to a who’s who of mixed games. Jake Schwartz may have the chip lead going into the final day of action, but Adam Friedman is close behind, not only wanting to defend his title from the last series but to win this event for the third time. Phil Hellmuth made yet another final table, and Daniel Negreanu is hungry to win his seventh bracelet. Poker fans will want to watch this one play out.
Event 36: Day 2 of 3 | $10K buy-in | Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship |
Total entries: | 93 | |
Registration still open? | no | |
Total prize pool: | $867,225 | |
Players paid: | 14 | |
Minimum payout: | $17,103 | |
Winner payout: | $248,350 | |
Chip leader: | Jake Schwartz | Jake Schwartz = 1.38M chips |
Players remaining: | 10 | Adam Friedman = 1.329M chips |
Restart: | 2pm Wednesday | Mike Gorodinsky = 465K chips |
Daniel Negreanu = 457K chips | ||
Phil Hellmuth = 424K chips | ||
Mike Matusow = 410K chips | ||
Matt Glantz = 343K chips | ||
Andrew Kelsall = 324K chips | ||
Carol Fuchs = 260K chips | ||
Joao Vieira = 182K chips |
Event 37: $1,500 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty
A super-turbo structure finished this tournament in one day, but it wasn’t easy. And it ran until the wee hours of the morning before Lithuanian Karolis Sereika defeated Brazilian Pedro Padilha for his first WSOP title. He told PokerNews:
“This is the first live Lithuanian WSOP bracelet, so that means a lot to me and all Lithuanian players. I’m very happy and very excited. Just so many emotions… I really wanted it with all my heart.”
Event 37: Day 1 of 1 | $1,500 buy-in | Super Turbo Bounty NLHE |
Total entries: | 1441 | |
Total prize pool: | $1,923,735 | |
Players paid: | 217 | |
Minimum payout: | $1,501 | |
Final table results: | 1st place: | Karolis Sereika (Lithuania) $195,310 |
2nd place: | Pedro Padilha (Brazil) $120,700 | |
3rd place: | Lorenzo Adams (USA) $88,435 | |
4th place: | Pierre Calamusa (France) $65,494 | |
5th place: | Steve Buell (USA) $49,033 | |
6th place: | Alec Gould (USA) $37,114 | |
7th place: | Romuald Pycior (USA) $28,406 | |
8th place: | Alexander Norden (Sweden) $21,986 | |
9th place: | Wing Yam (USA) $17,211 |
Lithuania's Karolis Sereika succeeds in grabbing his first WSOP gold bracelet by winning Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty.
📸 @timeweavers https://t.co/SXGjgN0pef pic.twitter.com/SBKqPo7s4k— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) October 20, 2021
Event 38: $50K NLHE High Roller
Not many players have $50K to put up for one No Limit Hold’em tournament, but a solid group of pros did just that. Registration remains open until the start of Day 2, though, so more may join in. When the night ended, Australian Michael Addamo led the 21 survivors of Day 1.
Event 38: Day 1 of 3 | $50K buy-in | NLHE High Roller (1RE) |
Total entries: | 72 | |
Registration still open? | yes | |
Total prize pool: | TBD | |
Players paid: | TBD | |
Minimum payout: | TBD | |
Winner payout: | TBD | |
Chip leader: | Michael Addamo | |
Players remaining: | 21 | |
Restart: | 2pm Wednesday |
Highlight of the Day
Brandon Shack-Harris played the recent HORSE event in memory of his grandmother, Helen Shack and to celebrate his other grandmother’s upcoming 90th birthday. He dedicated it to friend’s grandmothers, too, and celebrated them on Twitter as people sent pics of their grandmas. Check out his Twitter feed at @Oscillator_WSOP for more.
Day 3 In the 🎃 HORSE for Grandmas. Playing in the memory of my dearest Helen Shack, @sarahkstefan s Gram, and my Day 1 Poker Fam @clarkReid_B s Grami Dory Stucky. I’d also like to celebrate Mary Ann Harris turning 90 next year, and all of the other amazing Grandmas ❤️ 👵🏼❤️ pic.twitter.com/Apil0CTvto
— 🎈Brandon Shack-Harris (@Oscillator_WSOP) October 18, 2021
Awesome share Karl, thanks! This is the 👵🏼 game face I need to see before a bounty event #WSO👵🏻 https://t.co/9emAB0VHGT
— 🎈Brandon Shack-Harris (@Oscillator_WSOP) October 19, 2021