The 2021 International Sequence of Poker concluded on Tuesday from the Rio All-Suite Resort & On line casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Josh Arieh formally being named the 2021 WSOP Participant of the 12 months introduced by way of Velo.
The Head of PocketFives and part-time poker participant broke a 16-year drought to win his 3rd WSOP bracelet in Tournament $1,500 Pot-Prohibit Omaha. He adopted that with a last desk look within the $50,000 Poker Avid gamers Championship prior to profitable Tournament #66: $10,000 Pot-Prohibit Omaha Hello-Lo Championship to gather his fourth profession WSOP bracelet. With WSOP Participant of the 12 months in sight, Arieh driven to the very finish making deep runs in 3 extra occasions to peer his 2021 WSOP conclude with 12 cashes, over $1.1 million in winnings, two WSOP bracelets, and 2021 WSOP Participant of the 12 months honors.
It used to be a real combat to the closing day as 3 gamers had the danger to overhaul Arieh. Phil Hellmuth would have taken the lead with a victory in Tournament #84: $50,000 Pot-Prohibit Omaha Prime Curler, whilst Daniel Negreanu fell two puts shy in 3rd of overtaking Arieh in Tournament #85: $50,000 No-Prohibit Hang’em Prime Curler. Heading into Tournament #88: $5,000 No-Prohibit Hang’em, each Arieh and Negreanu had been eradicated shy of the cash, Hellmuth exited in 62nd position, and when Ben Yu fell tenth, Arieh used to be formally the 2021 WSOP Participant of the 12 months.
Josh Arieh’s 2021 International Sequence of Poker Effects |
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| Tournament | Position | Prize |
| Tournament #20: $1,00 GGPoker Turn & Cross | forty sixth | $4,335 |
| Tournament #23: $1,500 8-Sport Combine | sixty fourth | $2,415 |
| Tournament #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 53rd | $3,215 |
| Tournament #39: $1,500 Pot-Prohibit Omaha | 1st | $204,766 |
| Tournament #60: $50,000 Poker Avid gamers Championship | sixth | $161,422 |
| Tournament #66: $10,000 Pot-Prohibit Omaha Hello-Lo Championship | 1st | $484,791 |
| Tournament #67: $10,000 Primary Tournament | 411th | $30,000 |
| On-line Tournament #7: $3,200 No-Prohibit Hang’em Prime Curler | 4th | $96,049 |
| Tournament #72: $1,500 Blended No-Prohibit Hang’em / Pot-Prohibit Omaha | fortieth | $5,057 |
| Tournament #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hello-Lo Championship | ninth | $30,290 |
| Tournament #84: $50,000 Pot-Prohibit Omaha Prime Curler | seventh | $165,462 |
| Tournament #86: $1,000 Tremendous Turbo No-Prohibit Hang’em | tenth | $10,604 |
The 2021 WSOP Participant of the 12 months Race used to be introduced by way of Velo, and for the primary time in WSOP historical past, there used to be a 2d leaderboard for No-Prohibit Hang’em handiest occasions. Each the WSOP Participant of the 12 months and No Limits Velo leaderboards would award $25,000 in prize cash every.
WSOP 2021 Offered by way of Velo Leaderboards |
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| WSOP POY | No Limits Velo | ||
| Position | Prize | Participant | Participant |
| 1st | $15,000 | Josh Arieh | Scott Ball |
| 2d | $7,500 | Phil Hellmuth | Koray Aldemir |
| third | $2,500 | Daniel Negreanu | Cole Ferraro |
Negreanu used to be chasing an unparalleled 3rd WSOP Participant of the 12 months award, whilst in step with Hellmuth, this used to be the fourth time he completed runner-up for WSOP Participant of the 12 months honors. The No Limits Velo award used to be received by way of Scott Ball who received two WSOP bracelets forward of 2021 WSOP Primary Tournament winner Koray Aldemir and teenager Cole Ferraro who at his first WSOP amassed his maiden WSOP bracelet following a runner-up end.
Arieh follows within the footsteps of Robert Campbell, Shaun Deeb, Chris Ferguson, Jason Mercier, Mike Gorodinsky, Greg Merson, Ben Lamb, Frank Kassela, Jeff Lisandro, Erick Lindgren, Tom Schneider, Jeff Madsen, Allen Cunningham, and Negreanu two times, as earlier winners of the WSOP Participant of the 12 months that dates again to 2004.
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