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2021 WSOP results

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The 2021 World Series of Poker had 88 bracelet events and 119,529 entries. Koray Aldemir won the Main Event. Here is every event, winner and prize.

Bracelet events
88
Rio All-Suite Hotel
Entries
119,529
September 30 – November 23, 2021
Main Event champion
Koray Aldemir
$8,000,000
First-time winners
52
of 88 events

More than one bracelet in 2021

  • United States: Jeremy Ausmus#3 $1,000 Covid-19 Relief No Limit Hold'em Charity Event · #84 $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha
  • United States: Anthony Zinno#19 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship · #27 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
  • United States: Scott Ball#25 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed · #68 $1,111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em
  • Australia: Michael Addamo#38 $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed · #87 $100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em
  • United States: Josh Arieh#39 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed · #66 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
  • United States: Kevin Gerhart#40 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship · #62 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

The 10 biggest prizes

  1. 1Germany: Koray Aldemir#67 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event$8,000,000
  2. 2Spain: Adrián Mateos#82 $250,000 Super High Roller No Limit Hold'em$3,265,362
  3. 3Australia: Michael Addamo#87 $100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em$1,958,569
  4. 4Belarus: Mikita Badziakouski#85 $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em$1,462,043
  5. 5United States: Shaun Deeb#53 $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha$1,251,860
  6. 6United States: Jeremy Ausmus#84 $50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha$1,188,918
  7. 7Australia: Michael Addamo#38 $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$1,132,968
  8. 8United States: Daniel Lazrus#17 $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em$1,000,000
  9. 9United States: Daniel Cates#60 $50,000 Poker Players Championship$954,020
  10. 10United States: David Moses#70 $888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em$888,888

Every event

The number after each winner is their career WSOP bracelet count after this win. Tag Team prizes were shared by the two winners.

2021 WSOP bracelet events and winners
#WinnerPrize
1United States: James Barnett1st$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em$39,013
2United States: Jesse Klein1st$25,000 H.O.R.S.E.$552,182
3United States: Jeremy Ausmus2nd$1,000 Covid-19 Relief No Limit Hold'em Charity Event$48,687
4United States: Long Ma1st$500 The Reunion No Limit Hold'em$513,604
5United States: Connor Drinan2nd$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$163,252
6United States: Tyler Cornell1st$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$833,289
7Canada: Jaswinder Lally1st$1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed$97,915
8United States: Zhi Wu1st$600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack$281,406
9United States: Ari Engel2nd$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$317,076
10United States: Michael Perrone1st$1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em$152,173
11United States: Jason Koon1st$25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship$243,981
12Israel: Yuval Bronshtein2nd$1,500 Limit Hold'em$124,374
13United States: Harvey Mathews1st$3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em$371,914
14United States: Rafael Lebron2nd$1,500 Seven Card Stud$82,262
15United States: Bradley Jansen1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$313,403
16United States: John Monnette4th$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship$245,680
17United States: Daniel Lazrus2nd$1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em$1,000,000
18United States: Vladimir Peck1st$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball$134,390
19United States: Anthony Zinno3rd$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship$182,872
20United States: Dejuante "DJ" Alexander1st$1,000 Flip & Go No Limit Hold'em$180,665
21United States: Dylan Linde1st$1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$170,269
22United States: Lara Eisenberg1st$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship$115,694
23United States: Ryan Leng3rd$1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed$137,969
24United States: Michael Prendergast1st$600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack$127,348
25United States: Scott Ball1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$562,667
26Czechia: Dalibor Dula1st$1,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em$199,227
27United States: Anthony Zinno4th$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.$160,636
28United States: Dylan Weisman1st$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed$166,461
29United States: Chance Kornuth3rd$10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em$194,670
30United States: Michael Noori1st$1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em$610,347
31United States: Phil Hellmuth16th$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw$84,951
32United States: Jim Collopy2nd$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.$173,823
33Israel: Ran Koller1st$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack$269,478
34United States: David "Bakes" Baker3rd$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw$87,837
35United States: Anthony Koutsos1st$500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em$167,272
36United States: Adam Friedman4th$10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship$248,350
37Lithuania: Karolis Sereika1st$1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em$195,310
38Australia: Michael Addamo3rd$50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$1,132,968
39United States: Josh Arieh3rd$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed$204,766
40United States: Kevin Gerhart3rd$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship$361,124
41Taiwan: Carlos Chang1st$2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em$364,589
42United States: Brad Ruben3rd$1,500 Razz$99,188
43United States: Anthony Denove1st$1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em$446,983
44United States: Ryan Hansen1st$3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$109,692
45United States: Tommy Le2nd$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship$746,477
46United States: Chad Norton1st$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack$214,830
47France: Alexandre Reard1st$5,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$428,694
48United States: Gershon Distenfeld1st$1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold'em$204,063
49United States: Farzad Bonyadi4th$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship$297,051
50United States: Darrin Wright1st$600 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack$127,219
51United States: Brian Rast5th$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$474,102
52United States: Robert McMillan1st$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship$561,060
53United States: Shaun Deeb5th$25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha$1,251,860
54United States: Nicholas Julia1st$2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed$168,608
55Russia: Anatolii Zyrin2nd$400 Colossus No Limit Hold'em$314,705
56United States: Ben Yu4th$10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship$721,453
57United States: Brian Yoon4th$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship$240,341
58France: Jean-Luc Adam1st$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em$255,623
59United States: Mike Ruter1stUnited States: Samy Dighlawi1st$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em$113,366
60United States: Daniel Cates1st$50,000 Poker Players Championship$954,020
61United States: Cole Ferraro1st$600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship$252,491
62United States: Kevin Gerhart4th$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$186,789
63United States: Eric Zhang1st$500 Salute to Warriors No Limit Hold'em$102,465
64Finland: Eelis Parssinen1st$5,000 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha$545,616
65Greece: Georgios Sotiropoulos3rd$1,000 Mini Main Event No Limit Hold'em$432,575
66United States: Josh Arieh4th$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$484,791
67Germany: Koray Aldemir1st$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event$8,000,000
68United States: Scott Ball2nd$1,111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em$396,445
69United States: Jermaine Reid1st$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better$113,459
70United States: David Moses1st$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em$888,888
71France: Mourad Amokrane1st$1,500 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed$132,844
72Japan: Motoyoshi Okamura1st$1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha$209,716
73United States: Brian Hastings5th$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$352,958
74Russia: Denis Strebkov2nd$2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event$117,898
75Chad Himmelspach1st$1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em$270,877
76France: Romain Lewis1st$10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em$463,885
77Brazil: Paulo Joanello1st$1,500 Fifty Stack No Limit Hold'em$321,917
78United Kingdom: Benny Glaser4th$10,000 Razz Championship$274,693
79Germany: Ole Schemion1st$1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No Limit Hold'em$172,499
80United Kingdom: Robert Cowen1st$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed$280,916
81United States: Jason Wheeler1st$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack$204,274
82Spain: Adrián Mateos4th$250,000 Super High Roller No Limit Hold'em$3,265,362
83Spain: Leo Margets1st$1,500 The Closer No Limit Hold'em$376,850
84United States: Jeremy Ausmus3rd$50,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha$1,188,918
85Belarus: Mikita Badziakouski1st$50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em$1,462,043
86United States: Michael McCauley1st$1,000 Super Turbo No Limit Hold'em$161,384
87Australia: Michael Addamo4th$100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em$1,958,569
88Bulgaria: Boris Kolev1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$511,184

Winners by country

Countries as WSOP.com lists them, which is usually where a player lives rather than their nationality.

  • United States: United States62
  • France: France4
  • Israel: Israel2
  • Australia: Australia2
  • Russia: Russia2
  • Germany: Germany2
  • United Kingdom: United Kingdom2
  • Spain: Spain2
  • Canada: Canada1
  • Czechia: Czechia1
  • Lithuania: Lithuania1
  • Taiwan: Taiwan1
  • Finland: Finland1
  • Greece: Greece1
  • Japan: Japan1
  • Brazil: Brazil1
  • Belarus: Belarus1
  • Bulgaria: Bulgaria1

Other years

Common questions

Who won the 2021 WSOP Main Event?
Koray Aldemir, who beat 6,650 entries for $8,000,000.
How many events were at the 2021 World Series of Poker?
88 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 119,529 entries between them.
Who won the most bracelets at the 2021 WSOP?
Jeremy Ausmus (#3 and #84), Anthony Zinno (#19 and #27), Scott Ball (#25 and #68), Michael Addamo (#38 and #87), Josh Arieh (#39 and #66), Kevin Gerhart (#40 and #62) won two. Nobody won more than two.
What was the biggest prize at the 2021 WSOP?
The Main Event's $8,000,000. The biggest outside it was $3,265,362 for Adrián Mateos in the $250,000 Super High Roller No Limit Hold'em.
What was the largest event at the 2021 WSOP?
The $500 The Reunion No Limit Hold'em, with 12,973 entries.

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Sources: WSOP.com's official 2021 results (fields, prizes and players' countries) and Wikipedia's 2021 World Series of Poker results (event names and career bracelet counts), checked against each other in October 2026, with PokerNews and Card Player for every disagreement. Event #4's first prize was $513,604 (Wikipedia shows $514,604). Event #8's first prize was $281,406 per WSOP.com; PokerNews' $281,604 comes from a payout table computed for one extra entry. Event #13's winner is Harvey Mathews (Wikipedia spells it 'Matthews'). Event #14 had 260 entries; the payouts add up to that prize pool (Wikipedia shows 261). Event #15 had 1,448 entries per WSOP.com; the payouts add up to that prize pool. Event #21 had 640 entries per WSOP.com; the payouts add up to that prize pool. Event #24 had 1,571 entries in WSOP.com's final results (1,572 was the Day 1 count); the official payouts match 1,571. Event #35 had 2,930 entries (Wikipedia shows 2,931). WSOP.com lists some winners under a screen name, a legal name or a misspelling (#37 Karolis Sereika, #75 Chad Himmelspach, #83 Leo Margets); we use the names they play under. Event #59 was a tag-team event; the team of Mike Ruter and Samy Dighlawi won $113,366 ($56,683 each). Event #59 was won by the team of Mike Ruter and Samy Dighlawi. Event #65 had 3,821 entries (Wikipedia shows 3,823). Prizes are rounded to the dollar, so one may differ by $1 from another source's figure. Where Wikipedia counts unique players rather than entries (four re-entry events), the entries here are WSOP.com's, which the prize pool divides by. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.