Brian Yoon entered into the 2021 Globe Collection of Texas hold’em with 3 bracelets to his name. Each of those came in a no-limit hold ’em occasion, with two victories in reduced buy-in, huge field events (the 2013 $1,111 Youngster For One Decline and also the 2017 $1,500 Monster Heap), as well as another coming in a $5,000 buy-in eight-max event that featured a piled last table.
The 31-year-old texas hold’em professional diverged from that pattern with his fourth win at the collection, which can be found in the $10,000 buy-in deuce-to-seven triple draw lowball championship occasion. Yoon defeated an area of 90 entrances to gain $240,341 while becoming simply the 57th gamer in online poker history to secure four or more WSOP arm bands.
” It’s official, I’m a ‘combined video game player’,” stated Yoon in a post-win social media sites post that was accompanied by a pensive-faced emoji.
” I would certainly state that now deuce-to-seven is my favorite game,” Yoon told PokerNews live reporters after triumphing. “I’ve been servicing this ready several years. I examined as well as I discovered the game. I discovered a great deal of innovative stuff regarding this game and also it’s excellent to reach utilize it.”
In addition to the cash as well as the equipment, Yoon was likewise granted 540 Card Player Gamer of the Year factors for the win. This was his second last table proving of the year, having actually additionally placed 5th in the $2,500 combined three-way draw lowball event previously on in the series. Yoon now sits in 352nd location in the 2021 POY race, which is funded by Worldwide Casino poker. Yoon was likewise awarded 240 PokerGO Tour rankings factors as the champion of this occasion.
The last day of the tournament began with 8 gamers staying and also Yoon in 2nd location behind Danny Wong ‘Crazy’ Mike Thorpe was the very first to fall. He made an 8-6 low after the initial 2 attracts as well as stood pat, only to discover himself up against the smooth 7-6 low of bracelet champion Joao Vieira. Thorpe gained $54,993 as the eighth-place finisher.
Jordan Siegel was the next to strike the rail. He ran his brief stack into a 7-6-5-4-2 that was made after the initial draw by Wong and also was removed in seventh place ($ 31,690) after falling short to make better than an ace low.
Two-time arm band winner Brandon Shack-Harris called his final bet with a 9-8 reduced after the last draw, only to be revealed an 8-7 low by Wong. Harris was granted $41,270 for his 2nd final-table finish of the collection.
Vieira was at his third final table at the Rio, having signed up with Yoon at the last table of the $2,500 blended three-way draw lowball prior to making the last 5 in the $10,000 short deck. His latest deep run concerned an end when he ran into an 8-7 low for Yoon. Vieira’s 9-8 low was second best, as well as he was gotten rid of in fifth area ($ 54,993).
Four-handed play proceeded for a few hours. Ultimately, Don Nguyen was sent home in fourth location when his last few chips went in with a 6-4-3-2 draw. He was up against a pat 10-9 for Wil Wilkinson. Nguyen wound up hitting a king on the last draw to complete 4th ($ 74,939).
In spite of gaining that knockout, Wilkinson was inevitably the next to be sent out house. He moved down the leaderboard up until he was entrusted to just a few wagers. In his last hand, he wound up with a pair of 7s after the final draw, which was handily defeated by the 9-8-7-6-3 of Wong.
Heads-up play began with Wong holding 3,050,000 to Yoon’s 2,350,000. The tables were swiftly transformed, and after that Yoon started to retreat. he developed greater than a 6:1 chip lead by the time the final hand was dealt. The final chips went in after 2 attracts with Yoon holding a 10-8-7-6-3 versus the 7-6-4-3-X of Wong. Yoon stood pat and also Wong created a king, finishing his tournament in second location. He was awarded $148,341 for his runner-up showing.
Here is a look at the payouts and rankings points awarded at the final table:
Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PokerGO |
1 | Brian Yoon | $240,341 | 540 | 240 |
2 | Danny Wong | $148,341 | 450 | 149 |
3 | Wil Wilkinson | $104,381 | 360 | 104 |
4 | Don Nguyen | $74,939 | 270 | 75 |
5 | Joao Vieira | $54,993 | 225 | 55 |
6 | Brandon Shack-Harris | $41,270 | 180 | 41 |
7 | Jordan Siegel | $31,690 | 135 | 32 |