Opportunity Kornuth has actually won the 2021 Globe Collection of Texas hold’em $10,000 brief deck no-limit hold ’em event, beating an area of 66 access to secure his 3rd occupation gold arm band and also the first-place prize of $194,670. Kornuth ended up fourth in this very same occasion at the 2019 WSOP.
” It felt really great to get a little of redemption,” Kornuth informed PokerGO press reporters. “It just crossed my mind once when there were 3 left and I assumed, ‘Oh, I enhanced last time,’ but undoubtedly anything besides first place was going to be rather frustrating.”
Kornuth first safeguarded an arm band over a decade ago, removing the $5,000 pot-limit Omaha occasion in 2010 to earn $508,090. His 2nd arm band can be found in a 2018 on the internet $3,200 buy-in high-stakes gambler event, which saw him earn $341,599 for covering a field of 480 entrances. The 35-year-old casino poker pro currently has greater than $9.3 million in profession tournament earnings, with around $2.2 numerous those earnings coming in WSOP occasions.
In addition to the title as well as the money, Kornuth additionally earned 360 Card Gamer of the Year points as the champ of this occasion. This was his 3rd title and also 4th final-table finish of the year. He removed the Mid-States Online Poker Excursion Venetian $1,600 buy-in main event in June for $412,086 and also the Wynn Summer Season Classic $3,500 buy-in occasion for an additional $353,891. With $1,155,732 in year-to-date profits and also 3,210 points, Kornuth has actually been catapulted right into 14th area in the 2021 POY race, which is sponsored by Worldwide Online poker. He additionally secured 195 PokerGO Excursion factors for the win. This was his initial certifying score of the year for that leaderboard.
The last table was transmitted on PokerGO as part of their special live-streaming protection of the 2021 WSOP. Activity returned to with six gamers remaining and also Kornuth atop the chip matters. Thomas Kysar was the initial to hit the rail, with his J-10 failing to overcome the pocket queens of Kornuth in a preflop all-in showdown.
All-time on the internet competition cash leader as well as WSOP bracelet winner Joao Vieira was the alongside fall. The Portuguese pro obtained all-in with JSpade SuitJDiamond Match facing the ADiamond SuitKHeart Fit of Chad Campbell. The flop provided Campbell top two set for the lead, which me preserved with the river.
Vieira took home $42,885 as the fifth-place finisher. This was his fourth WSOP final table of the year. He ended up seventh in a $2,500 limit hold ’em event and also 2nd in the $5,000 brief deck event during the WSOP Online earlier this year. Vieira had completed third in the $2,500 combined triple draw occasion previously this week for $57,558.
Moshe Gabay’s run in this occasion ended when his pocket aces were broken by the pocket jacks of Dan Shak, that made a straight flush with the JClub Suit from his hand and the QClub Suit10Club Suit9Club Suit8Club Match on the board. Gabay made $58,601 as the fourth-place finisher.
In spite of gaining that knockout, Shak was ultimately the alongside be eliminated. The constant high-stakes tournament player, with greater than $12 million in prior money under his belt, got all-in preflop with JHeart Suit10Spade Fit encountering the ASpade SuitKHeart Fit of Kornuth. An ace-high flop provided Kornuth the lead, yet Shak grabbed a straight draw to maintain hope alive. The turn as well as the river both fell short to improve Shak to the winning hand, though, and he was sent out home in third area ($ 82,678).
Heads-up play started with Kornuth holding 2,600,000 to Chad Campbell’s 1,400,000. Kornuth expanded his benefit to more than a 5:3 chip lead by the time the last hand of the event was dealt. Campbell hopped in with 10Club Suit9Heart Match and Kornuth inspected his choice holding JSpade Suit8Club Suit. The JHeart SuitJClub Suit8Heart Fit flop gave Kornuth jacks full. Campbell wagered 30,000 with his open-ended straight draw as well as Kornuth elevated to 110,000. Campbell called as well as the 9Spade Suit rolled off the deck on the rely on leave Campbell drawing dead. Campbell inspected as well as Kornuth wager 225,000. Campbell check-raised all-in and was rapidly called by Kornuth. The 7Diamond Fit on the river was a simple formality. Kornuth locked up the title, while Campbell earned $120,316 for his runner-up proving.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PokerGO |
| 1 | Chance Kornuth | $194,670 | 360 | 195 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | $120,316 | 300 | 120 |
| 3 | Dan Shak | $82,678 | 240 | 83 |
| 4 | Moshe Gabay | $58,601 | 180 | 59 |
| 5 | Joao Vieira | $42,885 | 150 | 43 |
| 6 | Thomas Kysar | $32,437 | 120 | 32 |
