Tyler Cornell Wins on Day 5 of 2021 WSOP

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on October 5th, 2021

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After the first weekend of this 2021 World Series of Poker, everyone seems to have gotten into more of the traditional groove. There were the initial kinks of long lines to verify vaccinations and online accounts and figuring out the most optimal ways to register for tournaments. Players and staff alike seem to be working through it.

Further, early worries about players willing to attend – complete with the vaccination mandate, the autumn time frame instead of summer, the still-present worries about Covid-19 – have eased, at least for the time being. Players are there.

PokerGO is also up and running with its with its livestreamed coverage. It started yesterday with the final table of Event 6, with Ali Nejad and Maria Ho calling the action. Much of the coverage of this type moving forward will be available via a PokerGO subscription. But possibly to show poker fans and players what to expect, the video of this one is public on YouTube.

The WSOP got its groove back.

Event 4: $500 The Reunion

Once the three starting days finished, Day 2 brought them all together. Hundreds of them earned payouts, and the bustouts were so fast and furious that the final table began before the night ended.

The day’s starting chip leader, Robert Brobyn, ended his run in 28^th place for $14,861 well into the evening hours. As the field thinned to just a few tables, Ryan Laplante busted in 19^th place and Adrian Buckley in ninth, both missing their shots at a second bracelet.

Five remaining players will compete for the bracelet and first-place prize of more than $500K.

 

Event 6: $25K NLHE High Roller

Only five players returned for the final day of this high-stakes event, but all had something to prove. Adrian Mateos of Spain sought his fourth bracelet, but all of the other big names in poker sought their first. It was the first live final table of this year’s WSOP with several international players – Mateos of Spain and Mustapha Kanit of Italy – and it was the first livestreamed one of the series.

In the end, Tyler Cornell picked up his first bracelet. He told PokerNews:

“It feels amazing. I’ve been trying to do this for a long time and finally got a win.”

 

Tyler Cornell's first live tournament win is a @WSOP gold bracelet & $833,289!

1️⃣ Tyler Cornell – $833,289
2️⃣ Michael Liang – $515,014
3️⃣ @Amadi_17– $318,870
4️⃣ Jonathan Jaffe – $286,202
5️⃣ @mustachione – $216,842https://t.co/dm95hAjOe5

— PokerGO Tour (@PokerGOTour) October 5, 2021

Event 7: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice

There were 20 games from which to choose in this multiple-variant tournament. Mixed game players had fun with it, though only 11 made it through the second day of play.

Late into the evening, several previous bracelet winners departed short of another piece of WSOP gold. Mike Wattel busted in 22^nd place, Eli Elezra in 20^th, and Phil Hellmuth in 18^th. Several remain in contention, though, including Adam Friedman, Noya Kihara, Nathan Gamble, and Andrew Kelsall.

 

Event 8: $600 NLHE Deepstack

This one was for the masses, a bit of a faster structure but a lower buy-in and deep stacks. More than 4,500 entries catapulted the prize pool past $2.3M. The 2019 WSOP offered the same event and attracted 6,150 entries. This year’s offering saw a 37% decrease.

Some players already made the money, but several hundred of them will return on Day 2 to play for the win.

 

Event 9: $10K Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship

Those with deep pockets and a penchant for Omaha-8 lined up to play the Omaha Hi-Lo Championship yesterday, the first official $10K “championship” event of this series. Registration remains open until the start of play today, though with 126 thus far, it doesn’t look like it will meet or exceed the 183 number of the 2019 WSOP.

 

Highlight of the Day

Great story about a player who traveled to Vegas via train to play the game he loved for so many years. And he overcame a lot in his life to get to the WSOP.

It's always interesting to learn about players who travel to the @WSOP, like 64-year-old poker player Michael Muniz, who took Amtrak from New York to Vegas to play #WSOP2021 Reunion.

PokerNews' @jonpokerwriter tells his story -> https://t.co/Lw4toTbpps pic.twitter.com/GiFBH4ePg2

— Chad Holloway (@ChadAHolloway) October 5, 2021