Lally Claims First 2021 WSOP Bracelet for Canada on Day 6
This is when the World Series of Poker gets complicated. Seven tournaments ran at some point on Day 6. Several were playing their final tables, one was trying to reach its final, others were trying to burst money bubbles, and heads-up players were moving through rounds. It was one of those all-hands-on-deck days.
Realistically speaking, most days for the rest of the 2021 WSOP will be those kinds of days. But those days are good. They signal the return of live poker, the health of the game and its players.
Also, realistically speaking, the 2021 WSOP has been very American thus far. It has been more than a little difficult for people from other countries to navigate Covid-19 protocols to make it into the US. But Canadians were there and ready to make their marks. One of them grabbed a bracelet to show it.
Let’s get to the results of Tuesday’s action.
Event 4: $500 The Reunion
The largest field of the 2021 WSOP cleared out, with just one player holding the bracelet. Long Ma is a tournament specialist from Dallas, Texas. He had been on a two-month downswing before this event, though he still has his day job as the manager of an electronics company. He told PokerNews:
“Almost 13,000 players. Lots of good players, some lucky players and maybe me the luckiest one.”
| Event 4: Day 4 of 4 | $500 buy-in | NLHE Reunion (1 RE/flight) |
| Total entries: | 12,975 | |
| Total prize pool: | $5,449,500 | |
| Players paid: | 639 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,540 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Long Ma (USA) $513,604 |
| 2nd place: | Giuliano Lentini (USA) $317,352 | |
| 3rd place: | Max Tavepholjalern (USA) $241,766 | |
| 4th place: | Alex Vasquez (USA) $185,281 | |
| 5th place: | Michael Eddy (USA) $142,847 | |
| 6th place: | Anthony Cass (USA) $110,794 | |
| 7th place: | Jugal Daterao (USA) $86,462 | |
| 8th place: | Derrick Stoebe (USA) $67,886 | |
| 9th place: | Adrian Buckley (USA) $53,625 |
Event 7: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice
Canadian Jaswinder “Jesse” Lally represented for his country as well as the 50-somethings (hello!). In Vancouver, he plays cash games and loves switching poker variants. While some like Badacey were new to him before this tournament, he beat a very tough field to take a gold bracelet home to his wife of 37 years and two grown children. He told PN about balancing his business in the liquor store industry, family time, and poker passion:
“I do get away for 10 days to play. … I was so excited to make the final table first of all, but now that my dream has come true, it’s just an amazing feeling.”
| Event 7: Day 3 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | Dealers Choice 6-Handed (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 307 | |
| Total prize pool: | $409,845 | |
| Players paid: | 47 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,400 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Jesse Lally (Canada) $97,915 |
| 2nd place: | Andrew Kelsall (USA) $60,514 | |
| 3rd place: | Ray Henson (USA) $40,062 | |
| 4th place: | Ian O’Hara (USA) $27,147 | |
| 5th place: | Adam Kipnis (USA) $18,839 | |
| 6th place: | Christopher Lindner (USA) $13,396 |
Event 8: $600 NLHE Deepstack
It started with 216 on Tuesday and finished with just five, all seeking a first WSOP win. Those five bagged their chips on purpose to play today on the PokerGO livestream for the bracelet.
| Event 8: Day 2 of 3 | $600 buy-in | NLHE Deepstack (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 4,527 | |
| Registration still open? | no | |
| Total prize pool: | $2,309,280 | |
| Players paid: | 680 | |
| Minimum payout: | $960 | |
| Winner payout: | $281,604 | |
| Chip leader: | Zhi Wu | Zhi Wu = 46.1M |
| Players remaining: | 5 | Chrishan Sivsundaram = 31.5M |
| Restart: | 4pm Wednesday | Ryan Chan = 29.2M |
| Nicholas Zautra = 15M | ||
| Ari Mezrich = 13.9M |
Event 9: $10K Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship
The second day of this championship event closed registration, set the prize pool, and broke through the money bubble. Ryan Laplante was the first player to cash, with Ben Yu and Mark Gregorich following him to the payout line. Two tables remain.
| Event 9: Day 2 of 4 | $10K buy-in | Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship |
| Total entries: | 134 | |
| Registration still open? | no | |
| Total prize pool: | $1,193,600 | |
| Players paid: | 21 | |
| Minimum payout: | $16,000 | |
| Winner payout: | $317,076 | |
| Chip leader: | Andrew Yeh | |
| Players remaining: | 18 | |
| Restart: | 3pm Wednesday |
Event 10: $1K Super Turbo Bounty
It is possible to play a WSOP tournament in one day and win it, so knows Michael Perrone. He played 16 hours in the WSOP turbo – with bounties – and snagged a bracelet for it. He mentioned to PokerNews that he was going to need time to process the win because of how fast it played out. And to think he wasn’t even going to play the tournament.
“It feels incredible. I wasn’t even going to play this event; I was going to go to the Wynn today to play the $1,600 Day 1A.”
| Event 10: Day 1 of 1 | $1K buy-in | NLHE Super Turbo Bounty Freezeout |
| Total entries: | 1640 | |
| Total prize pool: | $1,408,870 | |
| Players paid: | 246 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,065 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Michael Perrone (USA) $152,173 |
| 2nd place: | Pierre Calamusa (France) $94,060 | |
| 3rd place: | Jeremiah Fitzpatrick (USA) $69,454 | |
| 4th place: | Scott Podolsky (USA) $51,787 | |
| 5th place: | Paul Dhaliwal (Canada) $38,996 | |
| 6th place: | John Moss (USA) $29,657 | |
| 7th place: | Paul Jain (USA) $22,783 | |
| 8th place: | Badr Imejjane (USA) $17,680 | |
| 9th place: | Gabriel Ramos (USA) $13,861 |
Holy shit I just won my first WSOP bracelet…
— Michael Perrone, PsyD (@jazzinitup) October 6, 2021
Event 11: $25K Heads-Up Championship
There were big names but a small turnout for the championship version of the heads-up bracelet. Last year, this event was a $10K buy-in and brought in 112 players. This year, the focus was on the high-stakes, high-profile players, 16 of whom will play today for seats in the quarter-finals. Among those still in action are Jason Koon, Cary Katz, Galen Hall, David Peters, and Mikita Badziakouski.
Two rounds will play today with the final four reserved for livestreaming by PokerGO on Thursday.
| Event 11: Day 1 of 3 | $25K | NLHE Heads-Up Championship |
| Total entries: | 57 | |
| Registration still open? | no | |
| Total prize pool: | $409,845 | |
| Players paid: | 8 | |
| Minimum payout: | $36,820 | |
| Winner payout: | $243,981 | |
| Chip leader: | n/a | |
| Players remaining: | 16 | |
| Restart: | 2pm Wednesday | |
Event 12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Limit poker aficionados turned out in strong numbers for this one, ultimately setting the field and closing registration. The corresponding 2019 event played out much later in the series and drew more players, but this year’s turnout was only down 22%.
| Event 12: Day 1 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | Limit Hold’em |
| Total entries: | 422 | |
| Registration still open? | no | |
| Total prize pool: | $563,370 | |
| Players paid: | 64 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,406 | |
| Winner payout: | $124,374 | |
| Chip leader: | Jeremy Maher | |
| Players remaining: | 135 | |
| Restart: | 2pm Wednesday |
Highlight of the Day
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