Eisenberg and Dula Win First Bracelets on WSOP Day 15
Two final tables played out on Thursday.
The first one to finish was the Ladies Championship. So many people wanted to watch it that PokerGO made the livestream available to the public for free on YouTube. More than 20K people tuned in, and Dr. Lara Eisenberg earned her first World Series of Poker bracelet.
Later into the evening, Dalibor Dula represented the Czech Republic and captured his first piece of WSOP gold. He bested a field of more than 1,300 players to do it.
Here’s what all went down on Day 15 of the 2021 WSOP.
Event 22: $1K/$10K NLHE Ladies Championship
Five players returned for an extra day of play. As mentioned, PokerGO livestreamed it on YouTube. The player with the most experience and a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, JJ Liu, was the first to exit. Mikiyo Aoki looked as if she had the stack to run over the table, but Eisenberg took over that role. Aoki couldn’t regain her momentum and busted in third. Ultimately, Dr. Lara Eisenberg, a radiologist and record-setting skydiver, won and spoke to PokerGO about her win:
“I work every other week, so I do have more time off than most people who are still working, and the stuff that’s available at BBZ Poker with (Jonathan ‘apestyles’ Van Fleet) is unmatched, and that alone can take you to a higher level. I’ve had just great experiences with mental coaching from Elliot Roe, and Jared Tendler’s work is really amazing. … It’s going to be hard to pass my day job up entirely, but I’m going to continue to play, and when I retire, I’ll probably be playing a little bit more.”
| Event 22: Day 3 of 4 | $1K buy-in | NLHE Ladies Championship (1RE) |
| Total entries: | 644 | |
| Total prize pool: | $582,180 | |
| Players paid: | 97 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,633 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Lara Eisenberg (USA) $115,694 |
| 2nd place: | Debora Brooke (USA) $71,507 | |
| 3rd place: | Mikiyo Aoki (USA) $50,525 | |
| 4th place: | Diane Cooley (USA) $36,269 | |
| 5th place: | JJ Liu (Taiwan) $26,458 | |
| 6th place: | Qing Lu (USA) $19, 619 | |
| 7th place: | Marle Cordeiro (USA) $14,791 | |
| 8th place: | Cherish Andrews (USA) $11,341 | |
| 9th place: | Tiffany Lee (USA) $8,847 |
Event 25: $5K NLHE 6-Handed
A tournament full of recognizable names burst the money bubble on Day 2 and played down rather quickly to a few tables. Frank Kassela busted in 25th place for $17,995 and Daniel Negreanu followed in 22nd place for $21,838. Ben Yu and Vanessa Kade hit the payout cage, as did Nick Petrangelo in 13th place for $27,150. Only six remain.
| Event 25: Day 3 of 4 | $5K buy-in | NLHE 6-Handed (1RE) |
| Total entries: | 578 | |
| Registration still open? | no | |
| Total prize pool: | $2,785,950 | |
| Players paid: | 91 | |
| Minimum payout: | $8,040 | |
| Winner payout: | $562,667 | |
| Chip leader: | Eric Tsai | Tingyi Tsai = 8.04M chips |
| Players remaining: | 6 | Scott Ball = 7.82M chips |
| Restart: | 4pm Friday | Jonathan Jaffe = 6.17M chips |
| Bin Weng = 3.98M chips | ||
| Galen Hall = 2.245M chips | ||
| John Racener = 1.95M chips |
Event 26: $1K NLHE Freezeout
Only 38 players started this day, but it still took several hours to play to a final table. Maurice Hawkins, who holds 14 WSOP Circuit rings, but he busted in ninth place in this tournament in pursuit of a gold bracelet. Ultimately, Cole Ferraro took a chip lead into heads-up play against Dalibor Dula, but the two players exchanged the lead for level after level until Dula finally won it. He told PokerNews about the back-and-forth of head-up:
“I was just so focused. … Once you’re all in, it is out of your hands, you can’t do anything to win that all-in or lose it.”
| Event 26: Day 2 of 2 | $1K buy-in | NLHE Freezeout |
| Total entries: | 1358 | |
| Total prize pool: | $1,208,620 | |
| Players paid: | 204 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,605 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Dalibor Dula (Czech Republic) $199,227 |
| 2nd place: | Cole Ferraro (USA) $123,142 | |
| 3rd place: | Edward Welch (USA) $89,875 | |
| 4th place: | Guowei Zhang (USA) $66,335 | |
| 5th place: | Maxx Coleman (USA) $49,519 | |
| 6th place: | Anthony Askey (USA) $37,393 | |
| 7th place: | Nicolo Audannio (USA) $28,565 | |
| 8th place: | Levi Klump (USA) $22,080 | |
| 9th place: | Maurice Hawkins (USA) $17,270 |
Dalibor Dula takes down the $1,000 NLH Freezeout to earn $199,227 and his first gold bracelet.https://t.co/MbDfXx3tdZ pic.twitter.com/fcds57B93Q
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) October 15, 2021
Event 27: $1,500 HORSE
Just a few days ago, Anthony Zinno won his third career WSOP bracelet. On only Day 15, he made another deep run and leads the way into the final day. Of the 18 players in contention, Ari Engel and Max Pescatori, Joe McKeehen and Randy Ohel, Brock Parker and Roland Israelashvili are in the mix as well. They will all play for the win on Friday.
| Event 27: Day 2 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | HORSE |
| Total entries: | 594 | |
| Registration still open? | no | |
| Total prize pool: | $792,990 | |
| Players paid: | 90 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,400 | |
| Winner payout: | $160,636 | |
| Chip leader: | Anthony Zinno | |
| Players remaining: | 18 | |
| Restart: | 2pm Friday |
Event 28: $1K PLO
More than a thousand players started but only 59 finished the first day of PLO with chips. They will all return on Friday to play to the final five.
| Event 28: Day 1 of 3 | $1K buy-in | PLO 8-Handed (1RE) |
| Total entries: | 422 | |
| Registration still open? | no | |
| Total prize pool: | $951,410 | |
| Players paid: | 161 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,603 | |
| Winner payout: | $166,461 | |
| Chip leader: | Ryan Gibson | |
| Players remaining: | 59 | |
| Restart: | 12pm Friday |
Event 29: $10K Short Deck NLHE
A small group of players turned up for this high buy-in Short Deck action. The final tally of the night was 59 entries, though registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2. Only 19 people held chips when the first night ended, with big names like Dan Shak, Chance Kornuth, Jason Koon, and Joao Vieira among them.
| Event 29: Day 1 of 3 | $10K buy-in | Short Deck NLHE (1RE) |
| Total entries: | 49 | |
| Registration still open? | yes | |
| Total prize pool: | TBD | |
| Players paid: | TBD | |
| Minimum payout: | TBD | |
| Winner payout: | TBD | |
| Chip leader: | Ye Shen | |
| Players remaining: | 19 | |
| Restart: | 2pm Friday |
Highlight of the Day
Do you know people playing the Daily Deepstacks at the Rio? Hundreds of players are participating every day, and you and your friends may be among them. The WSOP wants people to be able to see the results of those tournaments, so there is now a page on the website with a list of results.
By popular request, the 2021 @WSOP Daily Deepstacks page is now online at https://t.co/vYNqtVWFOA
— Kevin Mathers (@Kevmath) October 12, 2021
