WSOP Day 33 Gives Second Gold to Zyrin and Fourth to Yoon

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on November 3rd, 2021

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The first day of November brought the 33^rd day of the 2021 World Series of Poker to the Rio in Las Vegas. It was a very busy day, as the Colossus and Lowball Triple Draw played to their conclusions and numerous other tournaments moved forward.

Players put their Halloween costumes away and got busy at the tables, more focused and knowing that the Main Event starts this week. Further, the WSOP is more than half over, and it’s time to buckle down and get to work.

Here’s what they did.

Event 55: $400 NLHE Colossus

The Colossus started with nearly 9400 players and a $3.1M prize pool. Fewer than 50 players returned for the final day of play, and many of them exited quickly. Halfway through, three-time bracelet winner Barbara Enright busted in 25^th place for $10,855, and previous 2021 bracelet winner Carlos Chang exited in 18^th place for $13,315. As it played on through the final table, Zyrin didn’t have an easy time and didn’t start heads-up play well against Michael Lee’s aggression. But Zyrin stayed focused and took it down to collect his second career bracelet. He told PokerNews, mostly through a translator:

“The first one was more luck, but this one was won on skill. I had to defeat such a large field. Really strange feeling when you win against more than 9,000 people. … I want to thank my friends, my girlfriend. I want to say hello to my parents, sister, brother, dog, and everyone back home.”

 

Anatolii Zyrin conquers the 9,399-entry Colossus to score his second-career gold bracelet! Along with the hardware, Zyrin earned the top prize of $314,705.

📸 Rachel Millerhttps://t.co/VWnFMyj4gA pic.twitter.com/KOZxbQjNix

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) November 2, 2021

Event 57: $10K Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship

When it’s a championship-level event and only 90 players buy in, the tournament is clearly a very tough one. The field was tough and took two days of play to whittle the field down to just eight survivors. Day 3 began with some short stacks early and quickly. And it all came down to the two chipleaders – Brian Yoon and Danny Wong – for heads-up. Yoon took the lead into the final duel and pulled it off to win his fourth career gold. He spoke to PokerNews afterward:

“This is awesome because I would say right now deuce-to-seven is my favorite game. I’ve been working on this game for several years. I studied, and I learned the game. … It feels good to tack on another one, but I don’t think about my legacy. I am not trying to grind out poker for the next 40 years. I’ll be around and playing in the Main Event for a while, but I’m not bracelet hunting or trying to catch Phil Hellmuth’s record. It just feels good to get into elite company.”

 

It’s official, I’m a “mixed game player” now 😔 https://t.co/RjTbTwgkw3

— Brian Yoon (@byoonz) November 2, 2021

Event 58: $1K Super Seniors NLHE

From 500 players over age 60 who returned to this event on Monday, only 65 of them bagged chips at the end of the night. The top 283 made the money, and the field thinned quickly after that. Of the remaining players, none seem to have won a bracelet before, so someone will win their first on Tuesday.

 

Event 59: $1K NLHE Tag Team

This teams event proved – again – to be a fun tournament. In addition to the usual competitiveness, the team dynamic adds another dimension to strategy and atmosphere. Well-known teams like Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks busted in 27^th place on Day 2, and Melanie Weisner and Xuan Liu hit the rail in 18^th place for $3,836. Only ten teams made it to the final day.

 

This is my dad teaching me how to play poker with lime green chips. 15 years later, we have made the final table together in the @wsop Tag Team Tournament.

Love you dad, and couldn't have done it without you. 💚 #fatherdaughter #poker @joinpokerpower pic.twitter.com/Mb04y3KaEJ

— Amanda Roberts (@amandabotfeld) November 2, 2021

Event 60: $50K Poker Players Championship

A slow structure and a slow start brought finally closed registration on Day 2 of this event with just a total of 63 players. That wasn’t far below the 74 entries in the 2019 PPC, but this event hasn’t actually grown in years. Regardless, the prestige remains the same.

Players needed to make it to Day 3 for any hope of getting to the final 10 pay spots. Players like Michael Mizrachi and Phil Hellmuth just didn’t make it through Day 2. Of the 35 players still in action, Paul Volpe leads, but Dan Cates isn’t far behind. Adam Friedman, Alex Livingston, and Chris Vitch rounded out the top five, giving just an example of the start-studded field returning for Day 3 today.

 

Event 61: $600 NLHE Deepstack

Another fast-paced deepstacked tournament on the schedule brought nearly 4K entries to the prize pool, which topped off at just shy of $2M. With several hundred players still in, it may be a bit of a grind on Day 2 to get close to the final table.

Event 62: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo 8-or-Better

This isn’t just any Omaha game, it’s PLO with highs and lows. From hundreds of starters, little more than 100 made it to Day 2. Big names still remain, though, with Nathan Gamble eighth in chips, and others like Dustin Dirksen not far behind. Ari Engel is still in the top 25, as is Mike Matusow.