After two more tournaments wrapped up the 2021 World Series of Poker, there was late drama across the Rio. Michael Addamo took the High Roller victory which confirms that 2021 is the “Year of Addamo”, Boris Kolev won his very first bracelet and there was late drama in the WSOP Player of the Year race, which was finished, not finished, then finished for good.

Addamo takes huge victory for High Rollers

Australian crusher Michael Addamo won his fourth WSOP bracelet after winning the $ 100,000 High Roller event # 87 after a final table performance that confirmed his greatness in 2021.

Addamo crushed the year, earning more in the past 11 months than many great players in their careers. His quest for his fourth bracelet began to look from a great height at the top of the rankings. Nonetheless, Addamo was reportedly surprised that his closest challenger when the game started, Danish player Henrik Hecklen, clinched fifth place for $ 434,523.

Sam Soverel had contributed in the first trade at the table, and his pre-flop raise saw Hecklen call his 14 big blind stack with . Soverel canceled with and managed to bring home his best hand, with the board playing for a flopped top pair to almost double their stack.

Soverel was on a mini heat and passed chip leader Addamo to take the lead as he was all-in and at risk with top pair against the Australian’s two pair on the turn, only for the river to give him a best two pairs and stun the table.

If Addamo goes badly, could this be anyone’s tournament? Sean Perry certainly hoped so when he moved all-in with against the owned by Kevin Rabichow. The advice of saw Rabichow take trips and kill Perry’s Chances, the result is worth $ 590,344.

At three players, Rabichow was still the short stack, but over a long period of play without elimination, Soverel first climbed as the chip leader, but then fell in two hands as Addo took him out of the tournament. brutally, his dominating that of Soverel on a tip from Ks] and send Soverel home with $ 830,992.

Heads-up, it was this hand that propelled Addamo to dominance. With 28 million against 5 million for Rabichow, the Australian did not need any time to conclude the event and to win his fourth WSOP bracelet of an already breathtaking poker career. Rabichow was all-in pre-flop for his last 12 big blinds with and although he started the final hand before Addamo’s the advice of saw the most successful Australian tournament player in history adding even more glory to a superb poker resume.

Kevin Rabichow won over $ 1.2 million for a great run to second place but it was Michel Addamo who lost his lead but won everything and more to win event # 87 and win a famous victory worth $ 1.95 million.

WSOP 2021 Event # 87 High Roller $ 100,000 Final Table Results:

1. Michael Addamo – $ 1,958,569
2. Kevin Rabichow – $ 1,210,487
3. Sam Soverel – $ 830,992
4. Sean Perry – $ 590,344
5. Henrik Hecklen – $ 434,523
6. Sorel Mizzi – $ 331,806
7. Sam Grafton – $ 263,227
8. Mikita Badziakouski – $ 217,274
9. Bill Klein – $ 186,909
10. Fedor Holz – $ 167,869

Kolev the King as WSOP closes events in Rio with first win

During the final event of the WSOP 2021, Boris Kolev became the answer to a thousand poker quizzes of the future by winning the last physical bracelet inside the Rio.

Kolev came into play just outside the top 10 chipcount with 30 players remaining and for a while the day was devoted to Ben Yu in more ways than one. Yu, who was leading the field before the final day, was in contention for the WSOP Player of the Year award, as Justin Bonomo revealed.

Ultimately, thanks in no small part to Shaun Deeb’s funny asides and overall excellent play, Yu couldn’t stop Josh Arieh from celebrating – again – the Player of the Year award which was reconfirmed at the Yu exit in 10th place, as we wrote about here in more detail.

Yu’s exit in 10th place saw the final table at eight almost there and when Justin Liberto crashed in ninth place with unable to beat that of Niko Koop through a thrilling race of which gave the latter a full house on the river, the race was on to win the last bracelet of the series.

Lee Markholt clinched eighth place for $ 49,107 when his shove with was overtaken by Kolev as the board played Kh]to give trips to the eventual winner, and George Wolff lost his stack to Huy Nguyen when did not stand against Nguyen as a council of saw Wolff take out $ 64,207.

With six players remaining, Koop bowed out in sixth place for $ 85,411 as his shove with ran into the dominant owned by Uri Reichenstein. The advice of saw Reichenstein win this important pot to climb the ranks and send the dangerous Koop to the rail.

It was Z Stein’s turn to lose fifth place thanks to his check-call for his stack at the turn of a table showing condemned his with Reichenstein holding . The river confirmed a full house for the Israeli and sent Stein home with a result of $ 115,558, his final fall WSOP result.

It was some time before the next elimination, but when it came it belonged to Ramon Colillas. The PokerStars player broke out with when Kolev is arrived on a board of , Colillas collecting $ 158,972.

It wasn’t long before Huy Nugyen was also on the rail, his short stack of 12 big blinds entering the middle with unable to hold out against Reichenstein . The advice of was also a killer, reducing Nguyen’s chances of a vital double and instead dooming him to a third place worth $ 222,310.

Heads-up, Kolev had a marginal lead over Reichenstein, the 13.7 million Bulgarian stack just ahead of the Israeli Reichenstein’s 12.8 million. Kolev opened up a lead, however, and on a flop of , check-call when the turn is held . The turn of saw the same pattern, Kolev calling Reichenstein, who only held for a total bluff.

Reichenstein bluffed for all his stack at the river, but it was the who came and Kolev canceled it, showed his color and became the first winner of the last WSOP event in Rio, taking the top prize of $ 511,184 and leaving Reichenstein with another consolation prize of a deep run to ‘to a final table and $ 315,936.

WSOP 2021 Event # 88 $ 5,000 NLHE 8-Player Final Table Results:

1. Boris Kolev – $ 511,184
2. Uri Reichenstein – $ 315,936
3. Huy Nguyen – $ 222,310
4. Ramon Colillas – $ 158,972
5. Z Stein – $ 115,558
6. Niko Koop – $ 85,411
7. George Wolff – $ 64,207
8. Lee Markholt – $ 49,107
9. Justin Liberto – $ 38,222

With the final events taking place at the Rio, most of the players had left the building… but perhaps for some, most importantly, the parking lot.

I have a very good parking space at work today

– Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt) 23 November 2021

Not everyone thinks the Rio was the perfect place to play poker, of course, and they were nobly represented by the viral sensation of the videos that has fueled so much laughter on Twitter Poker over the past few years of the House. of the WSOP.

Goodbye Rio pic.twitter.com/R0oKcCTlnK

– Thomas Keeling (@SrslySirius) 23 November 2021

Matt Glantz perfectly summed up Josh Arieh’s double triumph in the WSOP Player of the Year race.

Congratulation to @golferjosh to be the first player to win @wsop #poy twice in the same year.

– Matt Glantz (@MattGlantz) November 24, 2021

Legendary WSOP police of all acquaintances Kevin Mathers, who we all know as “Kevmath,” signed his look at the old venue with one final short of the Rio lights on as shadows took over the building one last time.

(15/15) The Rio

Welcome to the #WSOP from 2005 to 2021, the Rio has certainly seen better days. Many deplore the move to Bally’s / Paris, but we are all going to have a new adventure together in 6 months. pic.twitter.com/YDvewTCfmk

– Kevin Mathers (@Kevmath) November 24, 2021

Finally, how could we close the series without getting a glimpse into the weird and amazing world of Phil Hellmuth. Answer: we couldn’t.

How to throw these shoes?!? I made 7 @WSOP The final tables carry them !! I can’t keep them forever, they are pretty worn out, I guess it’s about time … pic.twitter.com/aIF60LqytI

– phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) 23 November 2021

It was a huge end to the World Series of Poker in Rio and an unforgettable WSOP in 2021. The best news of all is that in six months the poker world will be ready to start all over again at Bally’s. and Paris… we can’t wait!