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CardsChat presents … the big winners of the WSOP (22-28 Oct)
While eight new players put their names on the WSOP bracelet winners list, several players from the past have added material to their own personal collections. Including Farzad “Freddy” Bonyadi, Josh Arieh and Brian Rast, who brings his bracelet count to five. Five, in case you were wondering, is a lot. It puts him in rarefied air alongside Scotty Nguyen, Allen Cunningham, John Juanda, Stu Ungar, Jason Mercier, Barry Johnson, Daniel Alaei, David Chui, Gary Bertland and Michael Mizrachi.
Brian Rast won his fifth WSOP bracelet (Image: WSOP)
Josh arieh
$ 1,500 eight-handed PLO
$ 204,766
Winning his third WSOP bracelet, Arieh is approaching $ 6 million in WSOP cash. Not bad for a former law firm courier. Her first bracelet came in 1999.
Kevin gerhart
$ 10,000 HORSE
$ 361,124
With the 48th WSOP cash – most of it of the min-cash variety – Gerhart won his third bracelet for his biggest score to push his lifetime WSOP winnings to over a quarter of a million dollars.
Carlos chang
$ 2,500 NLH gel
$ 364,589
The Taiwanese poker player landed his first career bracelet as the last of 896 contenders. He has earned just under a million since his first win in 2015.
Brad Ruben
$ 1,500
$ 99,188
With his fifth cash in the 2021 series, Ruben got his third bracelet in an event that drew 311.
Anthony Denove
$ 1,000 Doublestack NLH
$ 446,983
Playing in a massive field of 3,991, the Californian won his first career bracelet. His next biggest payout, $ 6,330, also came to this year’s series.
Ryan hansen
$ 3,000 6-Hand Limit Hold’em
$ 109,692
Hansen achieved the rare feat of having his first WSOP cash for a bracelet. He survived 161.
Tommy Le
$ 10,000 eight-handed PLO
$ 746,477
The man known as “Tommy Legend” won his second bracelet, pushing his WSOP winnings to over $ 3.4 million.
Chad Norton
$ 800 Unlimited Deepstack
$ 214,830
Making his second cash count, Norton was part of a field of 2,053 that helped generate a prize pool of over $ 1.4 million. This is his first bracelet.
Alexandre Réard
$ 5,000 No-limit Hold’em Eight Hand Freezeout
$ 428,694
The Frenchman and a pro sponsored by Unibet made history by becoming the first Frenchman to win a WSOP bracelet. He added the bracelet to his two WSOP Circuit rings won in Europe.
Kazuki Ikeuchi
$ 1,000 No-Limit Online Hold’em
$ 152,798
The Japanese pro won his first online bracelet, beating 554, giving him more than $ 1.2 million from 43 WSOP wins since 2007.
Gershon Distenfeld
$ 1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Draw
$ 204,063
Since reaching the final table of last year’s only WSOP Main Event (finishing 8th), the Jersey player has cashed six times and won his first bracelet.
Farzad Bonyadi
$ 10,000 No-limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
$ 297,051
It’s been 16 years since his last bracelet, but the former Hollywood Park Casino shift manager won his fourth career bracelet, pushing his winnings to over $ 2.2 million.
Darrin wright
$ 600 Mixed No-limit Hold’em / PLO Eight hands
$ 127,219
His first WSOP cash, at a Circuit event, was barely $ 500. His second came with a bunch of money and a bracelet. Congratulations to the man from Chicago.
Brian rast
$ 3,000 Six Hand No Limit Hold’em
$ 474,102
That’s five bracelets for the Las Vegas-based poker pro. He collected 48 times more than 6.5 million dollars.
Photos of Danny Maxwell and Hayley Hochstetler, courtesy of WSOP.com.
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