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Amarylisa Gonsalves By Amarylisa GonsalvesOn 07 Oct, 2021
By Amarylisa GonsalvesOn 07 Oct, 2021
2021 WSOP: Zhi Wu ‘Aces’ Event #8 To Win His Maiden WSOP Bracelet
Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) concluded earlier today. The first Deep Stack tournament of the series featured a buy-in of $600. The three-day event concluded with Zhi Wu dramatically lifting the title to win his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet and $2,81,604 in prize money.
The event witnessed 4,527 entries and generated a prize pool of $23,09,280. Event #8 saw some former bracelet winners like Asi Moshe, Joey Weissman, and Craig Varnell. However, they were busted before they could make it to Day 3. Day 3 resumed with five new players on the final table eyeing their first WSOP gold bracelet.
USA’s Nicholas Zautra was the first player to leave the final table when his 
fell short against Chrishan Sivasundaram’s 
. Sivasundaram hit a two pair hand on the board of 
to send off Zautra for $76,974 in the fifth place.
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Next in line was Canada’s Ryan Chan, who departed at the fourth place with $1,00,330 to his bankroll. Chan held 
while Wu held 
. However, the board of 
gave Wu a higher pair ending Chan’s run on the final table.
Sivasundaram was next to leave the table setting the final two for a heads-up. Sivasundaram went all in with his 
and Wu called with . The board of 
did no good to Sivasundaram, as he had to depart at the third place with a paycheque of $1,31,675.
Finally in the heads-up, Wu aced his way to the top with his pocket aces against Ari Mezrich’s 
on the board of 
. Mezrich finished at the runner-up spot for $1,73,998
2021 WSOP Event #8 Final Table Recap:
- Zhi Wu – $2,81,604
- Ari Mezrich – $1,73,998
- Chrishan Sivasundaram – $1,31,675
- Ryan Chan – $1,00,330
- Nicholas Zautra – $76,974
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Amarylisa Gonsalves is a Content Writer at Gutshot Magazine. Advancing from a marketing background, she found her calling in writing. She takes delight in exploring genres and is a curious learner. Patient and ambivert, she believes in letting her work speak for itself. Apart from content writing, she finds solace in writing poetry by expressing herself through words. Additionally, she adores indulging in anything that satisfies her creative self, like drawing and DIY crafts.
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