kevin campbell wsop main event At around 1:25 a.m. PT on Day 3 of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Kevin Campbell busted in 1,001st place, one spot shy of reaching the money, after suffering a bad beat. In doing so, although he won’t be going home with cash, he became the infamous bubble of poker’s most prestigious annual tournament.
Dozens of players, media, and spectators hovered over Campbell’s table inside the jam-packed Amazon room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino as they patiently awaited Jack Effel signal to the dealer to deal the community cards while the tournament was hand-for-hand. Tough Way to Go Out
When Effel asked the players to turn their cards over, Campbell showed and was at risk preflop for 93,000 against the of Chris Alafogiannis . Mike Matusow , who was seated at the table, expressed his disappointment when seeing the hands turned over, although he called Campbell’s exact hand prior to the cards being exposed.
But this is a cruel game sometimes, and Campbell would learn that the hard way when the board ran out , giving Alafogiannis trips and leaving Campbell completely out of chips one spot from cashing.
He won’t go home empty-handed, however, as Effel informed him that he’ll receive free entry into the 2022 WSOP Main Event.
A few hours earlier in the session, Chang Liu busted within striking distance of the bubble in one of the most cruel ways . He ran quad 4’s into the quad 6’s of Ugur Secilmis in a 200 big blind pot. Who is Kevin Campbell?
Kevin Campbell is a professional poker player from New Jersey who came out to Las Vegas like many others hoping to win a bracelet in poker’s most prestigious event.
“I’ve been playing professionally for about a decade,” Campbell told PokerNews moments after busting. “I mostly play online mostly though in Jersey.”
Day 3 was a rough session for the Main Event bubble. He just couldn’t get anything going and then had a golden opportunity to double at the end, but ran into some horrible luck.”I ran great the first […]
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