Bradley Ruben In what appears to be a year of thirds at the World Series of Poker 2021, Bradley Ruben has earned his third career WSOP gold bracelet in Event #42: $1,500 Razz for $99,188. He defeated a final table including Charles Sinn , Yuri Dzivielevski , David “ODB” Baker , and Matt Grapenthien . He conquered a field of 311 entrants on his way to victory.
Ruben’s first bracelet came in 2020 when he won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha GGPoker Online Event #63 for $220,160, while his second came earlier this year when he won the WSOP Online Event #21: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha for $69,148. This victory represents Ruben’s first bracelet captured on the live felt, as well as his first victory in not in Pot-Limit Omaha. Event #42: $1,500 Razz Final Table Results
1 Bradley Ruben United States $99,188 2 Charles Sinn United States $61,303 3 Matt Grapenthien United States $41,758 4 Yuri Dzivielevski Brazil $29,089 5 David “ODB” Baker United States $20,732 6 Brett Feldman United States $15,127 7 Alex Livingston Canada $11,305 8 Hassan Kamoei United States $8,658 Razz Natural?
Ruben claimed victory in the tournament despite saying it was probably only his third ever live Razz tournament. One of those was in 2017, when he finished third in this very event . While he said he has played some Razz and other mixed games online, he recognized his achievement is special.
“My theory is, if you play a game that you haven’t played much before, it’s more enjoyable. You’re kind of like a kid, you’re in awe of it. That’s helped me a lot in this tournament, and the one I got third in, in 2017.” Ruben the Comeback Kid; Sinn Falls Just Short
Charles Sinn had to make do with a runner-up finish Ruben’s path to the title was far from easy, as he spent a lot of the day on a short stack chasing Sinn, who held the chip lead most of the day.
“I think I had like 300K in chips, and I just ran like God pretty much from then on, doubled up […]
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