"Hobby Player" Carlos Chang Wins First Bracelet in $2,500 NLHE Freezeout

Carlos Chang Carlos Chang has taken down the 2021 World Series of Poker Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout for $364,589 after a 3.5-hour heads-up battle against Brady Osterman , . His maiden bracelet is the third for Taiwan and the second in 2021. The tournament attracted 896 players during the registration period which yielded a total prize pool of $1,993,600 with the biggest prize going to Chang in the end.

After reaching the final tables of the 2015 Little One for One Drop here in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino , the Monster Stack of the 2015 World Series of Europe, and The Closer in 2019, Chang finally managed to grab that elusive title.

“I think this is my biggest cash, yes, this is my fourth final table. I told myself, this year if I make a final table, I will win the bracelet. And it happened! I am pretty excited. I was focused all day and yesterday.”

Chang joins the ranks of Pete Chen who won an online bracelet earlier on WSOP.com and James Chen . “I don’t know if I can count myself to the greats of Taiwan, I am a hobby player, I’m probably the better non-pro out there.” he said with a smile. Pete Chen was actually on his rail together with John Reading who finished in fourth place in the Little One for One Drop back in 2015, one spot higher than Chang but captured a bracelet later on. Carlos Chang with John Reading and Pete Chen Chang and Osterman were joined by familiar names and faces like Adrien Delmas, Sergi Reixach, Arthur Conan , and Sung Joo Hyun on the final table today while Christopher Basile and Uri Reichenstein busted the night before to make it one of the most international final tables of the series up till now. Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout Final Table Results

From Eight Players to the Heads-Up Battle

Chang came into the final table with the chip lead and had a clear strategy: “At the beginning, I was trying to attack the middle and short stack. I lost a three-bet the […]

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