No event means quite as much to the game of poker as the World Series of Poker, and it made its grand return to live-action in 2021. Over the past month or so, the WSOP held dozens of tournaments of all shapes and sizes for the world’s best poker players.
It was a welcome return to the tables after the action in the WSOP had been mostly online in 2020.
It will also turn out to be a historic World Series of Poker, as it’s going to be the last at the Rio for the foreseeable future. The announcement was made a couple of weeks ago that the event would be moving to a pair of Caesar’s properties (Bally’s and Paris) on the Las Vegas Strip.
And the WSOP will also be returning to a spring schedule as well in 2022 (at least tentatively). Closing Out The WSOP
What was so much fun about this year’s WSOP was how nicely it was balanced between the familiar names and the surprising performers. It seemed that each new event brought with it another interesting angle. Here’s a quick recap of some of the top stories we witnessed in the 2021 World Series of Poker: Germany’s Koray Aldemir managed to capture the Main Event and bag $8 million in the process. Aldemir built a big lead coming into the final table, but he actually briefly lost that lead to American “Home Game Hero” George Holmes. He rebounded and was able to capture the title on a memorable hand.
Aldemir also proved that he can win out over the Taxman as well. His recent move from Germany to Austria will allow him to avoid paying any taxes on his winnings. If he had still been living in Germany, he likely would have had to cough up around 40% of that $8 million purse.
Holmes may not have won the event, but he captured the imagination of the fans who were watching. Although he had cashed in the Main Event two years ago, he is not someone who usually plays in big tournaments. Yet his savvy play […]
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