Ryan Hansen won his first-ever WSOP bracelet after a superb comeback win at the Rio Ryan Hansen won his first-ever World Series of Poker title as he got the better of Japanese opponent Kosei Ichinose to claim a debut bracelet and top prize of $109,692 as the latest champion won gold at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Hansen Takes It To The Limit
Event #44 was a tournament that plenty of big names battled for, with the $3,000-entry Six-Handed Limit Hold’em event seeing legends such as Joe McKeehen (23rd for $4,830), Nick Schulman (21st for $5,597), Dan Zack (19th for $5,597) and Mike Matusow (16th for $6,668) all run deep without making the final table. Terrence Chan was one player who didn’t make it that far and upon realizing that it would be his final tournament at the Rio, put out a poignant post on Twitter. Busted 29th (25th paid) in the 6-max LHE. Going home Monday and realized that I have played my last hand of poker ever at the Rio. Wild to think after 15 years. Thanks for the memories! pic.twitter.com/ydSJxaZiqz — Terrence Chan (@tchanpoker) October 24, 2021 When just six players remained, Kevin Erickson led the way with a big stack of 2.3 million chips, Hansen his nearest challenger with 1.4 million and everyone else with six-figure chip stacks. It was Steve Chanthabouasy who busted first of the six, losing his last with against the of Ichinose on a board of . Chanthabouasy’s run to sixth place was worth $17,486.
Despite starting the final day as chip leader, Kenny Hsiung would go next, drifting short before busting in fifth place for $23,688. Hsiung’s saw him commit his last chips on a flop of , but Ichinose had and held through the turn and river.
It was the turn of Ken Deng to be eliminated in fourth place for $32,864 when he committed his stack on the turn of a board showing . Deng held for a gutshot, but Hansen had and when the landed on the river, made a flush to take the tournament into […]
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