Sung Joo Hyun Wins WPT DeepStacks Venetian Event For $208,335

Sung Joo Hyun has gained the 2021 World Poker Tour DeepStacks $1,600 buy-in no-limit maintain’em important occasion held at The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas. The South Korean defeated a subject of 812 complete entries to earn the title and the highest prize of $208,335, the biggest rating of his profession. Hyun had earned his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet simply over half of a yr earlier, popping out on high of a subject of two,307 entries in a $500 buy-in WSOP Online occasion to earn $161,898. He now has profession match earnings of $699,320.

In addition to the title and the cash, Hyun was additionally awarded 912 Card Player Player of the Year factors because the champion of this occasion. This win alone was sufficient to catapult him into seventh place within the 2021 POY race standings, that are sponsored by Global Poker.

The sizable turnout for this occasion noticed the $500,000 assure greater than doubled, with $1,161,160 in the end paid out among the many high 102 finishers.

Plenty of notables made deep runs on this occasion, together with WSOP bracelet winner Ronnie Bardah (92nd – $2,585), WSOP Circuit important occasion winner Michael Trivett (ninetieth – $2,835), Javier Zarco (81st – $3,090), WPT Championship winner Asher Conniff (76th – $3,090), Card Player Poker Tour important occasion winner Oddie Dardon (forty third – $4,635), Aaron Massey (thirty eighth -$4,635), three-time WPT champion and two-time bracelet winner Anthony Zinno (thirty seventh – $4,635), WPT champion Joe Tehan (thirty first – $5,330), and a pair of WSOP bracelet winners Erik Cajelais (seventeenth – $11,120) and Joey Weissman (eleventh – $16,920).

The last day of this occasion started with eight gamers remaining, with Wayne Harmon within the lead and Hyun sitting on the third-shortest stack. he shortly started to climb up the leaderboard, beginning by eliminating Iris Angeleri in eighth place ($27,495). Joris Springael was the subsequent to fall. His pocket tens couldn’t maintain up in opposition to the A-3 of Curtis Powell and he was despatched to the rail with $34,560 for his seventh-place displaying. Hyun discovered a double-up via Powell not lengthy after that to proceed his ascent up the chip counts. Powell obtained the final of his chips in not lengthy after that with two pair in opposition to the flush draw of Hyun. The draw got here in and Powell was knocked out in sixth place ($41,765).

Hyun overtook the lead by successful an enormous pot off of Wayne Harmon with the nut flush in opposition to a decrease flush. Harmon was left brief, however managed to double up via WPT champion Dylan Wilkerson to regain his footing. He then busted Wilkerson in fifth place ($52,580), successful a race with pocket tens in opposition to the A-Q suited of the 2014 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic winner to ship him packing.

Chris Doan’s run on this occasion got here to an finish when his OkJ got here up in opposition to the A9 of Hyun. Doan failed to enhance and was eradicated in fourth place ($69,025), whereas Hyun prolonged his lead heading into three-handed motion. Roman Shainiuk closed the hole by busting Wayne Harmon in third place. It was a preflop race, with Shainiuk holding A8 and Harmon the 77. The board introduced a flush for Shainiuk and Harmon needed to accept $93,280 because the third-place finisher.

With that Hyun took 13,310,000 into heads-up play in opposition to Shainiuk, who sat with 11,050,0000. Hyun was in a position to prolong his result in almost a 4:1 benefit by the point the ultimate hand was dealt. Shainiuk raised to 500,000 from the button with Ok6 and Hyun three-bet all-in holding OkQ. Shainiuk referred to as and the board got here down Q923A. Hyun made a pair of queens to lock up the pot and the title, whereas Shainiuk took residence $144,480 because the runner-up.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the last desk:

Winner photograph credit score: World Poker Tour.