Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day 3 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,283,875
Entries
139
Level
23
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Level 23
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em attracted 139 entries, which generated a $3,283,875 prize pool. After three days of play, it was 33-year-old poker pro Tyler Cornell claiming victory for $833,289 and his first gold bracelet.
“It feels amazing,” Cornell said after the victory. “I’ve been trying to do this for a long time and finally got a win.”
Cornell, who hails from the San Diego area and plays at Ocean’s 11, began his poker career online before switching to live cash games. When the pandemic hit, he took his game back to the virtual felt, which was evidenced by a laundry list of results in online bracelet events including last year’s GGPoker.com WSOP Event #77: $5,000 Main Event where he finished in eighth place for $328,305.
Cornell prevailed over a stacked final table, which proved to be a swingy affair with multiple people holding the chip lead.
“Really not until the last hour,” Cornell said when asked when he could taste victory. “I feel like I only got control of the table in the last hour.”
Despite the win in the third tournament he played in the 2021 WSOP, Cornell doesn’t intend to put in a full schedule. Instead, he’ll return home and make a trip or two back to Vegas to play maybe four or five more events.
2021 WSOP Event #6 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | County | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Cornell | United States | $833,289 |
| 2 | Michael Liang | United States | $515,014 |
| 3 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $381,870 |
| 4 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | $286,202 |
| 5 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | $216,842 |
| 6 | [Removed:321] Arani | United States | $166,102 |
| 7 | Paul Newey | United Kingdom | $128,654 |
| 8 | Adam Hendrix | United States | $100,773 |
Others to cash the tournament were newly-minted GGPoker Ambassador Jason Koon (9th - $79,834), Darren Elias (12th - $51,866), Day 1 chip leader Jake Daniels (14th - $45,382), Stanley Tang (19th - $41,492), and Sam Grafton (21st - $41,492).
Day 3 Action
On Monday, the final five players returned to the main stage at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for the first PokerGO live-streamed event of the 2021 WSOP. It didn’t take long for Mustapha Kanit to become the first final table casualty after jamming a queen-high flop with ace-king only to see Jonathan Jaffe tabled top pair, which held.
Despite winning that hand, Jaffe was the next to go. He lost most of his chips after a failed triple-barrel bluff and then the rest with king-five suited against the suited Big Slick of Michael Liang.
Three-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos bowed out in third place after calling off his short stack preflop with ace-nine only to see Cornell table pocket nines. The pair held firm and that set up a heads-up match with Cornell holding a 9:1 chip lead over Liang.
Liang managed to hold on for a bit but eventually succumbed in second place for $515,014.
Congratulations to Tyler Cornell, winner of the 2021 WSOP Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em!
Level 23
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Michael Liang shoved all in for his last 2,500,000 on the button and Tyler Cornell made a relatively quick call after looking at his cards.
Michael Liang: 
Tyler Cornell: 
Cornell was in a dominating position looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet. The dealer spread the flop of 
and Cornell took a commanding lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn gave Liang some hope with a flush draw, but the 
on the river only improved Cornell to two pair.
It was a short but interesting heads-up battle where Liang never gave up and started to mount a comeback, but Cornell was able to stave off some resistance to capture the title. A full recap of Cornell's victory will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,900,000
3,300,000
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3,300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 23
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tyler Cornell just called on the button and Michael Liang checked his big blind. The flop came 
and Liang checked to Cornell who bet 250,000. It was Liang's turn for a check-raise this time, making it 750,000 to go. Cornell called and the landed on the turn.
Liang checked again and Cornell bet 500,000 which prompted a quick fold from Liang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,600,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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3,300,000
-1,200,000
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-1,200,000 |
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Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Liang limped in on the button and Tyler Cornell check back the big blind. The flop came 
and Cornell checked to Liang who bet 250,000. Cornell then stuck in a check-raise to 800,000 but Liang still called.
The turn was the 
and Cornell pushed out a bet of 1,200,000. Liang called and the 
landed on the river. Both players knuckled the table. Liang was holding 
but Cornell had 
for a pair of kings was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,400,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
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4,500,000
-2,300,000
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-2,300,000 |
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Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tyler Cornell open-shipped all in on the button and Michael Liang called off his stack of 3,250,000 in the big blind.
Michael Liang: 
Tyler Cornell: 
The flop of boded well for Liang to double up once again. The paired the board on the turn leaving Cornell with just three outs. It was the 
on the river and Liang scored another double up to bring himself right back in the match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,100,000
-3,200,000
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-3,200,000 |
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6,800,000
3,200,000
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3,200,000 |
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Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tyler Cornell ripped all in on the button and Michael Liang called off his stack of 1,500,000 from the big blind, putting the tournament title on the line.
Michael Liang:
Tyler Cornell:
Liang held the preflop advantage and the flop of 
showed no indication of that changing. The 
on the turn looked good for Liang and the 
on the river secured his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,300,000
-1,300,000
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-1,300,000 |
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3,600,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
In the very next hand, Tyler Cornell announced all in on the button and Michael Liang made the call for his stack of 850,000 in the big blind.
Michael Liang: 
Tyler Cornell: 
The flop of 
gave Liang a straight draw to go with his two live cards. The came on the turn to give Liang the nut straight and Cornell was left drawing dead to the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,600,000
-1,000,000
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-1,000,000 |
|
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2,300,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
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Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Liang limped in on the button and Tyler Cornell checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 
and Cornell checked to Liang who fired out a bet of 200,000. Cornell called and the 
landed on the turn.
Cornell checked again and Liang checked it back this time. The river brought the and Cornell led out with a bet of 400,000. Liang thought about it for a minute and eventually decided to make the call. Cornell flipped over 
for a set of kings and left Liang on just six big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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19,600,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
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1,300,000
-800,000
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-800,000 |
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