Briant Hastings is in select company as he became just the 17th player in history to win a 6th WSOP bracelet. The victory from Hastings came on Friday morning in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship. In addition to winning his 6th bracelet, Hastings also won a first-place prize of $292,146.
In his path to victory, Hastings outlasted 188 entries including an impressive final table that included Eric Wasserson ($292,146), who Hastings beat heads-up as well as Daniel Zack ($129,760), Shaun Deeb ($94,606), Marco Johnson ($70,139), Jordan Siegel ($52,854) and Yuval Bronshtein ($40,494).
Hastings, who has joined the likes of Layne Flack, Daniel Negreanu and TJ Cloutier as players with six bracelets, has earned them at a steady pace over the last decade. His first win came at 24 years old, when he won the $10,000 Heads-up No Limit Hold’em. This was followed by wins in the 2015 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship, 2015 $1,500 Ten-Game Mix, 2018 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E., 2021 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better Championship and the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship.
Other bracelet winners on the day
Two other WSOP bracelet winners were crowned yesterday.
Daniel Weinman took home the gold bracelet in Event #30, $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed to win his first WSOP bracelet as well as a $255,359 first place prize. Weinman outlasted a huge field of 1,891 entries over three days to secure the win. Joining Weinman at the final table were Jamey Hendrikson ($157,819), Eduardo Bernal Sanchez ($116,751), Germandio Andoni $87,167) and Chino Rheem ($65,685).
Meanwhile, Nino Ullmann won the $3,000 6-handed No Limit Hold’em to earn his first WSOP bracelet and a $594,079 first-place prize. Ullmann outlasted 1,348 entries over three days to win the event. Also at the final table were Timothy Flank, Anthony Hu, Darren Elias, Devid Peters and Lander Lijo.
In post-match comments, Ullmann said that he had his work cut out for himself. “It was a tougher final table than expected, but I also ran really good. I busted two of the best players on the table!”
What’s on tap for Friday
Event #32 – $1,500 HORSE – David Williams leads a field of 22 players after two days of play in the $1,500 HORSE, down from an original 773 entries. When action picks up at noon PT, Williams hill be joined by a group of players that include Jason Daly, Michelle Roth and Steven Albini as they play towards the $196,089 first-place prize and the gold bracelet.
Event #34 – $1,500 Freezeout No LImit Hold’em – Day 1 of the event is in the books with 158 players surviving the action on Thursday. Gregor Sverko holds the chip lead when action picks up at noon.
Event #35 – $2,500 Mixed Big Bet – Richard Ashby holds the chip lead in the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet event with 101 out of the 281 entries surviving Day 1’s action. Other notables still alive when action resumed at 1 PM PT included Brian Rast, Andrew Robl and Dario Sammartino.
Event #36 – $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo or Better – 471 entries joined the tournament on Thursday with 152 of those ending the day with chips. Pearce Arnold holds a small chip lead with players such as Kenny Hsiung, Bruce Hoyt and Ali Eslami on his tail.
New events
Friday will also see the start of two important new events. First up will be Flight A of the popular $1,500 Millionaire Maker, getting underway at 10 AM PT for the 5-day event. Next up will be the start of the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Championship beginning at 3 PM PT.
Watch the WSOP
Friday is a break in the streaming action at the World Series of Poker. Poker fans will be able to tune in on Saturday for the conclusion of the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet event. You will need a PokerGo subscription to stream the action on PokerGo, which will cost $14.99 per month or $99 per year.
