Koray Aldemir played an outstanding series and deserved the win! From all the interviews and articles that I have read (recently) this kid is so incredibly smart and humble from what I can tell. A good sport in my opinion.
Congratulations to Koray on the win!! and to George Holmes for showing the rest of the poker world that recreational players can play and go deep, too! And an outstanding finish to Jack Oliver!! (another smart good kid from what I could tell
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The 2021 WSOP Main Event Wrap Up – Results And Photos
Yes indeed.
I thought it was a great tournament, final table and then final three. A young, up and coming professional who bursts onto the global scene, Jack Oliver. A seasoned recreational player who impressed one and all with a 'came to play' attitude, George Holmes. And a young (and somehow seasoned) German pro who kept his wits about him all the way through.
Many still cling to the idea another Chris Moneymaker style run could ignite poker again. But the truth is the game and the players have changed as well as the world and media outside of poker itself.
However I think this was as good a mix as anyone could expect. There have been a swirl of discussions following the ME and some issues have been provocative and interesting to read. The irony is I believe poker is having more than just a 'moment'. Covid 19 obviously got participation is
online poker rising if even in the short term, but I think sports betting in generally has dragged poker along to a degree by raising the betting profile overall.
It has been interesting to see GG poker spread its wings out of Asia and across the globe over a couple of short years and it shows that if poker is promoted correctly it can be an increasing draw.
The fact that the WSOP was delayed created heightened interest and will now be followed by EPT Prague with the European Tour reestablishing. That will be a tremendous boost to poker which I hope will be capitalized on.