Africa-Press – Malawi. Every year, the WSOP puts forwards certain events to be ones where a player can win a bracelet. These bracelet events are the most prestigious in the WSOP’s calendar. Whether someone will be winning their first bracelet or merely adding to their existing collection, there is no denying that this is a massive event within the poker community. So, let’s take a closer look at the bracelets, and who picked up the very first one in 2021.
A Brief History of the Bracelets
The popularity and demand for bracelets has grown over the years with the popularity of the game of poker itself. At least one bracelet has been won by a player at the big WSOP event in Las Vegas each year since 1996, and the bracelet events have grown each year.
In 1990, there were only 14 bracelet events at the WSOP. In the 2021 edition just passed, there were 88 events across the entire tournament where you could pick up a bracelet. This included not just different buy-ins, but also different variations. The most popular was Hold’em, something that has been a part of the WSOP for a long time, but also Omaha, H.O.R.S.E., and more. Anyone can win a bracelet if their game of choice is offered as a bracelet event at the WSOP.
Can I Win a Bracelet?
One of the great things about the WSOP is that it gives anyone a chance to win a bracelet. Poker is a game that relies on the luck of the hand you are dealt and then your skill in calling out and beating other players with that hand. This means that no matter if you are playing online at GGPoker or at a real table, as soon as you sit down to play the game, you have just as much of a chance to win as everyone else with you.
In a tournament like the WSOP, you are going to have to play against many different people if you want to get to a bracelet win. There is a chance that you might have smooth sailings to the final table, or you might end up playing against pros who have a couple of bracelets behind them already. Whatever happens, there is a chance that a first-time player could make it all the way to the end!
Who Won the 1st Bracelet of the 2021 WSOP?
Event #1 at the WSOP is usually for the casino employees of Vegas. After all, poker would be nothing without them and this allows them to have a go at the game that they know the ins and outs of. This time around, the game had a $500 buy-in for no-limit Hold’em.
After two days of play, things had been whittled down from 419 entries to just one, with Caesar’s dealer Jimmy Barnett winning the bracelet. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many casino staff, and giving them a game of their own is a great way to kick off the competition. After all, we can be certain that this will be a memory that Barnett treasures forever!
With Barnett’s win, the 2021 WSOP was officially underway, and it led to some other epic moments. From the tension of the Main Event to Phil Hellmuth collecting his sixteenth bracelet, there is no denying that this was a WSOP that was packed with twists and turns at every corner. Make sure to keep up with the bracelet events at the WSOP in 2022, and if there is one that takes your fancy have a look to see what it will take to win!
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