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Dan Kates Wins First WSOP Bracelet in $50,000 Tournament
Dan Kates won the WSOP 2021 Event #60: Poker Players Championship with a $50,000 buy-in. The tournament had 63 entries, creating a prize pool of $3,016,120. Kates earned $954,020 for his first-place finish.
Ryan Lang finished as the runner-up, winning $589,620. Josh Arie finished in sixth place, earning $161,420. Eli Elezra finished in fourth place, winning $286,980.
In the final hand, Lang bet almost half his chips on the flop with A♥-J♥-10♥, and Kates called with Q♣-3♦. The turn Q♥ and river 3♠ gave Kates two pairs, securing his victory.
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