Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-30-2021 23:48 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Vojtech Ruzicka	1,680,000 180,000	180,000
Matt Berkey	1,210,000 10,000	10,000
Abhinav Iyer	980,000 260,000	260,000

Ben Diebold	940,000 40,000	40,000

Sam Grafton	555,000 225,000	225,000

Niklas Astedt	520,000 -10,000	-10,000
Pedro Padilha	450,000 312,500	312,500
Ben Yu	430,000 220,000	220,000

Bertrand Grospellier	145,000 -190,000	-190,000

Michael Brinkenhoff	125,000 5,000	5,000

Afanasenka Runs Into Kings

Connor Richards

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Raman Afanasenka was all-in and at risk in a heads-up pot against Fabian Gumz.

Raman Afanasenka:
Fabian Gumz:

Afanasenka's pocket nines were dominated by the pocket kings of Gumz, and Afanasenka was eliminated when he received no help from the board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Gumz	550,000 50,000	50,000
Raman Afanasenka	Busted

Tags: Fabian Gumz Raman Afanasenka

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

10-30-2021 23:30 UTC-7

Lin Eliminated After Running Into Aces

Connor Richards

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ren Lin on the button was all-in for 362,000 against Eelis Parssinen in the big blind, who had him covered by a few thousand.

Ren Lin:
Eelis Parssinen:

Lin was in trouble as he was up against aces and couldn't get there as the board ran out in favor of Parssinen to send Lin to the payout counter.

"How do you get aces?" Lin asked his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	728,000 368,000	368,000

Ren Lin	Busted

Tags: Ren Lin

10-30-2021 23:30 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	360,000 118,000	118,000

Barak Wisbrod	Busted

Schulman Eliminated by Yu

Connor Richards

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nick Schulman open-shoved a stack of around 60,000 from the cutoff and Ben Yu re-shoved on the button with about 120,000. Everyone else folded.

Nick Schulman:
Ben Yu:

Schulman was dominated preflop but took the lead with two pair on the flop of . But the on the turn gave Yu a flush and Schulman didn't fill up on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	210,000

Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Nick Schulman

10-30-2021 23:11 UTC-7

Vieira Eliminated by Ruzicka

Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a flop with about 70,000 in the pot, Joao Vieira was in the big blind and check-called a 32,000 bet by Vojtech Ruzicka in the hijack.

Vieira checked the turn and Ruzicka jammed for Vieira's effective stack of about 170,000. Vieira pondered for several minutes before the clock was called. Before the tournament director got to the five-second countdown, Vieira put in the chips.

Joao Vieira:
Vojtech Ruzicka:

Vieira was in rough shape and needed a jack, or a ten for a chop, but the completed the board to send him to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vojtech Ruzicka	1,500,000 480,000	480,000
Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Vojtech Ruzicka

10-30-2021 22:54 UTC-7

Moshe Rivers Ace to Oust Opponent

Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Asi Moshe had an opponent all-in preflop for his opponent's stack of about 150,000 and hands were revealed.

Opponent:
Asi Moshe:

The board ran out to give Moshe the three-outer on the river and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asi Moshe	900,000 320,000	320,000

10-30-2021 22:48 UTC-7

Richez Eliminated by Iyer on Money Bubble

Connor Richards

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Clement Richez was riding the short stack and saw a flop of with just 4,000 behind against Abhinav Iyer.

"Did you hit?" Iyer asked his opponent before he made a decision. "It's highly unlikely that I am folding. You know that."

Richez checked and Iyer bet 4,000 to put his opponent all-in and at risk on the money bubble. Richez called.

Clement Richez:
Abhinav Iyer:

Iyer was ahead with ace-high and stayed ahead as the board ran out to send Richez home on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav Iyer	720,000 200,000	200,000

Clement Richez	Busted

Tags: Abhinav Iyer Clement Richez

10-30-2021 22:45 UTC-7

"Grafton Makes Fearless Shove"

Connor Richards

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Grafton was in position in a heads-up pot against Ben Diebold on a board reading . Diebold bet 35,000 and Grafton raised to 120,000 with about 45,000 behind.

Diebold raised to put Grafton all-in and at risk on the money bubble. Grafton called as players and camera crews gathered around the table.

Sam Grafton:
Ben Diebold:

Grafton was ahead with an overpair while Diebold had a gutshot straight draw. The river brought the and Grafton maintained the best hand for a double.

"Off you go, pigeons," Grafton told the spectators as he raked in the pot. Grafton told PokerNews that the headline should read, "Grafton Makes Fearless Shove."