Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 4 Started
Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 4 Started
Four hopeful players return for an unscheduled Day 4 in in Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. During the registration period, this tournament attracted 550 entries to create a total prize pool of $5,115,000.
A familiar face to return today at 1 p.m. PDT is Alexandre Reard who bagged more than half of the chips in play with 18,450,000 in chips. Brit Stephen Chidwick is trailing him with 6,950,000. They are joined by AJ Kelsall with 4,500,000 and Justin Liberto on 3,100,000 in the battle for the WSOP bracelet and the first-place prize of $1,057,663.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 6,950,000 | 28 |
2 | Alexandre Reard | France | 18,450,000 | 74 |
3 | AJ Kelsall | United States | 4,500,000 | 18 |
4 | Justin Liberto | United States | 3,100,000 | 12 |
Reard won his first WSOP bracelet back in 2021 for $428,694 when he came out victorious in Event #47: Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed by defeating Daniel Strelitz heads up. In addition, he also won two WSOP Circuit rings in 2019, one in Cannes and one in Rotterdam. In total, Reard has collected $1,789,663 in WSOP cashes and is looking on course to claim his biggest cash today.
Chidwick won his first bracelet in 2019 for $1,618,417 in Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. James Chen was the runner-up in that event. Chidwick has collected 74 cashes in WSOP events to get him to a grand total of $5,100,193 in reported earnings. Widely considered as one of the best players in the world, he will prove to be a worthy competitor today.
Kelsall has already claimed one bracelet and three circuit rings to get him to $1,786,950 in WSOP-related earnings. His bracelet win came when he won the Global Casino Championship on WSOP.com in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic for $275,632. Kelsall has 98 WSOP cashes and 72 circuit cashes. Will he get to 100 before the final card of the 2023 WSOP has been dealt?
Although he's coming in with the shortest stack, Liberto has collected one bracelet and four circuit rings with 122 WSOP cashes. This got him to $2,547,664 in WSOP event earnings. Liberto's first bracelet win dates back to 2015 when he took down Event #51: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed for $640,711.
All four of them have secured at least $306,555 but will all looking to claim that seven-figure first-place prize. Play will resume in Level 31 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante.
Place | Prize |
---|---|
1 | $1,057,663 |
2 | $653,688 |
3 | $443,259 |
4 | $306,555 |
Make sure to follow along with all the updates from the PokerNews live reporting team to see who will win their second WSOP bracelet.
Level: 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
The four players have taken their seats and the dealer has been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Alexandre Reard moved all in from the small blind and AJ Kelsall called off for his remaining 3,500,000 in the big blind to put himself at risk.
AJ Kelsall: K♣Q♣
Alexandre Reard: 7♣5♣
Kelsall was ahead but Reard did have two live cards. The A♦10♥A♣ flop was clean for Kelsall with the 10♦ turn ensuring he would not be eliminated and at worst would chop up the pot. The 6♥ river kept his king high best to hand Kelsall a full double while putting a dent in Reard's still chip-leading stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexandre Reard |
13,950,000
-4,500,000
|
-4,500,000 |
AJ Kelsall |
7,250,000
2,750,000
|
2,750,000 |
|
||
Stephen Chidwick |
7,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
Justin Liberto |
4,050,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
Justin Liberto completed his small blind, and Stephen Chidwick opted to check in the big blind.
The flop came 8♥7♦10♥. Liberto bet 250,000 for Chidwick to call.
They both checked through the 2♣ on the turn to the 5♥ on the river. Liberto fired a bet of 1,175,000 for Chiwick to hesitate for a moment before opting to fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
6,600,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
||
Justin Liberto |
5,500,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
Justin Liberto raised to 500,000 from the button, and Alexandre Reard defended his big blind.
They both checked through the 6♣5♠9♥ flop to the Q♠ on the turn. Reard bet 700,000 for Liberto to call.
The river completed the board with the 2♣, and Reard barreled a bet of 2,000,000 over the line. Liberto took some time, counted out his stack, and then decided to make the call.
Reard flicked the 7♠3♠ open for the missed straight and flush draws for Liberto to reveal the A♣Q♦ for the turned pair of queens and the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexandre Reard |
10,400,000
-3,550,000
|
-3,550,000 |
Justin Liberto |
9,225,000
3,725,000
|
3,725,000 |
|
||
AJ Kelsall |
7,000,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
Stephen Chidwick |
6,450,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
Poker players can be superstitious, and it is not unusual to see them wear a specific item of clothing throughout a tournament or use a trinket as a card protector. The eagle-eyed among you who have followed PokerNews coverage of the 2023 World Series Of Poker Main Event may have noticed something unusual about Adam Walton's chips. No, it is not the way he stacks them, but rather the fact that there is a shiny rock taking pride of place on top of his chips.
Alexandre Reard opened to 500,000 on the button and Justin Liberto defended in the big blind.
Liberto checked following the 9♣4♣8♠ flop, prompting Reard to continue for 475,000. After a moment's thought, Liberto responded by check-raising all in, which got an instant fold from Reard to continue the Frenchman's early struggles as his chiplead has evaporated in the space of half an hour of play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Liberto |
8,900,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
||
Alexandre Reard |
8,700,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
AJ Kelsall |
8,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
||
Stephen Chidwick |
6,600,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Alexandre Reard raised to 500,000 from under the gun and Justin Liberto was the only one to make the call from the small blind.
The flop came 10♣5♥2♥ and they both checked to see the 7♦ on the turn. Liberto bet 350,000 for Reard to call.
The river completed the board with the 7♠. Liberto checked for the final time but Reard bet 775,000 to send Liberto into the tank. He counted out some chips, looked at his hole cards a few times, cut out calling chips and then called but mucked when Reard tabled the J♣10♥ for two pair, tens and sevens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexandre Reard |
10,950,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
Justin Liberto |
7,225,000
-1,675,000
|
-1,675,000 |
|