2021 World Series of Poker

Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$867,225
Entries
93
Players Left
10
Average Chip Stack
558,000
Total Chips
5,580,000
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
49
Players Left
10

The Race to the Final Table on Day 2 of Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship

Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

During the third week of the 2021 World Series of Poker, mixed game specialists can showcase their talents in Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship. The first tournament day attracted a field of 86 players of which 42 advanced and the late registration remains open until the cards are back in the air at 2pm local time in the Amazon Gold section.

Jose Ignacio "Nacho" Barbero leads the field into Day 2 with a massive stack of 425,500 after knocking out Jared Bleznick very late on Day 1. There is already a significant gap to Joao Vieira (250,000) and Christopher Claassen (224,000), who occupy the last two spots on the overnight podium.

Other well-known players with big stacks include Mike Gorodinsky, David Benyamine, Nathan Gamble, and Ray Henson.

Top 10 Chip Counts Day 1 in Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship

PositionPlayerCountryChip Count
1Nacho BarberoArgentina425,500
2Joao VieiraPortugal250,000
3Christopher ClaassenUnited States224,000
4Mike GorodinskyUnited States221,500
5David BenyamineFrance217,000
6Nathan GambleUnited States206,500
7Ray HensonUnited States185,500
8Chris VitchUnited States184,000
9Chip JettUnited States171,000
10Brett RicheyUnited States164,000

Six-time WSOP champion and GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu entered late and advanced with 153,500 as well.

In the meanwhile, Adam Friedman is seeking an unprecedented third consecutive WSOP gold bracelet in this very event after his victories in 2018 and 2019. He will be returning with a stack of 97,500, which is not far away from the average with half the field remaining.

The mixed game contest with 20 different poker variants will be playing 90-minute levels as of Day 2 and seven of them are scheduled for the penultimate tournament day. Cards will be in the air at 2pm local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a winner has been crowned.

Tags: Adam FriedmanChristopher ClaassenDaniel NegreanuDavid BenyamineJoao VieiraMike GorodinskyNacho BarberoNathan GambleRay Henson