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

10-30-2021 12:59 UTC-7

Day 2 Of Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship Almost Underway

Connor Richards

Day 2 of Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship will be underway shortly as part of the World Series of Poker as Abhinav Iyer looks to earn his second bracelet after bagging Day 1 as chip leader. Iyer is one of 113 players of 309 entries who made it through the first day of the six-handed championship.

Hallaert, who bagged a stack of 483,500, will be joined on Day 2 by fellow big stacks Kenny Hallaert (468,000), Matt Berkey (394,000) and Ian Steinman (360,500).

Joining the big stacks for Day 2 action will be many of the biggest names in poker, including Justin Bonomo, Stephen Chidwick, Maria Ho, Darren Elias and Adrian Mateos. Those who were not fortunate enough to make it to Day 2 include Joseph Cheong, Daniel Negreanu, Ali Imsirovic and Ryan Leng.

Day 2 commences at 2 p.m. Pacific Time and will play for ten 60-minute levels before breaking for the day. Players will take a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16, which is expected to end around 8:30 p.m.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is ready to bring you updates of the Day 2 action.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Ali Imsirovic Daniel Negreanu Darren Elias Ian Steinman Joseph Cheong Justin Bonomo Kenny Hallaert Maria Ho Matt Berkey Ryan Leng Stephen Chidwick

10-30-2021 15:34 UTC-7

Hellmuth Eliminated by Liu

Connor Richards

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth was seen all-in and at risk for around 40,000 against JJ Liu.

Phil Hellmuth:
JJ Liu:

Hellmuth couldn't make a pair as the board ran out and the 16-time bracelet winner was eliminated in the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Liu	345,000 109,000	109,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: JJ Liu Phil Hellmuth

10-30-2021 15:38 UTC-7

Berkey Royals to Flush Loeser

Brandon Bloom

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

According to a spectator, Manig Loeser got the rest of his stack in preflop and was up against Matt Berkey.

Manig Loeser:
Matt Berkey:

The flop came , the turn was the , and the completed the board to give Berkey a royal flush and eliminate Loeser in grand fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Berkey	500,000 106,000	106,000
Manig Loeser	Busted

Tags: Manig Loeser Matt Berkey

10-30-2021 15:59 UTC-7

Kolev Rivers Straight Flush Against Bonomo

Brandon Bloom

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a board of , Justin Bonomo checked in the hijack and Boris Kolev bet 27,000 in the cutoff. Bonomo called.

The completed the board and Bonomo checked again. Kolev fired out a bet of 83,000 and Bonomo thought about it and ultimately called.

Kolev showed for a rivered straight flush and now appears to have the biggest stack in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	620,000 105,000	105,000

Justin Bonomo	110,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Boris Kolev Justin Bonomo

10-30-2021 16:59 UTC-7

Schwartz Flops Quads to Eliminate Mateos

Connor Richards

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened from under the gun and the action folded to Jake Schwartz, who three-bet to put Mateos all-in. Mateos called off with a stack of around 75,000.

Adrian Mateos:
Jake Schwartz:

Schwartz didn't have to sweat the flip long as the flop came out to give him quad jacks. Mateos was drawing stone dead heading to the runout of and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	275,000 155,000	155,000
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Jake Schwartz

10-30-2021 17:17 UTC-7

Grafton is a "Luck-Box"

Connor Richards

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sam Grafton was seen moving all-in for around 166,000 against Jan Bednar on a board reading with a significant amount of chips already in the middle.

Bednar eventually called for the vast majority of his stack and mucked when Grafton rolled over for a rivered straight.

Players at the table discussed the hand afterward, and Grafton apparently check-raised on the flop and bet on the turn.

"What a luck-box," someone at the table said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	550,000 325,000	325,000

Jan Bednar	6,000 -237,500	-237,500

Tags: Sam Grafton Jan Bednar

10-30-2021 17:41 UTC-7

Payouts

Brandon Bloom

Level 14 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The total prize pool amassed from the 329 total entrants is $3,067,925 with the top 50 players getting a piece of it.

A min-cash is worth $16,098, but all the players will be aiming for the WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $721,453.

Place	Prize
1	$721,453
2	$445,892
3	$293,578
4	$198,205
5	$137,303
6	$97,660
7	$71,373
8-9	$53,637
10-12	$41,481
13-18	$33,042
19-24	$27,132
25-30	$22,990
31-36	$20,122
37-42	$18,865
43-48	$17,607
49-50	$16,098

10-30-2021 19:04 UTC-7

Quad Aces for Diebold

Connor Richards

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ben Diebold was in a heads-up pot against an opponent who was all-in for around 110,000.

Opponent:
Ben Diebold:

Diebold went from being ahead to having a complete stranglehold on his opponent as the flop gave him quads. The board ran out and the opponent hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Diebold	570,000 510,000	510,000

10-30-2021 22:39 UTC-7

Schulman Survives Bubble

Brandon Bloom

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

Vojtech Ruzicka opened to 20,000 in the hijack and Nick Schulman jammed in his 41,000 stack on the button. Ruzicka called and they waited for the other tables to finish before revealing their hands.

Schulman was talkative and tried to come to terms with the possibility of him bubbling. He appeared to go through all of the stages of grief while waiting on the other tables to complete their hands as a crowd of cameras and other players gathered.

Eventually, only Schulman's table was left and hands were revealed.

Nick Schulman:
Vojtech Ruzicka:

Ruzicka and most of the players in the room were looking for an ace. The flop came . The turn was the to give Schulman a set but he still needed to fade a queen. The came on the river to confirm Schulman's double as the tournament again continues hand-for-hand play.

"I'm sorry everybody," Schulman said jokingly. "You rats, you little greedy rats." Many in the room laughed as they dispersed back to their own seats.