Level: 11
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,283,875
Entries
139
Level
23
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
58
Players Left
5
Prizepool and Payouts
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The prizepool and payouts have been posted and with a total of 139 entries, there will be $3,283,875 up for grabs that will be spread out across 21 players. A min-cash will be worth $41,493 and the winner will be taking home $833,289 along with a WSOP gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $833,289 |
| 2nd | $515,014 |
| 3rd | $381,870 |
| 4th | $286,202 |
| 5th | $216,842 |
| 6th | $166,102 |
| 7th | $128,654 |
| 8th | $100,773 |
| 9th | $79,834 |
| 10-11th | $63,976 |
| 12-13th | $51,866 |
| 14-16th | $45,382 |
| 17-21st | $41,493 |
Grafton Doubles to Stay Alive
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The action folded to Calvin Lee on the button who ripped all in with two shorter stacks in the blinds. Jason Koon folded his small blind but Sam Grafton quickly called off his stack of 199,000 in the big blind.
Sam Grafton: 
Calvin Lee: 
Grafton was in a dominating position and the flop of 
kept him in the lead. The 
on the turn changed nothing and the 
on the river only improved Grafton to a pair of queens for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
423,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
|
||
|
305,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
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Chadha's Turn Agression Folds Out Kornuth
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Carlos Chadha opened to 30,000 under the gun, and Chance Kornuth called in the big blind.
Kornuth check-called a 21,000 bet from Chadha on the 
flop.
Kornuth check-folded to a 100,000 bet from Chadha on the 
turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
410,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
Mateos Fires Three Barrels
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised it up from middle position and was called by Chance Kornuth and Carlos Chadha in the blinds. The flop came 
and the action checked to Mateos who continued for 30,000. Kornuth folded but Chadha stuck around to see the on the turn.
Chadha checked to Mateos who fired another bet of 125,000 this time. Chadha still called and the 
completed the board. Chadha checked for the third time and Mateos unloaded the clip, shoving all in for 341,000. Chadha wasted little time before mucking his cards and Mateos collected the pot.
At another table, start-of-day chipleader Jake Daniels was in a battle with Mustapha Kanit. Daniels ended up on the losing side of a massive pot as Kanit appears to have taken over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,365,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
||
|
740,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
||
|
560,000
-830,000
|
-830,000 |
|
|
550,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
Lee Takes One From Elias
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Darren Elias limped from the small blind, and Calvin Lee checked back from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. Elias bet 35,000 on the turn, and Lee called.
Elias checked the 
river, Lee bet 65,000, and Elias folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,120,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
830,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
780,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
420,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
395,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
165,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
Chen Doubles Through Iadisernia
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
James Chen was under the gun with 227,000 and he shipped all in. The action folded around to Giuseppe Iadisernia who asked for a count before making the call to put Chen at risk.
James Chen: 
Giuseppe Iadisernia: 
The flop of 
put Chen out front with a pair of tens but Iadisernia picked up a straight draw to go along with his two live cards. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing and Chen held on for a double up.
Just a few hands earlier, Jonathan Jaffe and Jared Jaffee tangled in a large pot that saw Jaffe pull in the chips to climb over the two million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,075,000
815,000
|
815,000 |
|
470,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
340,000
-705,000
|
-705,000 |
|
|
||
|
235,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
Mateos Approaching a Million
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With the board reading , Adrian Mateos bet 78,000 from the small blind. Sergi Reixach called from the big blind.
Mateos continued the aggression with a 177,000 bet on the river. Reixach thought it over for several moments, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,085,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
1,010,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
|
970,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
945,000
621,000
|
621,000 |
|
630,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
510,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
350,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
Liang Adds to the Stack
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Michael Liang opened to 33,000 on the button, and Mustapha Kanit called in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Kanit checked, Liang bet 54,000, and Kanit quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,710,000
644,000
|
644,000 |
|
|
1,330,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
Funaro Gives Up on the River
Level 11
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jonathan Jaffe opened to 30,000 in early position and Frank Funaro defended from the big blind. The flop came and Funaro started with a check. Jaffe continued with a bet of 30,000 and Funaro check-raised to 115,000 which Jaffe called.
The turn brought the and Funaro checked again. Jaffe counted out a bet of 130,000 only to have Funaro check-raise again to 475,000 this time. Jaffe still called and the completed the board.
Funaro checked once more and Jaffe quickly checked it back. Funaro turned over 
for a missed flush draw and Jaffe tabled 
for the overpair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
1,085,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
|
|
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