2021 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$281,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,309,280
Entries
4,527
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
2,400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
216
Players Left
5

Zhi Wu Leads Final Five in Event #8: $600 Deepstack

Level 40 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Zhu Wu
Zhu Wu

Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack drew 4,527 entries and generated a prize pool of $2,309,280 paying the top 680 players who are guaranteed at least $960 and a top prize of $281,604.

Just five players survived from the Day 2 opening field of 216 players after 12 hours of play with Zhi Wu heading to Wednesday's final table as the chip leader with 46,100,000 chips. Chrishan Sivasundaram (31,500,000) is closest on Wu's tail with Ryan Chan (29,200,000) not too far behind.

Meanwhile, Nicholas Zautra (15,000,000) and Ari Mezrich (13,900,000) round out the final five.

2021 WSOP Event #8 Final Five Players

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Chrishan Sivasundaram31,500,000
2Nicholas Zautra15,000,000
3Zhi Wu46,100,000
4Ryan Chan29,200,000
5Ari Mezrich13,900,000

The tournament drew past bracelet winners such as Asi Moshe, Joey Weissman, and Craig Varnell, but all of them exited the tournament before the final table.

The final five return to Day 3 on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at 4 p.m. to battle it out for the coveted gold bracelet. The blinds will be 800,000/1,600,000/1,600,000.

Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.

Tags: Ari MezrichChrishan SivasundaramNicholas ZautraRyan ChanZhi Wu