Joao Simao was all in and at risk from late position and was up against Alexander Livingston in middle position.
Joao Simao: K♥K♠ 
Alexander Livingston: A♥K♦
The board ran out 6♣2♦9♣8♣5♣ securing a much needed double up for Simao
Aram Zobian was in the small blind and bet roughly 170,000 which enough to put Phil Hellmuth all in and at risk from the big blind. Hellmuth snap called.
Phil Hellmuth: A♠8♦
Aram Zobian: K♣J♠
Things were looking good for the 17 time bracelet winner when the board ran out Q♦5♠4♣2♥, but the K♥ on the river eliminated Hellmuth from Event #94 in 78th place just short of the money.
Action was picked up with Phil Hellmuth's 42,000 chip stack all in and at risk in the big blind vs. the small blind opponent.
Phil Hellmuth: A♣J♠
Small Blind: 8♠6♠
The board ran out A♦2♣8♦3♣7♦ and Hellmuth dragged in the pot to stay alive and gain new life.
Kharlin Sued opened the hijack to 12,000 and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet from the button to 35,000. Once the blinds folded, Sued shoved for a little over 200,000, and Jaffe quickly called.
Kharlin Sued: A♣J♥
Jonathan Jaffe: A♠K♠
Both caught a piece of the 9♣K♣3♣ flop as Sued had the nut flush draw, and Jaffe hit top pair. Sued needed to find a club but never managed it as neither the 3♦ turn nor 8♥ river could prevent him from being eliminated.
Alejandro Lococo raised to 8,000 from middle position, Michael Rocco called from the cutoff and Phil Ivey called from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♦K♥K♣, Ivey checked, Lococo bet 8,000 and Rocco raised to 28,000. Ivey folded and Lococo made the call.
Action checked through on the 3♣ turn card.
The river was the K♦, Lococo decided to bet 120,000. Rocco went deep into the tank staring at his opponent but ultimately folded. Lococo's stack continues to rise and he hopes to capitalize on his positive momentum.
There were 502 entries in the $10,000 6-Handed event and the eventual winner will take home a cool $924,922 plus the elusive World Series of Poker gold bracelet. A prizepool of $4,668,600 was generated and a total of 76 players will be paid with a min-cash being worth $20,040.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $924,922 | 12-17 | $47,493 |
| 2 | $610,013 | 18-23 | $38,326 |
| 3 | $410,657 | 24-29 | $31,716 |
| 4 | $282,302 | 30-35 | $26,932 |
| 5 | $198,261 | 36-41 | $23,484 |
| 6 | $142,316 | 42-47 | $21,042 |
| 7 | $104,465 | 48-53 | $20,541 |
| 8-9 | $78,455 | 54-76 | 20,040 |
| 10-11 | 60,315 |
Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 6,000. Ryan Riess three-bet to 24,000 from the small blind before Justin Saliba moved all in for 88,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser folded but Riess snap called.
Justin Saliba: A♥K♥
Ryan Riess: A♦A♣
Two big hands colliding in the blinds, the dealer put out 3♥8♥7♠4♦5♦ and Saliba flopped loads of outs but bricked out on the turn and river, sending him to the rail.
Patrick Leonard opened to 6,000 from under the gun and got a call from Brian Luo in the small blind. Alexander Queen then made it 28,000 from the big blind, and Leonard shoved for just over 60,000. Luo folded, and Queen made the call.
Patrick Leonard: K♠K♥
Alexander Queen: A♦K♣
Leonard was in the lead with his pocket kings and stayed there throughout the hand as the runout of 10♦9♠8♠Q♦7♠ earned him a double-up.
After an eventful Day 1 in Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship, 151 players will return for the second day of play at 1 p.m. which takes place at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
There were a total of 418 entries on Day 1 but that number will almost certainly rise as late registration remains open until the end of Level 11 (around 2 p.m.). The prize pool and payout information can be expected shortly after registration closes.
It's Taiwan's James Chen that leads the pack after he amassed a stack of 502,500 chips throughout Day 1. Hot on his heels are the likes of Scott Ball (475,500), Alejandro Lococo (383,000), and Adrian Mateos (360,000), the latter of which was deep in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event but was cruelly eliminated after his aces were cracked on Day 5.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Chen | Taiwan | 502,500 | 201 |
| 2 | Scott Ball | United States | 475,500 | 190 |
| 3 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | 426,000 | 170 |
| 4 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | 383,000 | 153 |
| 5 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 360,000 | 144 |
| 6 | Paulius Plausinaitis | Lithuania | 353,000 | 141 |
| 7 | Sergi Reixach | United Kingdom | 345,000 | 138 |
| 8 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | 333,000 | 133 |
| 9 | Tzur Levy | Israel | 320,000 | 128 |
| 10 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 314,000 | 126 |
The defending champion, Alexandre Reard, is also still in the mix with a stack of 63,500 chips. Reard banked $1,057,663 for his victory back in 2023 after topping a field of 550 entries, which saw the Frenchman bag his second WSOP bracelet.
An array of $25K Fantasy Draft players are still in the mix with the aforementioned Chen, Ball, and Mateos plus Aram Zobian (228,000), Andrew Lichtenberger (197,500), Toby Lewis (158,000), Joao Simao (151,500), Adam Hendrix (120,900), Samuel Laskowitz (105,500), Renan Bruschi (100,000), Wing Po Liu (95,500), Stephen Song (65,000), & Brian Yoon (42,500).
The plan for the day is to play ten 60-minute levels with those that successfully navigate their way through then coming back for Day 3 tomorrow, Monday July 15.
When play gets underway at 1 p.m. the blinds will be at Level 11 — 1,000/2,500 with a big blind ante of 2,500. The average stack sits at just over 166,000 chips, which is slightly more than 66 big blinds.
Make sure to keep yourself updated on this event plus the final two tables of the WSOP Main Event right here on PokerNews.
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