Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$5,115,000
Entries
550
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
252
Players Left
30
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship has come to an end with Jamie O'Connor leading the charge after bagging up 2,545,000 through an additional ten levels of play. Not far behind him is AJ Kelsall, who managed to amass 2,325,000 by the day's end.
O'Connor has over $1.2 million in live tournament earnings, including a third-place finish in from a Six-Handed No-Limit event from back in 2019. A win for O'Connor would be his first bracelet and largest cash to date.
Day 2 saw an additional 55 players join the field — bringing the total number of entrants up to 550 and generating a $5,115,000 prize pool. Of the 252 players who started the day, only 30 managed to earn a Day 3 berth.
End Of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie O'Connor | United Kingdom | 2,545,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 2,325,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 1,975,000 | 79 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 1,935,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,615,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 1,505,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Andre Marques | Portugal | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Michael Rossitto | United States | 1,455,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Bruno Volkmann | Brazil | 1,380,000 | 55 |
| 10 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,355,000 | 54 |
Some less fortunate players who started the day, but were unable to make the money include Ryan Laplante, Joseph Cheong, Anthony Zinno, Daniel Negreanu, John Juanda, and Jeremy Ausmus, who had his kings cracked by Eli Berg to fall short of the money.
The money bubble burst when 2012 Main Event Champion Greg Merson ran his pocket jacks into the pocket aces of Klemens Roiter and failed to improve.
The field shrank rapidly at that point with several short-stacked players busting soon thereafter. Some notables who hung on to make the money include Espen Jorstad (83rd - $16,088), Rainer Kempe (68th - $17,596), Nate Silver (54th - $18,853), and Nick Yunis (48th - $20,110).
Of note Bruno Volkmann, who was all in and at risk on the money bubble. Not only did he manage to double up, he went on from there to build up an impressive stack of 1,380,000 before play ended for the day. The Brazilian player will be looking to take advantage of his comeback and add to his $2.6 million in live-tournament earnings.
Day 3 is scheduled to begin July 16 at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. The remaining 30 players will compete for the $1,057,663 first-place prize and the coveted gold bracelet. Play will begin on Level 21, which features 10,000/25,000 blinds with a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue to last 60 minutes, and 15-minute breaks will occur after every two levels. Any extended breaks will be determinant on the players and tournament staff.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you action leading to the next Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em Champion right here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas!
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 671 | 1 | Eric Baldwin | United States | 380,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 2 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 660,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 3 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 1,505,000 | 60 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 4 | Eli Berg | United States | 1,350,000 | 54 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 5 | Taylor Paur | United States | 685,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 6 | Andrey Kotelnikov | Russia | 725,000 | 2 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,615,000 | 65 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 2 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,355,000 | 54 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 3 | Markus Gonsalves | United States | 895,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 4 | Michael Rossitto | United States | 1,455,000 | 58 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 5 | Benjamin Diebold | United States | 815,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 6 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 495,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 1 | Casey Brown | United States | 625,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 2 | AJ Kelsall | United States | 2,325,000 | 93 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 3 | Turbo Nguyen | United States | 470,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 4 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 860,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 5 | Jamie O'Connor | Ireland | 2,545,000 | 102 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 6 | Jun Obara | Japan | 1,015,000 | 41 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 1 | Albert Nguyen | Canada | 700,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 2 | Jaspal Brar | Canada | 245,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 3 | Andre Marques | Portugal | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 4 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 1,135,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 5 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 1,935,000 | 77 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 6 | Kubanychbek Abakirov | United States | 1,315,000 | 53 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 1 | Bruno Volkmann | Brazil | 1,380,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 2 | Alexandre Reard | France | 1,250,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 3 | Tobias Schwecht | Austria | 495,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 4 | Mohammad Arani | United States | 470,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 5 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | 820,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 6 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 1,975,000 | 79 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,545,000
1,815,000
|
1,815,000 |
|
||
|
2,325,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
1,975,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
1,935,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
1,615,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
||
|
1,505,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
1,475,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
1,455,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
1,380,000 | |
|
1,355,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
||
|
1,350,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
1,315,000
1,315,000
|
1,315,000 |
|
1,250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
1,135,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,015,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
895,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
860,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
820,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
820,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
815,000
815,000
|
815,000 |
|
|
||
|
700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
695,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
||
|
675,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
660,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
495,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Anthony Hu in the small blind found himself all in and at risk against Michael Rossitto in the big blind.
Anthony Hu: J♣10♦
Michael Rossitto: A♠8♣
Rossitto was ahead with his ace high holding and held on the 5♦8♥3♠3♥7♠ runout to eliminate Hu on one of the last hands of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The tournament director has announced that each table will be dealt two more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth raised to 45,000 from the button, finding Alexandre Reard in the big blind, who defended.
The flop of 9♥A♣7♣ checked through to the 10♣ on the turn. Reard checked and Hellmuth put out a delayed continuation of 50,000.
Reard elected to fold and Hellmuth tabled A♦K♣ to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
800,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The hand was heads up with 300,000 already in the middle. On a board reading Q♦10♠6♠5♣, AJ Kelsall checked from the hijack and Fabrice Bigot checked back.
The A♥ river saw Kelsall check again. Bigot elected to take the lead for 150,000, forcing Kelsall to make a frustrated fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
850,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Julian Milliard-Feral in the hijack raised to 40,000, finding two callers; Justin Liberto in the cutoff and Jamie O'Connor on the button.
Milliard-Feral continued for 80,000 on a flop of K♥8♥A♠. Liberto called.
The A♦ turn checked through to the 4♥ on the river. Milliard-Feral checked again and Liberto checked back. Milliard-Feral tabled K♣7♣ for second pair while Liberto took down the pot as he showed J♥9♥ for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,060,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
630,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Alexandre Reard opened to 45,000 from middle position and Igor Yaroshevskyy three-bet to 300,000 on the button, leaving himself not much more behind. Phil Hellmuth four-bet shvoed out of the big blind for 465,000, getting a quick fold from Reard.
At that point, thinking Yaroshevskyy had already called, Hellmuth exposed his hand for a brief moment. Yaroshevskyy appeared to have seen his opponent's cards, as he considered folding to leave himself short-stacked. Ultimately, he seemed to conclude that the pot odds were too good to pass up and called off for his tournament life.
Igor Yaroshevsky: A♠Q♠
Phil Hellmuth: K♠K♦
Hellmuth had found cowboys at an opportune moment to leave himself well-placed to scoop a large pot late in the night. Yaroshevksy was hoping to put a beat on the all-time WSOP bracelet leader but could not do so as the board ran out 6♦7♥8♦7♠6♠ to keep Hellmuth ahead and send Yaroshevsky to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,020,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |