Sunday, October 31, 2021 3:12 AM Local Time
Boris Kolev Bags Top Stack as 19 Players Will Return for Day 3
Day 2 of Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship saw 136 players start the day, and at the end, only 19 players bagged a stack for Day 3. Action will resume at 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, October 31, with play scheduled to go down to a winner. Everyone who is returning tomorrow has cashed for a minimum of $27,132, but they will all have their eyes on the WSOP gold bracelet and the $721,453 first-place prize.
Notables who fell short of a cash today include Phil Hellmuth, Michael Mizrachi, Dan Smith, Stephen Chidwick, Maria Ho, and Nate Silver.
The bubble took a while to burst, with Ren Lin, Michael Brinkenhoff, Nick Schulman, and Sam Grafton all having been at risk of the bubble boy title at one point. Clement Richez was the unfortunate one to give joy to the other 50 players who cashed.
A few of the players who couldn't find a bag at the end of the night but did make it into the money include Bertrand Grospellier, Niklas Astedt, Joao Vieira, Ryan Laplante, and Jimmy D'Ambrosio.
Boris Kolev had a fun day on the felt and bagged the chip lead with 2,185,000 chips. Some of the other players who bagged and will return for Day 3 include Asi Moshe (1,980,000), Matt Berkey (1,765,000), Vojtech Ruzicka (1,450,000), Pavel Plesuv (865,000), JJ Liu (655,000), and Sam Grafton (535,000).
Day 3 starts at 2 p.m. local time on October 31 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The tournament will restart with blinds at 10,000/25,000/25,000.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews live reporting team.
Seat Draw for Day 3
| ROOM | TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | CITY / STATE / COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
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| Amazon | 406 | 1 | Roland Rokita | Austria | 1,010,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 2 | JJ Liu | United States | 653,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 3 | Ariel Mantel | Argentina | 1,395,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Eli Ross | United States | 285,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | Olivier Rebello | Canada | 450,000 |
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| Amazon | 414 | 1 | Pavel Plesuv | Czech Republic | 865,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 2 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,560,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 4 | Mike Sowers | United States | 590,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 5 | Steve Yea | South Korea | 1,130,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 6 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 535,000 |
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| Amazon | 420 | 1 | Ben Yu | United States | 995,000 |
| Amazon | 420 | 3 | Asi Moshe | Israel | 1,980,000 |
| Amazon | 420 | 4 | Jose Ignacio Barbero | Argentina | 695,000 |
| Amazon | 420 | 6 | Abhinav Iyer | India | 780,000 |
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| Amazon | 421 | 1 | Matt Berkey | United States | 1,765,000 |
| Amazon | 421 | 2 | Fabian Gumz | Germany | 1,100,000 |
| Amazon | 421 | 4 | Benjamin Diebold | United States | 374,000 |
| Amazon | 421 | 5 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 2,185,000 |
| Amazon | 421 | 6 | Vojtech Ruzicka | Czech Republic | 1,450,000.00 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:52 AM Local Time
End of Day Counts
| Boris Kolev | 2,185,000 | 285,000  |
| Asi Moshe | 1,980,000 | 1,080,000 |
| Matt Berkey | 1,765,000 | 15,000 |
| Nikita Kuznetsov | 1,560,000 | 60,000 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 1,450,000 | -450,000  |
| Ariel Mantel | 1,395,000 | 639,000 |
| Steve Yea | 1,130,000 | 540,000 |
| Fabian Gumz | 1,100,000 | 550,000 |
| Roland Rokita | 1,010,000 | 210,000 |
| Ben Yu | 995,000 | 565,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 865,000 | 115,000 |
| Abhinav Iyer | 780,000 | -200,000 |
| Nacho Barbero | 695,000 | 695,000 |
| JJ Liu | 655,000 | 455,000 |
| Mike Sowers | 590,000 | 352,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 535,000 | 105,000 |
| Olivier Rebello | 450,000 | -250,000 |
| Ben Diebold | 375,000 | -565,000 |
| Eli Ross | 285,000 | 113,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:42 AM Local Time
Bag and Tag
The remaining 19 players are bagging and tagging.
Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:31 AM Local Time
Three More Hands
The tournament director has instructed the dealers to deal three more hands before the remaining players bag for the night.
Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:21 AM Local Time
Ruzicka Knocks Out Pirault
Francois Pirault jammed in his stack of about 100,000 on the button and Vojtech Ruzicka called in the big blind.
Francois Pirault:
Vojtech Ruzicka:
Ruzicka had a dominating hand and improved to the nut flush as the board ran out to eliminate Pirault as the night winds down.
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 1,900,000 | 220,000 |
| Francois Pirault | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:18 AM Local Time
Padilha Sent to Rail by Kolev
Pedro Padilha open-shoved a stack of 165,000 in early position and Boris Kolev called out of the big blind with his opponent well-covered.
Pedro Padilha:
Boris Kolev:
Padilha was behind the king-high of Kolev and was ultimately eliminated after receiving no help from the runout of .
| Boris Kolev | 1,900,000 | -500,000 |
| Pedro Padilha | 0 | -640,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:00 AM Local Time
Pirault Has the Last Laugh
Francois Pirault moved all-in in late position with a stack of 65,000. The action folded to Pavel Plesuv in the big blind, who asked for a count before checking his cards. He let out a snicker as he looked at his hand and called.
Francois Pirault:
Pavel Plesuv:
Pirault needed help and ultimately got it as the board ran out to give him a flush. Plesuv was not laughing after the runout.
| Pavel Plesuv | 750,000 | 275,000 |
| Francois Pirault | 135,000 | -78,500 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 1:52 AM Local Time
Kuznetsov Takes From Rokita
With about 200,000 in the pot on a flop, Roland Rokita was in the cutoff and check-called an 85,000 bet from Nikita Kuznetsov on the button.
The came on the turn and Rokita check-called for 205,000.
The completed the board and Rokita check-folded after Kuznetsov jammed.
| Nikita Kuznetsov | 1,500,000 | 320,000 |
| Roland Rokita | 800,000 | -550,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 1:41 AM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Sunday, October 31, 2021 1:34 AM Local Time
Padillha Flips and Doubles
Pedro Padillha jammed his 300,000 stack from the hijack and was called by the cutoff player.
Pedro Padillha:
Cutoff:
The board ran out to give Padillha the pot after turning a set.
| Pedro Padilha | 640,000 | 190,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 1:33 AM Local Time
Therme Out as Rebello Gets Warm Welcome to Table
Jonathan Therme was all-in and at risk in a heads-up pot against Olivier Rebello, who had just sat down at the table.
Jonathan Therme:
Olivier Rebello:
Therme was at risk and pipped and was eliminated when the board ran out to give his opponent a set of kings.
"Welcome to the table," said one of Therme's table mates.
| Olivier Rebello | 700,000 | 453,000 |
| Jonathan Therme | 0 | -258,500 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 1:09 AM Local Time
Grafton Knocks Out Grospellier
Sam Grafton opened on the button and Bertrand Grospellier three-bet shoved a stack of 90,000 from the small blind. Grafton called with his opponent covered.
Bertrand Grospellier:
Sam Grafton:
Grospellier was ahead preflop but the flop of put Grafton in front with a pair of nines. Grospellier didn't get any help from the runout of and was sent to the rail.
| Sam Grafton | 430,000 | 5,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 0 | -145,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:57 AM Local Time
Grafton Takes Pot Off Berkey, Gets Bird
Sam Grafton was out of position in a heads-up pot against Matt Berkey. Grafton checked on the flop of and called when Berkey bet 25,000.
The peeled off on the turn and Grafton took the betting lead from his opponent by leading out for 15,000. Berkey gave Grafton the middle finger with one hand and tossed his hand in the muck with the other.
"That offends my European sensibilities," reacted Grafton.
| Matt Berkey | 1,750,000 | 250,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 425,000 | -265,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:55 AM Local Time
Plesuv Wins a Small One Off Astedt
Pavel Plesuv raised to 30,000 in middle position and Niklas Astedt defended the big blind.
The flop came and Astedt check-folded to Plesuv's 20,000 bet.
| Pavel Plesuv | 475,000 | 235,000 |
| Niklas Astedt | 410,000 | -110,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:40 AM Local Time
Level 19 started
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:26 AM Local Time
Players on Last Break
The remaining 28 players are on their final 15-minute break of the day. They will play two more levels when they return and then will break for the day.
Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:23 AM Local Time
Berkey Wins Pot Over Grafton
With about 350,000 in the pot and a completed board of , Sam Grafton checked in the small blind and Matt Berkey decided to check in middle position.
Grafton showed which was no good against the top pair of Berkey.
| Matt Berkey | 1,500,000 | 290,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 690,000 | 135,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:21 AM Local Time
Montagnolli Eliminated by Kolev
Daniel Montagnolli faced a shove from Boris Kolev on a board reading and eventually called as the player at risk.
Kolev turned over the and it appeared he might have been bluffing. But then Kolev flipped over the for top pair and was good against the of Montagnolli.
"Aye-ah," Montagnolli said upon seeing the king in his opponent's hand.
| Boris Kolev | 1,460,000 | 560,000 |
| Daniel Montagnolli | 0 | -215,000 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:07 AM Local Time
Brinkenhoff Hits Running Cards to Crack Kings
Eelis Parssinen opened to 26,000 from middle position and Michael Brinkenhoff jammed in his 97,000 stack into the middle. Parssinen called and said, "I have a really good hand."
Michael Brinkenhoff:
Eelis Parssinen:
Parssinen did indeed have a really good hand, and he had a dominating lead over Brinkenhoff. The flop was , and the turn gave some straight outs to Brinkenhoff. The spiked the river to complete that and put a beat on Parssinen's kings.
| Eelis Parssinen | 530,000 | -198,000 |
| Michael Brinkenhoff | 225,000 | 100,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 11:48 PM Local Time
Some Updated Counts
| Abhinav Iyer | 980,000 | 260,000 |
| Ben Diebold | 940,000 | 40,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 555,000 | 225,000 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 1,680,000 | 180,000 |
| Matt Berkey | 1,210,000 | 10,000 |
| Niklas Astedt | 520,000 | -10,000 |
| Pedro Padilha | 450,000 | 312,500 |
| Ben Yu | 430,000 | 220,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 145,000 | -190,000 |
| Michael Brinkenhoff | 125,000 | 5,000 |