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Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:54 PM Local Time
Wisbrod Folds After Raising River
In a three-way pot on a board reading , Boris Kolev bet 33,000 as the first player to act and Barak Wisbrod raised to around 85,000.
Justin Bonomo folded on the button, bringing the action back to Kolev. Kolev re-raised all-in and Wisbrod threw his hands up before announcing a fold, leaving himself with just around 55,000 in chips.
| Boris Kolev | 430,000 | 209,000  |
| Justin Bonomo | 185,000 | 9,500 |
| Barak Wisbrod | 55,000 | -78,500  |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:48 PM Local Time
Grafton Chips Up with Two Pair
With 13,500 in the pot and a flop, Sam Grafton was in the big blind and check-called a 3,500 bet from Markus Gonsalves in the hijack.
The turn saw Grafton bet 3,500 and Gonsalves call, and the river brought a 16,000 bet from Grafton and a call.
Grafton showed to take the pot with two pair.
| Sam Grafton | 225,000 | 9,500 |
| Markus Gonsalves | 195,000 | -25,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:39 PM Local Time
Plesuv Sends Halverson to the Rail
Mitchell Halverson was seen all-in and at risk in a heads-up pot against Pavel Plesuv.
Mitchell Halverson:
Pavel Plesuv:
The board ran out and Halverson couldn't get ahead with his king-jack and was eliminated.
| Pavel Plesuv | 240,000 | 54,500 |
| Mitchell Halverson | 0 | -60,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:34 PM Local Time
Cimbolas Ousts Rabichow
With about 30,000 in the pot and a board, Matas Cimbolas bet 10,000 from the big blind and Kevin Rabichow jammed from middle position. Cimbolas thought about it for a while and eventually called.
Kevin Rabichow:
Matas Cimbolas:
Cimbolas was ahead but Rabichow had over cards and straight outs. The came on the river to leave Cimbolas with the best hand and knock out Rabichow.
| Matas Cimbolas | 175,000 | 62,000 |
| Kevin Rabichow | 0 | -49,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:26 PM Local Time
Gonsalves Doubles Through Chi
Markus Gonsalves was seen moving all-in for around 75,000 in a heads-up pot against Patrick Chi on a board reading . Chi called with his opponent covered.
Gonsalves showed the goods with for a full house and doubled-up in the first level of play on Day 2 as Chi mucked his cards.
| Markus Gonsalves | 220,000 | 107,000 |
| Patrick Chi | 150,000 | -40,500 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:20 PM Local Time
Hutter Doubles Through Chidwick
On a board of , Barry Hutter had risked the rest of his chips and Stephen Chidwick called.
Barry Hutter:
Stephen Chidwick:
Hutter had two pair which was good for the double early in the day.
| Barry Hutter | 110,000 | 50,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 45,000 | -57,500 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:15 PM Local Time
Hellmuth Wins an Early Pot
Phil Hellmuth in middle position saw a flop against Maria Ho in the big blind. Ho checked on the flop of and Hellmuth threw out a bet of 4,000.
"You'll take this one and I'll take the next one?" Ho said before folding.
"No, I want you to raise," Hellmuth laughed. "I know how aggressive you are."
| Phil Hellmuth | 63,000 | 3,000 |
| Maria Ho | 56,500 | -3,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:11 PM Local Time
Late Entries
| Phil Hellmuth | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Andjelko Andrejevic | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Michael Lang | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Justin Saliba | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Maxi Lehmanski | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Oliver Weis | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun Obara | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Matt Valeo | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Kazuki Ikeuchi | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Jason Koon | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Tamon Nakamura | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| James Collopy | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Dustin Dirksen | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Sorel Mizzi | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Jean Gaspard | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Ben Diebold | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Mitchell Halverson | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Pete Chen | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Stephen Song | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:05 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
Saturday, October 30, 2021 12:59 PM Local Time
Day 2 Of Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship Almost Underway
Day 2 of Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship will be underway shortly as part of the World Series of Poker as Abhinav Iyer looks to earn his second bracelet after bagging Day 1 as chip leader. Iyer is one of 113 players of 309 entries who made it through the first day of the six-handed championship.
Hallaert, who bagged a stack of 483,500, will be joined on Day 2 by fellow big stacks Kenny Hallaert (468,000), Matt Berkey (394,000) and Ian Steinman (360,500).
Joining the big stacks for Day 2 action will be many of the biggest names in poker, including Justin Bonomo, Stephen Chidwick, Maria Ho, Darren Elias and Adrian Mateos. Those who were not fortunate enough to make it to Day 2 include Joseph Cheong, Daniel Negreanu, Ali Imsirovic and Ryan Leng.
Day 2 commences at 2 p.m. Pacific Time and will play for ten 60-minute levels before breaking for the day. Players will take a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16, which is expected to end around 8:30 p.m.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is ready to bring you updates of the Day 2 action.