Roland Rokita put in chips in the small blind to cover JJ Liu in the big blind. Liu called for her remaining 40,000.
JJ Liu: 
Roland Rokita: 
The board ran out 
to keep Liu alive.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,380,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
On a flop of 
and with about 400,000 in the pot, Roland Rokita ended up getting his remaining 520,000 stack in against JJ Liu.
Roland Rokita: 
JJ Liu: 
Liu flopped top pair top kicker, but Rokita had the nuts. The board ran out 
and 
to send the pot to Rokita and leave Liu with a short stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
150,000
-505,000
|
-505,000 |
The board read 
and Ben Yu had bet 225,000 from the small blind with a substantial pot in the middle already.
Asi Moshe made the call from the big blind but mucked when Yu tabled the 
for the higher two pair than on the board to claim the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,575,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
||
|
1,475,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
Boris Kolev raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Vojtech Ruzicka three-bet to 180,000 from the cutoff for the action to fold back to Kolev who made the call.
The flop came 
, Kolev check-called the 145,000 continuation-bet of Ruzicka.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Kolev barreled a stack of chips over the line and Ruzicka asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the bet was worth 470,000. Ruzicka contemplated for a bit and then folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
||
|
1,070,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
Asi Moshe raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Ben Yu defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Yu check-called the 35,000 continuation-bet of Moshe.
The turn was the 
and Yu checked again. This time, Moshe bet 175,000 and Yu called again.
The river completed the board with the and they both checked. Yu tabled the 
for top pair and the pot as Moshe mucked his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,340,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
||
Cards are in the air and play is now underway!
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
At 2 p.m. local time, the final day of Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship will see 19 players out of 329 entries returning to four tables to play down to one winner. Follow along to see who gets to claim the first-place prize of $721,453 and a gold 2021 World Series of Poker bracelet at the end of the day.
All 19 players have secured at least $27,132 at the start of the day, but a pay jump is looming as 18th place awards them $33,042.
Boris Kolev is in the lead with 2,185,000 in chips which is worth 87 big blinds when the cards go in the air. He is followed by Asi Moshe with 1,980,000, who already has four bracelets in his collection. Completing the top three is Matt Berkey with 1,765,000 in chips.
But there are plenty of familiar faces left in the field who are no stranger to success on the felt. Nikita Kuznetsov, Vojtech Ruzicka, Ariel Mantel, Steve Yea, Fabian Gumz, Roland Rokita, Ben Yu, Pavel Plesuv, Abhinav Iyer, Nacho Barbero, JJ Liu, Mike Sowers, Sam Grafton, Olivier Rebello, Ben Diebold, and Eli Ross all have chips to play with today.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406 | 1 | Roland Rokita | Austria | 1,010,000 | 40 |
| 406 | 2 | JJ Liu | United States | 653,000 | 26 |
| 406 | 3 | Ariel Mantel | Argentina | 1,395,000 | 56 |
| 406 | 4 | Eli Ross | United States | 285,000 | 11 |
| 406 | 5 | Empty | |||
| 406 | 6 | Olivier Rebello | Canada | 450,000 | 18 |
| 414 | 1 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 865,000 | 35 |
| 414 | 2 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,560,000 | 62 |
| 414 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 414 | 4 | Mike Sowers | United States | 590,000 | 24 |
| 414 | 5 | Steve Yea | South Korea | 1,130,000 | 45 |
| 414 | 6 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 535,000 | 21 |
| 420 | 1 | Ben Yu | United States | 995,000 | 40 |
| 420 | 2 | Empty | |||
| 420 | 3 | Asi Moshe | Israel | 1,980,000 | 79 |
| 420 | 4 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 695,000 | 28 |
| 420 | 5 | Empty | |||
| 420 | 6 | Abhinav Iyer | India | 780,000 | 31 |
| 421 | 1 | Matt Berkey | United States | 1,765,000 | 71 |
| 421 | 2 | Fabian Gumz | Germany | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| 421 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 421 | 4 | Ben Diebold | United States | 374,000 | 15 |
| 421 | 5 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 2,185,000 | 87 |
| 421 | 6 | Vojtech Ruzicka | Czech Republic | 1,450,000 | 58 |
When the action kicks off at 2 p.m. at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the tournament will restart with blinds at 10,000/25,000/25,000 on Level 21.
Stick around to see who will grab that top prize and the bragging rights as the live updates will be provided right here by the PokerNews live reporting team as the action unfolds.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $721,453 |
| 2 | $445,892 |
| 3 | $293,578 |
| 4 | $198,205 |
| 5 | $137,303 |
| 6 | $97,660 |
| 7 | $71,373 |
| 8-9 | $53,637 |
| 10-12 | $41,181 |
| 13--18 | $33,042 |
| 19 | $27,132 |
Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Jour 3 a débuté
