Day 10 of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, saw the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino hosting five action-packed events with two players awarded bracelets.
Bradley Jansen found his first taste at WSOP gold on Saturday after he shipped Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em for $313,403. Later in the evening, John Monnette claimed his fourth WSOP bracelet after winning the Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship for $245,680.
In other news, WSOP bracelet winner Stephen Song bagged the most of the 607 Day 1b survivors in the Millionaire Maker,, three-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Yoon is near the top of the pack in Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, and Jose Paz leads the 18 Day 1 survivors in Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.
Keep reading to discover what went down in the events that are currently in play.
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Stephen Song Bags Millionaire Maker Day 1b Chip Lead
Day 1b of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker has concluded. It attracted a field of 2,762 entries to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, and only 607 bagged up chips for Day 2.
Stephen Song bagged the Millionaire Maker Day 1b chip lead with 431,000. Song already has one bracelet and will be looking for number two in the next couple of days.
Some notable stacks include Maria Konnikova (243,000), Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina (233,000), Asher Conniff (198,000).
Millionaire Maker Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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1 | Stephen Song | United States | 431,000 | 172 |
2 | Michael Nia | United States | 405,500 | 162 |
3 | Clement Van Driessche | France | 397,000 | 159 |
4 | Russell Clayton | United States | 394,500 | 158 |
5 | Boris Akopov | United States | 347,000 | 139 |
6 | Sebastien Comel | France | 338,000 | 135 |
7 | Nabil Cardoso | Spain | 337,000 | 135 |
8 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 337,000 | 135 |
9 | Kou Vang | United States | 334,000 | 134 |
10 | Hayato Nagasawa | Japan | 330,000 | 132 |
The tournament advances to Day 2 on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Brian Yoon Headlines Final Twelve in Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
The penultimate day of Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball began with 104 players remaining, all looking to bag up a stack at the end of the night and keep their hope alive for that coveted WSOP gold bracelet and the $134,390 in cash that comes along with it. After ten 60-minute levels of play, the action was down to a dozen hopefuls still in contention for the title, with Jason Daly (1,595,000) leading the pack.
Second in chips and attempting to add a fourth WSOP gold bracelet to his collection is Brian Yoon (1,080,000). He is no stranger to running deep in WSOP events and will look to use his experience as he works his way towards a victory.
Meanwhile, Gary Benson (935,000) and Joao Vieira (435,000) are in contention for their second bracelets, while Mike Gorodinsky (130,000) has his eyes on his third bracelet.
A few notable bracelet winners that made the money, but did not make it to the final day included Johannes Becker (13th place), Carol Fuchs (15th place), and Nicholas Seiken (19th place).
Please join us on Sunday here at PokerNews for live updates throughout the tournament or live here at the Rio in the Amazon room at 2:00 p.m. local time where we will play down to an eventual winner!
Five hands of Badugi remain to be played and the button on both tables will be in the three-seat. The limits will be 25,000/50,000 upon restart and the seat assignments for the final two tables are as follows.
Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Day 3 Seat Draw
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
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406 | 1 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 455,000 | 9 |
406 | 2 | Aaron Rogers | United States | 1,025,000 | 21 |
406 | 3 | Carlos Rodriguez | United States | 675,000 | 14 |
406 | 4 | Gary Benson | Australia | 935,000 | 19 |
406 | 5 | Vladimir Peck | United States | 870,000 | 17 |
406 | 6 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 130,000 | 3 |
414 | 1 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,080,000 | 22 |
414 | 2 | Jason Daly | United States | 1,595,000 | 32 |
414 | 3 | Venkata Tayi | United States | 390,000 | 8 |
414 | 4 | Brian Tate | United States | 475,000 | 10 |
414 | 5 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 435,000 | 9 |
414 | 6 | Michael Trivett | United States | 750,000 | 15 |
Jose Paz Leads 18 Runners At End of First Day of Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Bolivia's Jose Paz leads the 18 players who made it through ten hours of play in Day 1 of Event #19: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with a stack of 341,000. Paz, who is after his first WSOP bracelet, is trailed by fellow big stacks Jason Gola, 292,500, Adam Friedman, 291,000, and Anthony Zinno, 282,500.
A total of 46 runners entered on Day 1, though registration will remain open until the beginning of Day 2. Other players who made it to the end of Day 1 include James Chen, David "ODB" Baker, Jack McClelland, and Ari Engel, who is fresh off of winning Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
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1 | Jose Paz | Bolivia | 341,000 |
2 | Jason Gola | United States | 292,500 |
3 | Adam Friedman | United States | 291,000 |
4 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 282,500 |
5 | Thomas Butler | United States | 195,500 |
6 | Jack McClelland | United States | 178,500 |
7 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 168,500 |
8 | James Chen | Taiwan | 152,000 |
9 | Paul Mangine | United States | 150,000 |
10 | Julien Martini | France | 132,000 |
There were a number of big names in the field who didn't manage to make Day 2, including Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb and Scott Seiver. Other players in the field included Brandon Shack-Harris, Steven Albini, Chris Vitch, and Ken Aldridge.
Day 2 will commence on Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. local time and levels will increase to 90 minutes in duration. Day 2 will include a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14 and will break after seven levels of play.
In this Series
- 1 2021 WSOP Day 1: Series Underway With Star-Studded $25k H.O.R.S.E.
- 2 2021 WSOP Day 2: Hellmuth In The Hunt For 16th Bracelet
- 3 2021 WSOP Day 3: Drinan On Course For His Second Bracelet
- 4 2021 WSOP Day 4: Cornell In Pole Position For First Bracelet
- 5 2021 WSOP Day 5: Negreanu, Matusow, Seidel, and Hellmuth Advance in the $10K LO8 Championship
- 6 2021 WSOP Day 6: Phil Hellmuth Chasing 16th Bracelet Deep in the $10K LO8 Championship
- 7 2021 WSOP Day 7: Hellmuth Four Players Away From Bracelet #16
- 8 2021 WSOP Day 8: Deeb Looking For Bracelet #5
- 9 2021 WSOP Day 9: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver Headlines $10K Limit Final Table; Racener Leads
- 10 2021 WSOP Day 10: Brian Yoon Hunting for Fourth Bracelet
- 11 2021 WSOP Day 11: Hellmuth In The Hunt Again; Reaches Another Final Table
- 12 2021 WSOP Day 12: Negreanu Hunting for Seventh Bracelet
- 13 2021 WSOP Day 13: Five Left in Milly Maker; Marle Cordeiro Among Last 17 in Ladies Event
- 14 2021 WSOP Day 14: Vanessa Kade Racks Up Fifth Cash of the Series
- 15 2021 WSOP Day 15: Zinno On Course For Fourth Bracelet
- 16 2021 WSOP Day 16: Kornuth Reaches Back-to-Back $10K Short Deck Finals
- 17 2021 WSOP Day 17: Phil Hellmuth Hunting for 16th Bracelet with 10 Remaining in $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball
- 18 2021 WSOP Day 18: Elezra in the Mix For His Fifth Bracelet
- 19 2021 WSOP Day 19: David “Bakes” Baker Hunting for Third Bracelet at $1,500 Triple Draw Final Table
- 20 2021 WSOP Day 20: Friedman After a Three-Peat as Negreanu and Hellmuth Advance to Final 10 in $10K Dealer's Choice
- 21 2021 WSOP Day 21: Addamo Flying High In Yet Another High Roller
- 22 2021 WSOP Day 22: Arieh Positions Himself For Bracelet #3
- 23 2021 WSOP Day 23: Gerhart, Johnson, and Shack-Harris Seeking Third Bracelets with Five Remaining in $10K H.O.R.S.E.
- 24 2021 WSOP Day 24: JC Tran Flying High in the $10K PLO
- 25 2021 WSOP Day 25: Elezra and Matusow Hunting for Fifth Bracelets in the $10K PLO Championship
- 26 2021 WSOP Day 26: Soverel Leads the Charge in the NL 2-7 Single Draw Championship
- 27 2021 WSOP Day 27: Glaser Leads Final 8 $10K NL 2-7 Championship as Negreanu Alive Hunting for Seventh Bracelet
- 28 2021 WSOP Day 28: Stars Turn Out For $25K PLO High Roller; Deeb Flying High
- 29 2021 WSOP Day 29: Lamb Registers Late In $25K PLO and Bags Lead
- 30 2021 WSOP Day 30: Ka Kwan Lau On Course For $25K PLO Bracelet
- 31 2021 WSOP Day 31: Kolev Leads the $10K 6-Handed NLHE Championship
- 32 WSOP 2021 Day 32: Yockey Bags $50k Poker Players Championship Day 1 Chip Lead
- 33 2021 WSOP Day 33: Volpe and Cates Lead Final 35 of the $50K Poker Players Championship
- 34 2021 WSOP Day 34: Ryan Leng Leads Final 10 in the $50K PPC
- 35 2021 WSOP Day 35: Eli Elezra Leads Final 5 in the $50K Poker Players Championship
- 36 2021 WSOP Day 36: Main Event Underway, Brunson Up to Old Tricks
- 37 2021 WSOP Day 37: Three Bracelet-Winners Crowned as Main Event Continues
- 38 2021 WSOP Day 38: Aleksandr Shevlyakov Bags Overall Chip Lead on Day 1c of the Main Event
- 39 2021 WSOP Day 39: Main Event Breaks Through 4,500 Entrants; Ajayi Tops Counts
- 40 2021 WSOP Day 40: Joe Hachem Back in Form on Day 1e of the Main Event
- 41 2021 WSOP Day 41: Rameez Shahid Leads Main Event as Phil Hellmuth Makes Grand Entrance
- 42 2021 WSOP Day 42: Main Event Whittled to 2,362 Players
- 43 2021 WSOP Day 43: Jessica Cai Leads After Main Event Bubble Bursts
- 44 2021 WSOP Day 44: Ramon Colillas Bags Day 4 Chip Lead in WSOP Main Event
- 45 2021 WSOP Day 45: Aldemir Claims Main Event Chip Lead After Day 5
- 46 2021 WSOP Day 46: Park Leads the Final 36 in the Main Event
- 47 2021 WSOP Day 47: Yuval Bronshtein Leads Final Four in $10K Stud Hi-Lo Championship in Hunt for Third Bracelet
- 48 2021 WSOP Day 48: Lisandro Leads Hellmuth After $10,000 Razz Championship Day 1
- 49 2021 WSOP Day 49: Hellmuth Hunting for Bracelet #17 as Dzivielevski Leads Final 14 in $10K Razz Championship
- 50 2021 WSOP Day 50: Benny Glaser Hunting for 4th Bracelet with Heads-Up Lead in $10K Razz Championship
- 51 2021 WSOP Day 51: Glaser, Schemion, Cowen and Wheeler Pick Up Bracelets; Mateos Chip Leads in $250K SHR
- 52 2021 WSOP Day 52: Jason Koon Leads $50K High Roller
- 53 2021 WSOP Day 53: Holz In Front In The $100K High Roller
- 54 2021 WSOP Day 54: Michael Addamo Leads Final Five in $100K High Roller