Kornuth Leads the Pack in Pursuit of Third WSOP Bracelet
Only six players out of a field of 66 entries remain in Event #29: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em and the latest high-stakes contest of the 2021 World Series of Poker will determine a winner today. The biggest slice of the $615,450 prize pool is up for grabs and two of the finalists already know what it feels like to lift the coveted WSOP gold bracelet for the winner shots.
Two-time champion Chance Kornuth leads the six-handed line-up with a stack of 1,266,000 while Portuguese mixed game aficionado Joao Vieira is the second-shortest stack with 300,000. Kornuth already reached the final table of this very event back in 2019 and finished in fourth place for $93,593. He will certainly aim to convert his prime position into the third gold bracelet in the hours to follow.
Second-placed Chad Campbell is the only other finalist with a seven-figure stack and returns to 1,073,000 in chips, good enough for 215 antes. The remaining contenders all seek their maiden victory in an official WSOP gold bracelet event and High Roller regular Dan Shak is perhaps the most well-known of them. Also in the mix are Moshe Gabay and Thomas Kysar, who both nursed shorter stacks for an extended period on Day 2 before reaching the official final table.
Final Table Seat Draw Event #29: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Campbell | United States | 1,073,000 | 215 |
| 2 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 1,266,000 | 253 |
| 3 | Moshe Gabay | Israel | 663,000 | 133 |
| 4 | Dan Shak | United States | 425,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 300,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Thomas Kysar | United States | 234,000 | 47 |
The action is scheduled to resume at 4pm local time on the mothership in the Amazon Room, which will be used for the PokerGO live stream. All PokerNews updates will be published in real time and based on showdown cards only whereas the stream with cards-up coverage and commentary runs on a security delay of one hour.
There are 31:15 minutes remaining in level 15 with an ante of 5,000 and a button double ante of 10,000. All six finalists have $32,437 locked up for their efforts and the eventual winner will receive a payday of $194,670.
Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $194,670 | ||
| 2 | $120,316 | ||
| 3 | $82,678 | ||
| 4 | $58,601 | ||
| 5 | $42,885 | ||
| 6 | $32,437 | ||
| 7 | Young Ko | United States | $25,386 |
| 8 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $20,583 |
| 9 | Rene van Krevelen | Netherlands | $20,583 |
| 10 | Ye Shen | China | $17,311 |