Day 6 of Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event Begins with Just 149 Players Returning
There are very few tournaments in the world where players return to the felt for Day 6. There are also very few players who can say they have been a part of a Day 6. For the 149 players returning today, they can say those words as Day 6 has arrived for Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker.
Starting to get down to the business end of the tournament, the players can finally see an end in sight in this record-breaking event that is set to play out over the next week. There are three more days of poker until the pinnacle final table of nine players will be set to battle out for poker's greatest fame. The winner will be able to walk home with the Main Event's largest sum ever of $12,100,000.
Leading the way after a wildly successful Day 5 is Zachary Hall with 16,310,000 chips, a clear leader over the rest of his competition. Hall made his WSOP debut back in 2011 where he also made his one and only final table, finishing in seventh place. However, making a final table this week in poker's biggest event will bring much bigger rewards and something Hall is certainly looking forward to.
Other big stacks heading into Day 6 include Bryan Obregon (12,295,000), Liran Betito (11,140,000), and Andrew Hulme (11,065,000) as the only other players with eight-figure stacks in the Main Event.
Although many fan favorites hit the rail on Day 5, including the likes of previous champions Chris Moneymaker and Joe Hachem, there are still a few household names still in contention. YouTube sensation Masato Yokosawa (6,740,000), poker commentator Tony Dunst (8,285,000), and Nicholas Rigby (1,650,00) will have more to say as the day unfolds.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Hall | United States | 16,310,000 | 204 |
| 2 | Bryan Obregon | United States | 12,295,000 | 154 |
| 3 | Liran Betito | Israel | 11,140,000 | 139 |
| 4 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | 11,065,000 | 138 |
| 5 | Joshua Payne | United States | 9,850,000 | 123 |
| 6 | Anirban Das | India | 9,230,000 | 115 |
| 7 | Tony Dunst | United States | 8,285,000 | 104 |
| 8 | Glenn Fishbein | United States | 8,265,000 | 103 |
| 9 | Jonathan Therme | France | 7,900,000 | 99 |
| 10 | Jack O'Neill | United Kingdom | 7,735,000 | 97 |
There are two women among the remaining players in the field and each of them has the potential as much as any other to reach the pinnacle of the game. Nikita Luther (4,380,000) and Estelle Cohuet (3,380,000) have battled through the opening five days and positioned themselves for a deep run. Gaelle Baumann from France was the last woman to make the "unofficial" final table, finishing 10th, but these two ladies will hope to change that this year.
The schedule for today will be the same as all of the others with another five 120-minute levels on tap. A 20-minute break will take place after every level along with a 75-minute dinner break after the third level of the day. Players will be returning to Level 26 with the blinds at 40,000/80,000 and an 80,000 big blind ante. Each player has already locked up at least $67,700, but the pay jumps will soon start to become more significant.
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