Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-17-2023 12:14 UTC-8

Kelsall Doubles Through Reard

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Alexandre Reard moved all in from the small blind and AJ Kelsall called off for his remaining 3,500,000 in the big blind to put himself at risk.

AJ Kelsall: K♣Q♣
Alexandre Reard: 7♣5♣

Kelsall was ahead but Reard did have two live cards. The A♦10♥A♣ flop was clean for Kelsall with the 10♦ turn ensuring he would not be eliminated and at worst would chop up the pot. The 6♥ river kept his king high best to hand Kelsall a full double while putting a dent in Reard's still chip-leading stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	13,950,000 -4,500,000	-4,500,000

AJ Kelsall	7,250,000 2,750,000	2,750,000
Stephen Chidwick	7,100,000 150,000	150,000

Justin Liberto	4,050,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: AJ Kelsall Alexandre Reard Justin LIberto Stephen Chidwick

07-17-2023 12:02 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Shirley Ang

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The four players have taken their seats and the dealer has been instructed to shuffle up and deal.

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

07-17-2023 10:43 UTC-8

Who Will Win Their Second Bracelet and $1,057,663 in Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship?

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Shirley Ang

Four hopeful players return for an unscheduled Day 4 in in Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. During the registration period, this tournament attracted 550 entries to create a total prize pool of $5,115,000.

A familiar face to return today at 1 p.m. PDT is Alexandre Reard who bagged more than half of the chips in play with 18,450,000 in chips. Brit Stephen Chidwick is trailing him with 6,950,000. They are joined by AJ Kelsall with 4,500,000 and Justin Liberto on 3,100,000 in the battle for the WSOP bracelet and the first-place prize of $1,057,663.

Final Table Chips & Seat Draw

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	6,950,000	28
2	Alexandre Reard	France	18,450,000	74
3	AJ Kelsall	United States	4,500,000	18
4	Justin Liberto	United States	3,100,000	12

Reard won his first WSOP bracelet back in 2021 for $428,694 when he came out victorious in Event #47: Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed by defeating Daniel Strelitz heads up. In addition, he also won two WSOP Circuit rings in 2019, one in Cannes and one in Rotterdam. In total, Reard has collected $1,789,663 in WSOP cashes and is looking on course to claim his biggest cash today.

Chidwick won his first bracelet in 2019 for $1,618,417 in Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. James Chen was the runner-up in that event. Chidwick has collected 74 cashes in WSOP events to get him to a grand total of $5,100,193 in reported earnings. Widely considered as one of the best players in the world, he will prove to be a worthy competitor today.

Kelsall has already claimed one bracelet and three circuit rings to get him to $1,786,950 in WSOP-related earnings. His bracelet win came when he won the Global Casino Championship on WSOP.com in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic for $275,632. Kelsall has 98 WSOP cashes and 72 circuit cashes. Will he get to 100 before the final card of the 2023 WSOP has been dealt?

Although he's coming in with the shortest stack, Liberto has collected one bracelet and four circuit rings with 122 WSOP cashes. This got him to $2,547,664 in WSOP event earnings. Liberto's first bracelet win dates back to 2015 when he took down Event #51: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed for $640,711.

All four of them have secured at least $306,555 but will all looking to claim that seven-figure first-place prize. Play will resume in Level 31 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante.