Ezequiel Waigel Leads Field in Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Play has come to a close on Day 2 of Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. Some 324 players took their seats from a total field of 920, though many of those only registered at the start of the day, at the end of the late registration period.
When the dust settled after ten 60-minute levels, 46 players were able to find a bag for Day 3, and are now vying for the biggest payouts from the $4,243,500 prize pool.
Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | 3,440,000 | 136 |
| 2 | Anthony Spinella | United States | 2,575,000 | 103 |
| 3 | Stephen Song | United States | 2,485,000 | 99 |
| 4 | Johan Marinet | France | 2,150,000 | 86 |
| 5 | Justin Bond | United States | 2,145,000 | 86 |
| 6 | Paraskevas Tsokaridis | Greece | 1,970,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Anthony Hu | United States | 1,745,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 1,540,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Jonathan Pastore | France | 1,340,000 | 54 |
| 10 | Jonho Hong | South Korea | 1,315,000 | 53 |
Of those 46 surviving players, it is Argentine's Ezequiel Waigel who leads the way, sitting on a stack of 3,440,000. He has opened quite a gap at the top of the leaderboard, with his closest competitor, Anthony Spinella, bagging 2,575,000. Rounding out the top three is Stephen Song with 2,485,000. Others who will return for Day 3 include Robert Mizrachi (1,170,00), Joey Weissman (985,000) and Elio Fox (895,000).
Notables who entered but failed to progress to Day 3 included six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (106th - $8,807), current WSOP POY race leader Daniel Zack (91st - $8,807) and 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess (75th - $10,066).
The remaining 46 players are guaranteed $15,482 but so deep in the tournament, all eyes will surely be on the $771,765 first prize and the WSOP gold bracelet that accompanies it. Play resumes at 2 p.m. PDT Thursday, June 23rd and will continue until just five players remain.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide updates from this and every other event at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
board before deciding on a fold.
flop saw Waigel check to Fox, who led out for 40,000. Waigel made the call to send the two players to the turn. 
turn, firing off 75,000. Fox thought for some time but did end up smooth calling. 
river did little to persuade Waigel to slow down as he counted out a stack of chips before pushing 135,000 into the middle. Fox thought long and hard but in the end decided he could not beat Waigel's hand and released his own.
, Jangkyu Lee sat contemplating his move for a few minutes before finally pushing all in. 
for two pair but it was no match for Spinella's hit on the river.
flop immediately changed matters, with Franco maintaining the lead but Piotrowski moving ahead of Tsai in pursuit of the sidepot. 
river, giving Franco a full triple up while sending an even larger heap of chips Piotrowski's way.
had run into the 
of Robert Mizrachi.
, eliminating Zack. He'll have to wait at least one more event to win his third bracelet of the summer, as he leads the Player of the Year leaderboard, ahead of Dan Weinman and David Peters. Mizrachi moves up the leaderboard as he looks for bracelet five.
flop and stayed in front on the 
turn. The 
river completed a safe runout for the former WSOP Main Event champion, as Rocco told him he was a "sick, sick man". 
clean for Simao, tripling him through Quoss and Jaffe, meanwhile Quoss had Jaffe covered and thus the ''Dolphin Trainer'', Jaffe, was busted.
flop, leaving Diaz on the verge of elimination. He could find no help on the 
landed on the river, sending him home on the pure bubble in brutal fashion.
