292 Players Return for Day 5 of the 2021 $10,000 WSOP Main Event
Out of a field of 6,650 total entries in the flagship event of the 2021 World Series of Poker, only 292 hopefuls remain in contention for Day 5 of the Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Championship. They have already locked up at least $33,900 for their efforts and the next pay jump awaits with 288 players remaining.
PokerStars ambassador and 2019 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship champion Ramon Colillas leads all the survivors when the action resumes at noon local time in the Amazon room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
The Spaniard will return with a stack of 5,007,000 in chips and has several contenders hot on his heels including Demosthenes Kiriopoulos (4,500,000), Stephen Song (4,417,000), Stephen Chidwick (4,376,000), and Zachary Mcdiarmid (4,093,000).
Day 5 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramon Colillas | Spain | 5,007,000 | 208 |
| 2 | Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | Canada | 4,500,000 | 188 |
| 3 | Stephen Song | United States | 4,417,000 | 184 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 4,376,000 | 182 |
| 5 | Zachary Mcdiarmid | Canada | 4,093,000 | 171 |
| 6 | Jonathan Dwek | Canada | 3,955,000 | 165 |
| 7 | Jason Osser | United States | 3,900,700 | 163 |
| 8 | Dragana Lim | United States | 3,801,000 | 158 |
| 9 | Fernando Rodriguez | United States | 3,442,000 | 143 |
| 10 | Matthew Jewett | United States | 3,398,000 | 142 |
Dragana Lim has claimed a top ten stack for the second day in a row and will return with 3,801,000 in chips after a topsy turvy Day 4. She is one of five women still in contention and is joined on Day 5 by Fatima Nanji (2,307,000), Melissa Bryne (807,000), Mimi Luu (459,000), Marle Spragg (302,000).
Another storyline for Day 5 includes the two remaining former WSOP Main Event champions. Chris Moneymaker was among the chip leaders mid-way through Day 4 before he dropped back into the middle of the pack and will return with 621,000 chips. Furthermore, Qui Nguyen will also aim to earn a second title in the pinnacle live poker event of the year and starts his journey on Day 5 with a stack of 1,146,000.
Plenty of other notables made the cut such as Alex Goulder, Andy Spears, Toby Lewis, Jareth East, Chance Kornuth, Nick Petrangelo, Jason Koon, Matt Berkey, and Koray Aldemir to name all but a few.
Day 5 will recommence in level 21 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and a big blind ante of 24,000. A total of five two-hour levels are scheduled to bring the tournament one step closer to crowning a champion in the days to come. The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide exclusive updates from start to finish.
The 2021 WSOP Main Event in Numbers
| Day | Players Total for Day | Players Total Cumulative | Players Surviving |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 523 | 523 | 348 |
| 1b | 845 | 1,368 | 611 |
| 1c | 600 | 1,968 | 433 |
| 1d | 2,550 | 4,518 | 1,933 |
| 1e | 797 | 5,315 | 590 |
| 1f | 1,045 | 6,360 | 782 |
| 2abd | 2,900 | 6,496 | 1,440 |
| 2cef | 1,810 | 6,650 | 922 |
| 3 | 2,362 | 6,650 | 1,000 |
| 4 | 1,000 | 6,650 | 292 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team every day this week for updates live from the floor of the 2021 Main Event.