Chance Kornuth raised to 215,000 from under the gun and Alexandre Vuilleumier called from the big blind.
Both players checked to the river on a board of 3♦8♦2♠K♣J♠, where Kornuth took the pot with a bet of 175,000.
The next hand, Vuilleumier was in the small blind and called a raise of 210,000 from Joey Weissman on the button. Both players checked the K♥J♥2♠ flop before Vuilleumier led out for 205,000 on the 4♣ turn.
Weissman called to see the 6♠ river. Vuilleumier now fired out 830,000 and Weissman's cards quickly hit the muck.
There has been little action over the last few hands, but Axel Hallay has extended his lead over the field and has more than a third of the chips in play.
Hand One
Axel Hally opened to 200,000 from the button before Chris Moore three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind. Hallay moved all in and Moore folded.
Hand Two
Chance Kornuth opened to 215,000 from under the gun and Alexandre Vuilleumier defended his big blind. Vuilleumier check-folded after facing a bet on the Q♥Q♣9♣ flop.
Hand Three
Axel Hallay opened to 200,000 from the hijack and received a walk.
Hand Four
Axel Hallay opened to 200,000 from under the gun before Sean Winter three-bet to 775,000 from the big blind. Hallay shipped in his stack again and Winter quickly folded.
Chance Kornuth raised to 230,000 from the cutoff and Axel Hallay came along from the big blind to see the J♣7♦9♠ flop.
Both players checked the flop and the 6♥ turn before Hallay led out for 100,000 on the 8♦ river. Kornuth announced a raise to 640,000 and Hallay quickly folded.
The next hand, Kornuth again raised to 230,000 and Chris Moore defended his big blind, then check-folded to a bet on the Q♣8♠K♣ flop.
On the second hand of play, Axel Hallay jammed as the big stack from the small blind and Jake Schindler quickly called off his 1,205,000 stack from the big blind.
Jake Schindler: 8♦8♣
Axel Hallay: Q♥J♣
Hallay immediately took the lead, pairing his queen on the A♥Q♠10♣ flop and he sealed the elimination following the 10♠ turn and 9♣ river.
There will be a new champion crowned today at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), as Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em will play down to its winner, with the final day kicking off at 1:30 p.m. local time.
From a field of 207, just nine players remain in contention for the second WSOP bracelet of the series and the $1,215,864 designated for the winner. In pole position to capture the first-place spoils is France's Axel Hallay (7,980,000), who has around 25% of the chips in play. Hallay pulled off quite the comeback in yesterday's session as he spun up his chip-leading stack from just 40,000.
Rounding out the top three chip counts are Chris Moore (4,455,000) and Joey Weissman (4,150,000), while Elior Sion (1,202,500) props up the rest of the pack.
Day 2 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Axel Hallay
France
7,980,000
80
2
Chris Moore
United States
4,455,000
45
3
Joey Weissman
United States
4,150,000
42
4
Alexandre Vuilleumier
Switzerland
3,975,000
40
5
Sean Winter
United States
3,945,000
39
6
Chance Kornuth
United States
2,605,000
26
7
Ren Lin
China
1,500,000
15
8
Jake Schindler
United States
1,205,000
12
9
Elior Sion
United Kingdom
1,202,500
12
First Seven-Figure Payout of 2023 WSOP to be Awarded
Can Sean Winter cross his name off the best without a bracelet list?
The final day survivors have all banked themselves at least a $104,733 payday, with the next pay jump coming when the field reduces to seven players. However, everyone will be gunning for the first seven-figure payout of the 2023 WSOP.
Five players also have the chance to win their first-ever gold bracelet, with Hallay, Moore, Alexandre Vuilleumier, Sean Winter and Ren Lin all looking to secure their first piece of major WSOP hardware and cross their names off the best players without a bracelet list.
Weissman, Sion and Jake Schindler are all vying to become a two-time WSOP bracelet winner while Chance Kornuth is on the hunt for his fourth title.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize (USD)
1
$1,215,864
2
$751,463
3
$518,106
4
$363,326
5
$259,220
6
$188,219
7
$139,130
8-7
$104,733
Plan for Day 3
As mentioned, the tournament will resume at 1:30 p.m. PDT and takes place inside Horseshoe Las Vegas. The $25,000 High Roller is also the first livestream opportunity of the series, with cards up coverage provided by PokerGO. The broadcast is currently scheduled to start at 5 p.m.* and will feature the action from the final five players.
The final day begins at Level 19, where the blinds will be 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blinds ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates from the 6-Max High Roller until a new WSOP champion is crowned.
* subject to change depending on what time the final five players are confirmed
