Overview

• Kenny Hallaert bagged 36.95 million chips to lead the 57-player field after winning a late three-way pot with pocket aces against queens and jacks.
• Will Kassouf was eliminated in 33rd place, received a series-wide ban and was escorted off the premises following repeated conduct violations and a one-round penalty.
• The WSOP Main Event’s field has narrowed from 9,735 entrants to 57 survivors competing for a $90.5 million prize pool and a $10 million first prize.
• Day 6 action produced dramatic swings, including Eric Afriat’s 20 million-chip pot that briefly vaulted him into the lead and Kassouf’s aces-versus-kings victory.
• Play resumes on Saturday with the goal of reaching the final tables, where escalating payout jumps will test both chip stacks and table tactics.