Damian Salas chips up on the feature table alongside Farah Galfond before a new wave of players takes center stage; including Dan Smith, Zilong Zhang, Angela Jordison, and Ali Imsirovic; defending champion Koray Aldemir moves to the secondary table.

Zilong Zhang still dominates the feature table on Day five, while playing pots against foe Dan Smith; defending champion Koray Aldemir headlines the secondary table, and luck continues to fall his way as big names head to the rail.

Zilong Zhang still dominates the feature table on Day five, while playing pots against foe Dan Smith; defending champion Koray Aldemir headlines the secondary table, and luck continues to fall his way as big names head to the rail.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

An annual high-stakes no-limit poker tournament.

An annual high-stakes no-limit poker tournament.

An annual high-stakes no-limit poker tournament.

An annual high-stakes no-limit poker tournament.

Players include Daniel Alaei, Ted Forrest, Amir Nasiri, Barry Greenstein, Jennifer Harman, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Jerry Buss.

Players include Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, and Ted Forrest.

Players include Todd Brunson, Sean Sheikhan, Eli Elezra, Ted Forrest and Barry Greenstein.

Players include Daniel Negreanu, Sammy Farha, Eli Elezra, Jerry Buss, Shawn Sheikhan, Todd Brunson, Barry Greenstein, and Jennifer Harman.

Eric Persson, Patrik Antonius, Matt Hanks, Ryusuke Daifuku, Dylan DeStefano, Matthew Su, and Eric Hicks play $200/$400 No-Limit Hold'em.

Matt Hanks unsuccessfully bluffs Patrik Antonius before being bluffed by Dylan DeStefano; Eric Persson gets involved with just three-high to force Ryusuke Daifuku to fold the best hand.

Players can't sit down until they win a hand, and the final play left standing owes everyone $2,000; Su manages to find a big double against Matt Hanks after running it twice.

Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Hellmuth play a $100,000 heads-up duel in Round 1.

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk are are set to play 25,000 hands of heads-up $200/$400 No-Limit Hold'em.

2020 champion Damian Salas and high-stakes cash game player Farah Galfond headline the final table; four-time WSOP bracelet winner Mike Matusow is on the secondary table; 2018 champion John Cynn leads the outer table.

Damian Salas chips up on the feature table alongside Farah Galfond before a new wave of players takes center stage; including Dan Smith, Zilong Zhang, Angela Jordison, and Ali Imsirovic; defending champion Koray Aldemir moves to the secondary table.

Zilong Zhang still dominates the feature table on Day five, while playing pots against foe Dan Smith; defending champion Koray Aldemir headlines the secondary table, and luck continues to fall his way as big names head to the rail.

Zilong Zhang still dominates the feature table on Day five, while playing pots against foe Dan Smith; defending champion Koray Aldemir headlines the secondary table, and luck continues to fall his way as big names head to the rail.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Players include Rick Salomon, Lynne Ji, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bryn Kenney, Brandon Steven, Tom Dwan, and Nick Petrangelos.

Lynne Ji, Brett McCollum, Jake Daniels, David Levy, Nikolai Novak, Eric Hicks, and Eli Elezra play $50/$100 No-Limit Hold'em.

Lynne Ji shoves a few times before finding a double with pocket kings against Jake Daniels; unfortunately for Ji, she returns the favor to Daniels, who then sends her to the rebuy cage.

Nikolai Novak opens with a triple-up, while Eli Elezra delivers the double dagger to Brett McCollum; Jake Daniels goes on a heater by stacking one player.

On day six, James Hobbs leads the remaining 123 players; Alejandro Lococo and Kenny Tran headline the feature table; Zilong Zhang finds himself on the secondary table; Koray Aldemir battles away with an average stack.

Only 78 players remain on Day six of the main event, as Brian Kim joins Alejandro Lococo, Kenny Tran, and defending champion Koray Aldemir play on the feature table.

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk are are set to play 25,000 hands of heads-up $200/$400 No-Limit Hold'em.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Matija Dobric holds the chip lead at the midway point of Day six; Dobric sits on the secondary table with Asher Conniff, David Diaz, and Matthew Su, while the feature table includes Alejandro Lococo, Kenny Tran, Brian Kim, and Aaron Mermelstein.

Less than 50 players remain, as Brian Kim and Matija Dobric trade the chip lead; big names tumble as Frank Funaro and Alejandro Lococo are eliminated before the day ends; 35 players remain and Jeffrey Farnes holding the chip lead.

The race to the final table begins on day seven, with just 35 players remaining; chip leader Jeff Farnes headlines the feature table with 2020 champion Damian Salas, Efthymia Litsou, and notable pros Asher Conniff and Adam Demersseman.

Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu square off in Round 2 for $200,000.

Temperatures rise as Jean-Robert Bellande stirs the pot; Brandon Steven takes a hit, then wins one back; Bellande, Lynne Ji and Tom Dwan play one of the season's biggest pots.

A new set of players take their seats as Tom Dwan leads a group that includes Jean-Robert Bellande, Sean Perry, Damien LeForbes, John Andress, Michael Schwimer, and Rick Salomon.

After a rocky start to the week, Jean-Robert Bellande manages to turn things around; Damien LeForbes, Michael Schwimer and Rick Salomon all dealt big hits.

It's a roller-coaster poker session for Michael Schwimer, Sean Perry finds pocket aces against Jean-Robert Bellande, and a new player joins the game.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Day seven down to the final 24 players; Karim Rebei holds the chip lead at the feature table alongside John Eames and Asher Conniff; the field is down to the final two tables with Matija Dobric leading ahead of Matthew Su.

Two tables remain in the main event, as Matija Dobric holds the chip lead heading into the final sprint towards the final table.

Espen Jorstad is the chip leader with around 15% of the chips in play and sits ahead of Matija Dobric and Adrian Attenborough; David Diaz and Jeff Farnes play a memorable hand; the road to the final table is about to get rocky.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eight players remain in the main event; Matija Dobric holds the chip lead ahead of Espen Jorstad; Philippe Souki and Jeff Farnes are on the bottom of the leaderboard; Adrian Attenborough, Aaron Duczak, John Eames, and Michael Duek are in the middle.

Norway's Espen Jorstad continues his dominance at the final table as he sits with over half the chips in play; Adrian Attenborough looks to become the second Main Event champion from Australia; Michael Duek waves the flag for Argentina.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Action from games of poker with cash at stake.

Players include Gus Hansen, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, Cory Zeidman, Amnon Filippi, and Barry Greenstein.

Ali Nejad hosts \.

Two-time champion Phil Hellmuth looks for his newest victim after having defeated both Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Negreanu in three consecutive matches each; Nick Wright steps up to take him on.

Ali Nejad hosts \.

Tom Dwan looks to dethrone two-time defending champion Phil Hellmuth in Round 2.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.

Eric Persson, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrick Antonius, Sean Perry, Lynne Ji, Maria Ho, Eli Elezra, Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Dylan DeStefano, Nick Schulman, Krish Menon, David Williams, Alan Keating and Boston Rob Mariano play a variety of stakes.