Joshua Arieh Has the Lead and 42 Left in the $5K 6-Max

Joshua Arieh has 600,000 chips and the lead at 42 remaining in Event #73, the $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em — and if the seven-bracelet winner reaches another final table, it would be his 49th.

Day 3 is live from the Horseshoe. Forty-two players. Six-handed tables. The stacks are shallow enough that every open carries real weight, and the man sitting behind the biggest tower has $12.98 million in lifetime WSOP earnings backing up his reads.

If the seven-bracelet winner reaches another final table, it would be his 49th.

Why This Stream Matters

Arieh isn't a nostalgia act. Seven bracelets and 48 final tables represent a volume of deep runs that puts him in genuinely rare air — and the $5K 6-max is not a soft-field novelty event. This is a short-handed grind against players who showed up specifically to play fast, aggressive poker at a meaningful buy-in.

At 600,000 chips and the chip lead with 42 left, Arieh has the stack to dictate action at his table. Six-max final tables play differently than full-ring — fewer walks, more three-bet pots, more pressure on the big blind. A player with 48 prior final tables and seven bracelets has an edge in those spots that no solver app can replicate: he's been there.

Who Else Is in the Field

Boris Angelov, the Bulgarian pro with $5.19 million in lifetime earnings and seven career final tables, was among the recent eliminations. Matthieu Mary (France) and Zackary Estes (two career final tables, $226K in earnings) also hit the rail as the field compressed from 54 to 42.

The eliminations are coming fast. Tune in — the final table could form within the next few levels.