Gytis Lazauninkas Leads; Daniel Negreanu Still in the Mix as Day 3 of $25,000 Super Main Event Begins at 12 PM

History is in the making as Day 3 of the first-ever $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event resumes at noon local time here at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.

Some 207 players advanced to Day 3 of the Super Million Main Event (along with 90 online players), including chip leader Gytis Lazauninkas and other top-ten stacks including Germany's Sirzat Hissou, Spain's Juan Pardo and former PokerStars ambassador Liv Boeree in a rare appearance on the felt.

Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Gytis Lazauninkas	Lithuania	15,430,000	193
2	Matthew Belcher	United Kingdom	11,640,000	145
3	Marcelo Aziz	Brazil	11,295,000	141
4	Sirzat Hissou	Germany	11,225,000	140
5	Juan Pardo	Spain	10,740,000	134
6	Ermo Kosk	Estonia	10,280,000	128
7	Gediminas Dirmantas	Lithuania	9,515,000	119
8	Chris Klodnicki	United States	9,450,000	118
9	Dmitrii Prusov	Russia	8,310,000	104
10	Liv Boeree	United Kingdom	8,275,000	103

Daniel Negreanu remains in contention with a healthy stack of 5,795,000. The poker legend has also been documenting his World Series of Poker Paradise journey through a daily vlog, sharing his quest for the Super Main Event gold bracelet on YouTube.

Other notables still in the field include, Joseph Cheong (8,270,000), David Peters (7,485,000), Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (6,925,000), Ren Lin (4,495,000), Erik Seidel (4,443,000), and Chris Moneymaker (3,580,000).

Day 3 action will pick up at the start of Level 17 with blinds of 40,000/80,000/80,000. Each returning player has locked up at least $50,000, while $6 million sits up top for the eventual champion.

WSOP Super Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$6,000,000	11-12	$370,150
2	$4,600,000	13-16	$295,000
3	$3,600,000	17-22	$230,600
4	$2,800,000	23-32	$180,300
5	$2,100,000	33-48	$140,900
6	$1,650,000	49-75	$110,200
7	$1,300,000	76-118	$86,100
8	$1,000,000	119-188	$67,300
9	$750,000	189-297	$50,000
10	$500,000