Welcome to the third and final day of play in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event here at Caesars Palace in beautiful and sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. Just ten players remain in this $1,600 Main Event and leading them all is Chris Johnson with 1.6 million in chips. Johnson isn't too far in front though, as a pack of four other individuals sit behind him with over a million chips apiece.
Yesterday, 84 players returned for Day 2 to whittle them down to just ten. The original plan was to play down to the official nine-handed final table, but they stopped play at the end of Level 26 with ten left. Still, there's a great group of players left, all vying for the $153,599 first-place prize.
Nearly 500 players came out for this event and created a massive prize pool of just under $715,000. That's a great turnout for this WSOP Circuit event and once again proves that the Circuit is back on the map. With the value it provides, large field sizes, lower buy-ins and numerous stops, the WSOP Circuit could be the premier tournament tour these days. One of these remaining ten players will be walking away with a Circuit Main Event title and an entry into the $1,000,000 National Championship.
Speaking of that National Championship, two of the players at the final table can still reach it without winning this event: Adam Hui and John Kulish. Both have to finish in at least seventh or second, respectively, in order to overtake the current Casino Champion leader Blake Kelso.
Let's take a look at the final table and how everyone stacks up.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Martini | 922,000 |
| 2 | Chris Johnson | 1,600,000 |
| 3 | Alex Santiago | 1,478,000 |
| 4 | Jon Seaman | 617,000 |
| 5 | John Kulish | 1,168,000 |
| 6 | Brian England | 1,390,000 |
| 7 | Dave Stann | 510,000 |
| 8 | Matthew Leecy | 470,000 |
| 9 | Derrick Kuenzel | 486,000 |
| 10 | Adam Hui | 1,393,000 |
Play is set to kick off at noon local time and won't stop until we have a winner. Who will walk away with the title and the gold ring? Well, you'll just have to stick right here to PokerNews to find out! Stay tuned, as we'll have all the action for you live from the floor shortly.