Kevin Eyster Leads The Final 11
Welcome back to the snowy mountains here at Black Hawk for the conclusion of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Lodge Casino! Yesterday, we whittled 144 players down to just 11, and after nearly 12 hours of play, Kevin Eyster, also known as “1sickdisease” online, leads the way with 1.23 million. It’s not a huge lead though, as there are four players within 200,000 of him.
It’s a stacked field of 11 players, with multiple ring winners still alive. Ashly Butler comes into today 3rd in chips with 1.156 million, and he won a ring in Biloxi last August. Bryan Campanello is one of the short stacks with 393,000, but he may be the hottest player left in the field, as he won a ring here in Black Hawk just 11 days ago.
We also have a pair of ladies who are still vying for the title. Rosie Paules is another member of the millionaire club, as she comes into today with 1.017 million. There’s also Ting Ho, who just won a 6-max reentry WPT prelim event in Atlantic City in January. She will come into today with 677,000.
The action was big and fast yesterday, and we are expecting more of the same today, as over half the field is just one double up away from the chip lead. We are playing down to a winner today, so don’t go anywhere! We here at Pokernews will be bringing you the action all day. Play will get underway in just over half an hour, so make sure you are comfortable, and enjoy our Day 3 coverage!