Bowker Up There With the Leaders

Kyle Bowker is up to 17,300 chips, which keeps him in touch with the chip leaders.

Bowker is a regular on the live tournament circuit around the United States of America, with him willing to play any tournament, in any format with buy-ins from $200 up to $10,000 — he's a true grinder. Bowker finished 16th in this very tournament last year and will have his fingers crossed that he finishes 15 places higher in 2013.

Another big stack is that of Andy Frankenberger, a man who is looking to add to his brace of bracelets. There's still a long way to go in this event, but now that Frankenberger finds himself with 11,800 chips during only the third level, he must be confident of a deep run.

Meanwhile, "The Poker Brat" Phil Hellmuth finds himself down to 4,275 chips after almost three levels of play.