2015 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10a
Prize
$353,391
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,935,000
Entries
2,151

Argentina vs. Czech Republic: Down to Ivan Luca and Artur Rudziankov for the Bracelet

Ivan Luca
Ivan Luca

Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em originally began with 2,150 runners – which created a $1,935,900 prize pool – but now just two remain in Argentina's Ivan Luca and the Czech Republic's Artur Rudziankov.

When an impromptu Day 4 begins on Wednesday, Luca, who hopes to become the first Argentinean to ever win a WSOP gold bracelet (Rudziankov would become the second Czech to win after Tomas Junek), will begin heads-up play with 7.78 million in chips to Rudziankov's 2.985 million. Whoever wins will take home $353,391 while the runner-up will have to settle for $219,976.

Day 3 began with 21 players, but the eliminations came fast and furious. Among those to fall short of the final table were Jordan Young (19th - $10,434), Antonio Esfandiari (18th - $12,893), Jason Koon (17th - $12,893), Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (11th - $20,423), and Chris Moorman (10th - $20,423).

Here's a look at those who managed to make the final table but ended up falling before the end of the night:

Final Table Results Thus Far

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1TBD-$353,391
2TBD-$219,976
3Travis CaseLos Angeles, CA$152,907
4Pierre HoraudPointe-A-Pitre, France$110,123
5Bruce AngeskiSacramento, CA$80,485
6David ChaseAlameda, CA$59,538
7Viliyan PetleshkovBulgaria$44,622
8Kai YangPlano, TX$33,868
9Omri SabachTel Aviv, Israel$26,008

The final two players will return at 1 p.m. local time Wednesday to play to a winner.

Tags: Artur RudziankovIvan Luca