Matt Woodward Leads 19 Players Into Day 3 of Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
The final 19 players in Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold’em are set and heading back on Friday, June 22 at 12 p.m. for a chance at the first place prize of $173,568 and a prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
174 hopefuls came back for Day 2 and the bubble burst in level 14. Phil Goatz shared the money for $1,123 after another opponent was eliminated at the same time. Many eliminations followed and amongst them two bracelets winners with Svetlana Gromenkova (30th - $3,974) and Philip Tom (46th - $3,010). However, multiple bracelet winners such as Mark Radoja, Brandon Cantu, and David Bach didn't make it into the money.
Matt Woodward is leading the way with 438,000 chips and with already $2,400,859 in total live earnings and five WSOP final tables in his record, he will be a serious competitor in the hunt of a gold bracelet. He’s closely followed by Robert Nehorayan (427,000) and Matt Russell (361,000).
Matt Grapenthien also bagged tonight for 238,000. The winner of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship in 2014 will try to catch the second WSOP title of his career.
Brian Vollick (286,000) started Day 2 as the chipleader and managed to stay among the biggest stacks most of the day, is cashing here his first WSOP event ever. All the remaining players are already guaranteed of $4,711 for their efforts in this event but all have their eyes on the six-figure first place prize.
The action resumes at 12 p.m. on Friday as Event #41 plays down to a champion, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after six levels (≈ 6:30 p.m.)
Continue to follow the updates with the PokerNews team to find who will become the new champion.