Day 3 of Event #38: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship Gets Underway at 10 AM
The record-breaking Event #38: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship has come to the business end of the tournament as the 8,180 entrants, creating a prize pool of $7,280,200, have been whittled down to only 217. Those who still have a shot at the dream to pick up the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet and a cool $765,731 will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today to do battle on the felt.
Leonard Clementi comes into Day 3 with the chip lead amassing an incredible 4,200,000 chips. This is Clementi's first-ever WSOP cash and will be looking to make it to the final table. Chun Li is second in chips with 3,165,000 and David Palm is third with 2,335,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Clementi | United States | 4,200,000 | 168 |
| 2 | Chun Li | United States | 3,165,000 | 127 |
| 3 | David Palm | United States | 2,335,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Mojtaba Khorsandi | United States | 2,275,000 | 91 |
| 5 | James Clarke | United Kingdom | 2,250,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Christopher Stevens | United States | 2,195,000 | 88 |
| 7 | Bryant Morrison | United States | 2,055,000 | 82 |
| 8 | Amie Martini | United States | 2,000,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Brad Anderson | United States | 2,000,000 | 80 |
| 10 | Randi Singer | United States | 1,975,000 | 79 |
There are several big names still in contention for the title. Mike Matusow will be looking to win his first bracelet in ten years. Men Nguyen will be looking to grab his eighth WSOP Bracelet, Victor Ramdin is on the hunt for his first bracelet, while Allen Kessler and JJ Liu return with short stacks.
Play will resume at 10 a.m. local time at Horseshoe where play will start at Level 22 with the blinds at 10,000/25,000 and a big blind ante of 25,000. There are ten 60-minute levels scheduled, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 27.
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