Welcome to Day 3 of Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker. Jamie O'Connor enters as the current chip leader after amassing 2,545,000 in chips last night. Hot on his tail is AJ Kelsall (2,325,000), who was the only other person to bag over two million in chips.
Kelsall has nearly $1.8 million in World Series of Poker tournament earnings alone, including one bracelet and two circuit rings. Kelsall finished runner-up in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed) earlier this series and will surely be hungry to get another shot at the gold.
While O'Connor and Kelsall are the front-runners to make a serious run at the bracelet and $1,057,663 first-place prize, they will have plenty of poker talent to contend with. Among the 30 still left in the field are Eric Baldwin (380,000), Taylor Paur (695,000), Justin Liberto (1,355,000), Stephen Chidwick (1,615,000), and Phil Hellmuth (860,000), who will be playing for his unprecedented 18th gold bracelet.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Jamie O'Connor | United Kingdom | 2,545,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 2,325,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 1,975,000 | 79 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 1,935,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,615,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 1,505,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Andre Marques | Portugal | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Michael Rossitto | United States | 1,455,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Bruno Volkmann | Brazil | 1,380,000 | 55 |
| 10 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,355,000 | 54 |
Day 3 is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. Play will begin on Level 21, which features 10,000/25,000 blinds with a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue to last 60 minutes, and 15-minute breaks will occur after every two levels. Any extended breaks will be determinant on the players and tournament staff.
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