Martin Kabrhel Ends Day 3 as Chip Leader in $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em has concluded here at the Horseshoe Las Vegas after ten levels of play. Of the 416 runners who started the day, only 55 players will return for Day 4, all of whom have locked up at least $21,025, of the $11,619,840 prizepool.
After three days of poker, less than one percent of the field is left standing from the 8,704 entrants that began on Day 1. The remaining competitors all have their eyes on the $1,098,220 first-place prize, as well as the coveted World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet.
The chip leader heading into the start of Day 4 is Martin Kabrhel (24,425,000), who is fresh off a tenth place finish in Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. Kabrhel will be looking to close this one out and capture his third WSOP bracelet.
End of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 24,425,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Tim Reilly | United States | 24,000,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Wayne Harmon | United States | 20,000,000 | 67 |
| 4 | Jeremy Maher | United States | 15,975,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Joseph Alban | United States | 13,550,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Samuel Bifarella | France | 13,200,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Justin Zaki | United States | 12,575,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Ryan Sullivan | United States | 12,350,000 | 41 |
| 9 | Mathew Frankland | United Kingdom | 10,950,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Manuel Estol | Argentina | 10,700,000 | 36 |
Tim Reilly (24,000,000), and Wayne Harmon (20,000,000) are not far behind in second and third, respectively. Both are seeking their first WSOP bracelets, along with the glory and the the one million dollars up top.
Other notable players that are returning include Justin Zaki (12,575,000), Arnaud Enselme, (10,425,000), Fausto Valdez (8,425,000), John Duthie (8,000,000), Gregory Jensen (4,625,000), Euan McNicholas (2,650,000), Joao Simao (2,275,000), and Nadya Magnus (2,250,000), who is the last woman standing in the massive field.
Several well known players that fell just shy of making it to Day 4 included Ryan Laplante (95th - $10,701), Jamie Kerstetter (88th - $12,528), Ryan Leng (70th - $17,562), Timur Margolin (65th - $17,562), Kristen Foxen (62nd - $21,025), and Stephen Song (59th - $21,025)
Others who made deep runs but busted during Day 3 were Shannon Shorr (137th - $9,210), Kevin Martin (157th - $9,210), Alex Foxen (162nd - $7,987), Kelly Lucas (163rd - $7,987), Vitor Dzivielevski (192nd - $7,987), Barry Greenstein (197th - $7,987), Arthur Morris (205th - $7,987), Jake Schwartz (235th - $6,979), Brian Yoon (264th), and Toby Lewis (230th - $6,979).
Action will begin on Day 4 at 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday, June 18, at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, where another ten levels will be played. The tournament will resume at Level 32, with blinds at 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.
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