Taylor Black Leads Final 17 of $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day 3 of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker, hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas has come to an end with just 17 players remaining.
This is the inaugural year for this event, attracting a massive player pool of 3,177 entries and amassing an impressive $8,482,590 prize pool. The top prize, accompanied by the much sought-after bracelet, totals a whopping $1,041,989.
After ten levels of play, the United States' own Taylor Black claimed the chip lead with an impressive 20,725,000. Adam Owen was the next closest, finishing the night with 15,175,000, followed by WSOP bracelet winner Dong Chen, who rounded out the top three with 10,950,000.
End of Day 2 Seating and Chip Counts
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 3,350,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Taylor Black | United States | 20,725,000 | 83 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 15,175,000 | 61 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Boris Kuzmanovic | Croatia | 9,350,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Xing He | Canada | 5,750,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | David Uvaydov | United States | 8,725,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 8 | David Brehme | United Kingdom | 8,575,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 9 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | 2,800,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 1 | Alec Torelli | United States | 7,800,000 | 31 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 2 | Samuel Wilkinson | United Kingdom | 3,850,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 3 | Hannes Jeschka | Germany | 1,250,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 4 | Tjan Tepeh | United States | 3,100,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 5 | Aristeidis Moschonas | Greece | 2,100,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 6 | Dong Chen | China | 10,950,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 7 | Luis Dorneles | Brazil | 4,125,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 8 | Stefan Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 8,900,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 9 | Clement Richez | France | 9,575,000 | 38 |
Some 147 players began the day, and it didn't take long for the eliminations to start. Among the early exits were several well-known and notable players, including Brock Wilson (145th), Pete Chen (142nd), Aditya Prasetyo (111th), and Main Event champion Scott Blumstein (109th).
Others to advance to Day 3 but not quite make it to the final day include $25k Fantasy players, Alex Livingston (119th), Taylor Paur (98th), Patrick Leonard (90th), and Jim Collopy (50th).
Well-known poker professional Alec Torelli had quite the rollercoaster of a day, including when he lost a massive chunk of his stack in the last few hours of the night when Gediminas Dirmantas picked off his bluff with a pair of sevens. However, it didn't take long for him togain his chips back as his pocket pair was able to hold against the two overcards of Dirmantas shortly after, and finish the night with 7,800,000.
The final 17 players have all locked up a payout of $52,150. However, all eyes are on the grand prize of $1,041,989 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,041,989 |
| 2 | $694,714 |
| 3 | $517,525 |
| 4 | $388,519 |
| 5 | $293,950 |
| 6 | $224,152 |
| 7 | $172,285 |
| 8 | $133,479 |
| 9 | $104,248 |
| 10-11 | $82,081 |
| 12-13 | $65,157 |
| 14-17 | $52,150 |
Day 4 begins at 11 a.m. on July 15 at Level 31, with blinds at 125,000/250,000 and a big blind ante of 250,000. Play will continue until a new champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates throughout the rest of this event and what remains of the 2024 World Series of Poker.