John Racener On Top With 10 Players Remaining
Welcome to Day 3 coverage of Event #17: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship.
The starting field of 102 players is down to just 10 hopefuls, each looking to capture the first-place prize of $273,962 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
As expected, the remaining field is stacked with some of poker's best. Considered by many to be among the top players in the game without a bracelet, John Racener is the chip leader entering Day 3. With 10 WSOP final table appearances over the years, Racener has come close time and again to capturing that elusive first bracelet. He's in pole position to accomplish that feat today, but it will be far from an easy task.
Second in chips is Chris Klodnicki, another player that many feel is among the best without a bracelet. Four-time bracelet winner Mike Matusow is also still in hunt, as are bracelet winners Viacheslav Zhukov and Ben Yu.
This marks the fourth cash of the 2017 WSOP for James Obst, and rounding out this tough field are Eric Crain, Shawn Buchanan, Dennis Eichhorn, and Schuyler Thornton.
Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw:
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 700 | 1 | James Obst | Australia | 260,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 2 | Mike Matusow | United States | 295,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 3 | Ben Yu | United States | 163,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 5 | Schuyler Thornton | United States | 366,500 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 6 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 856,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 1 | Viacheslav Zhukov | Russian Federation | 700,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 2 | Dennis Eichhorn | United States | 782,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 3 | Eric Crain | United States | 358,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 5 | John Racener | United States | 1,124,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 6 | Shawn Buchanan | Canada | 185,500 |
Play begins at 2 p.m., and the tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner. Be sure to keep it here for live updates on the action as the quest to crown the newest bracelet winner continues.