Fernando Brito raised to 27,000 from early position and Ryan Laplante called in the big blind. The flop was and Laplante check-called a bet of 35,000 from Brito. On the turn, Laplante checked, Brito bet 62,000, and Laplante called.
The river was the and Laplante checked again. This time, Brito checked back. Laplante announced "Eights," and Brito tabled for a better two pair to take the pot.
On a board reading , Sebastian Langrock checked from the small blind and Jagdeep Singh bet 12,000 from the big blind. Langrock called.
The turn was the and Langrock checked again. Singh bet 30,000 this time and Langrock paused for a moment before calling for a second time.
The river was the . Langrock checked for a third time and Singh thought for a moment before checking back. Langrock tabled for two pair nines and eights and Singh looked back at his cards one last time before mucking them.
Bernardo Dias opened to 42,000 in middle position and Esther Taylor potted it from the big blind. Dias called all in for around 190,000 and they showed down.
Bernardo Dias:
Esther Taylor:
The flop gave Taylor top set and a commanding lead. The turn and the river couldn't save Dias and he was eliminated. Dias won $9,998 for his 16th-place finish.
The final 16 players from a total 1,056 entries in Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix return today to Miranda at 2 p.m. to play down to a champion. Also on the line is the first-place prize of $268,555. All returners are guaranteed a payout of at least $9,998 for making it this far.
Bracelet winner Ryan Laplante is looking to add to his collection. After finishing Day 1 as the chip leader, Laplante comes into Day 3 back at the top of the counts with a stack of 1,105,000.
Joining Laplante in the top five stacks to start the final day of play include Esther Taylor (1,057,000), Khorchidian Nichan (895,000), Shannon Shorr (789,000) and Mark Radoja (710,000).
Other notables in the running for WSOP gold today are Sebastian Langrock (404,000), Connor Drinan (392,000), Fernando Brito (287,000), and Bernardo Dias (226,000).
Play will begin in Level 21 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.
Keep it here at PokerNews to see who among those left will become the Event #64 winner. The seat draw and chip counts at the start of Day 3 are as follows: