Ryan Laplante Going for Second Bracelet in Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix

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:

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
Miranda	600	1	Rick Alvarado	United States	175,000
Miranda	600	2	Slimane Mameche	France	110,000
Miranda	600	3	Ryan Laplante	United States	1,105,000
Miranda	600	4	Khorchidian Nichan	Lebanon	895,000
Miranda	600	5	Fernando Brito	Brazil	287,000
Miranda	600	6	Zahir Gilani	Canada	166,000
Miranda	600	7	Victor Choupeaux	France	667,000
Miranda	600	8	Shannon Shorr	United States	789,000

Miranda	601	1	Mark Radoja	Canada	710,000
Miranda	601	2	Connor Drinan	United States	392,000
Miranda	601	3	Gabriele Digiuseppe	Italy	320,000
Miranda	601	4	Jerry Callahan	United States	451,000
Miranda	601	5	Esther Taylor	United States	1,057,000
Miranda	601	6	Sebastian Langrock	Austria	404,000
Miranda	601	7	Jagdeep Singh	India	198,000
Miranda	601	8	Bernando Dias	Brazil	226,000