Day 3 Ends at WPT Venice, Minieri Out

There are twenty players remaining after Day 3 of the €3,000 WPT Venice main event. Alessio Isaia and Maxim Lykov made the most of the day to keep at the head of the pack. David Vamplew and pro Joahn Tabatabai are lurking in the top ten.

Dario Minieri was eliminated by young Swedish player Joakim Jaerving when his pocket sixes lost a fight against pocket queens. Jose Barbero busted against chip leader Isaia. Carla Solinas was the last woman playing when she was eliminated in 25th place. She was also that last woman standing last year when she cashed in 42nd place.

Play will resume Monday.

Conclusion of Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts

1. ISAIA ALESSIO - 1.900.000

2. LYKOV MAXIM - 1.534.500

3. MAYER SZABOLCS SANDOR - 1.281.000

4. FERRARI ANDREA - 1.235.500

5. VAMPLEW DAVID SAMUEL - 1.178.500

6. RODRIGUES EMMANUELALEXANDRE- 1.167.500

7. TABATABAI REZA JOHN - 1.143.000

8. SPERANZA ALESSANDRO - 991.000

9. GARRIGUES ADRIEN CAMILLE - 950.500

10. FABRI CHRISTIAN - 861.000

523 poker players entered the inaugural WPT Venice €3,000 main event at the luxurious Casino Municipale di Venezia creating a prize pool of €1,521,930

Announced Payouts for the Top 10 Finishers:

1. €380,000
2. €228,990
3. €149,910
4. €101,960
5. €73,180
6. €57,830
7. €43,370
8. €31,960
9. €22,820
10. €15,210