
Last year's main event champion, Jonathan Duhamel has put together a good run and sits in 15th with 250,000 chips. Joining Duhamel on Day 3, Eric Mizrachi, and poker pro David Peters who is looking to better his runner-up finish in this event from the 2010 WSOP.
All 59 players are chasing the $611,185 first-place prize along with the coveted bracelet. Now that the money bubble has been broken, all remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,000 in prize-money from their $1,000 investment.
Top chip counts heading into Day 3:
1. Jon Turner – 749,000
2. Kyle Speake – 573,000
3. Hunter Frey – 535,000
4. Sadan Turker – 487,000
5. Brandon Shane – 482,000
6. Christopher Goggin – 464,000
7. Young Ji – 425,000
8. Stuart Krasney – 385,000
9. Daniel Haglund – 301,000
10. Valerie Cross – 297,000
With the Hard-Stop rule in effect it’s unlikely the tournament will finish up on Tuesday, but the final table may be a possibility before play is halted after 10 levels of play. Play will begin at 2:30 pm local time.