2018 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$319,580
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,795,500
Entries
1,330
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Aaron Massey Looking for First Bracelet on Day 3 of Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

Welcome to Day 3 of Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em being held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. There were a total of 1,330 entries to this event, creating a prize pool of $1,795,500. Going into today just 20 players remain to battle it out for the $319,580 first-place cash prize and a WSOP gold bracelet.

The chip leader going into today is Aaron Massey with a staggering 1,198,000 in chips. The cash prize is lucrative, but Massey will have his eyes more so on capturing his first World Series of Poker bracelet. That would add greatly to an already impressive tournament résumé that includes $3.4 million in live career earnings and two WSOP Circuit rings. He will be someone to watch as the day draws close to an end and a victor is about to be crowned.

There are many other notable faces in the mix and going into tomorrow with healthy stacks, including 2013 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jay Farber (1,093,000), Ian Steinman (1,080,000), Michael Finstein (938,000), Ryan Goindoo (654,000), and two-time bracelet winner JC Tran (480,000).

The tournament will kick off at 12 p.m. local time with the day not finishing until there is a winner. The blind levels will start at 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante, each level being 60 minutes in duration. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels of play, and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be giving you full coverage of this and ever other WSOP event this summer.

Day Three Seating Chart and Full Chip Counts

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4073Ryan LaplanteUnited States176,00018
Amazon4074Geoffrey LavinsonUnited States609,00061
Amazon4076Robert GeoratoUnited States250,00025
Amazon4077[Removed:4]Germany270,00027
Amazon4078Ryan GoindooTrinidad and Tobago654,00065
Amazon4079Jason GuarinelloUnited States511,00051
       
Amazon4151Gilsoo KimUnited States377,00038
Amazon4152Aaron MasseyUnited States1,198,000120
Amazon4153Thomas KurtzUnited States120,00012
Amazon4154Ian SteinmanUnited States1,080,000108
Amazon4155Gene HarrillUnited States287,00029
Amazon4156Stephen SongUnited States623,00062
Amazon4158Zachary HumphreyUnited States199,00020
       
Amazon4231Jason WheelerUnited States430,00043
Amazon4232Eric BaldwinUnited States469,00047
Amazon4233Mathew MooreUnited States232,00023
Amazon4235Kirk BanksUnited States251,00025
Amazon4236Jay FarberUnited States1,093,000109
Amazon4237Michael FinsteinUnited States938,00094
Amazon4239JC TranUnited States480,00048

Tags: Aaron MasseyIan SteinmanJay FarberJC TranMichael FinsteinRyan Goindoo