Day 4 Resumes at Noon in Horseshoe Gold; Snyder Hunting for First Bracelet
From an initial 8,317 runners, the field has been narrowed to just 43 players as they enter the fourth and final day of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em.
Today is the day that someone is guaranteed to take home the $1,162,681 top prize and, of course, the WSOP gold bracelet.
Returning players have already locked up a very impressive $31,415 from their initial $1,500 investment. Most of the original $11,103,195 prize pool is still up for grabs, with China’s Xuming Qi leading the way with a stack of 24,300,000.
Marcos Exterkotter of Brazil is close behind him with 23,575,000 and accomplished WSOP Circuit Champion Steven Snyder is looking for his first bracelet win and rounds out the top three with 21,275,000. 2004 Main Event Champion and multiple bracelet winner Joe Cada is also still in the race for his fifth bracelet after bagging 8,950,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xuming Qi | China | 24,300,000 | 97 |
| 2 | Marcos Exterkotter | Brazil | 23,575,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Steven Snyder | United States | 21,275,000 | 85 |
| 4 | Yuanjun Lu | China | 19,525,000 | 78 |
| 5 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | 18,600,000 | 74 |
| 6 | Matthew Volosevich | United States | 16,350,000 | 65 |
| 7 | Joshua Adcock | United States | 16,125,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Nate Silver | United States | 13,275,000 | 53 |
| 9 | Ian Schechter | United States | 13,175,000 | 53 |
| 10 | David Vedral | Austria | 12,000,000 | 48 |
The remaining field will play one-hour levels, starting at noon, until a winner is decided, taking 15-minute breaks every two levels. The 60-minute dinner break as seen the past few days has not been confirmed and will be TBD.
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