Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Ryan Leng raised to 27,000 from under the gun and Wang Yifei defended his big blind.
The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Yifei checked again, and Leng bet 30,000. Yifei called.
The river was the and Yifei checked for a third time. Leng thought for a moment and bet 69,000. Yifei cut out some chips and tossed them in the middle to call.
Leng tabled for two pair queens and sevens, and Yifei chuckled and mucked his hand while shaking his head.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Leng |
515,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
||
Wang Yifei |
300,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
With some short stacks in the field, there was bound to be a lot of action early on. Benjamin Zamani raised to 25,000 from early position and Justin Conley shoved all in for 152,000 directly to his left. Christopher Haydt was in the big blind and moved all in over the top and Zamani folded. Conley held and Haydt showed . The board ran out and Conley doubled through, leaving Haydt with just 61,000.
In the next hand, the action was folded to Ulrich Schnetter on the button who raised all-in for 71,000. Haydt pushed his remaining 61,000 into the middle and Schuyler Thornton called from the big blind.
Schnetter:
Haydt:
Thornton:
The board ran out and Schnetter nearly tripled up. Haydt, however, was eliminated and Thornton only took a small hit to his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Conley |
335,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Ulrich Schnetter |
213,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
Christopher Haydt | Busted |
Play has begun on Day 3 of Event #66 as the cards are in the air.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
The third and final day of Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em is set to kick off at noon local time in Miranda.
Leading the way is decorated Tournament Director and Belgium player Kenny Hallaert with 1,779,000 chips, good for 111 big blinds coming into the day. He has made a ton of final tables, including in the 2016 Main Event, but is looking to capture that elusive first WSOP bracelet. Not far behind him is Schuyler Thornton with 1,771,000 chips, and Dylan Hortin rounds out the top three with 1,571,000.
This event began with 1,956 players and just 23 remain in the quest to crown a champion. First place is awarding $428,423 and a gold WSOP bracelet. A total of 294 players made the money and were guaranteed a payout worth $2,248. The remaining 23 players are now all guaranteed a payout of $13,381.
There are many familiar faces remaining and the field is far from soft. It includes the likes of Chris Klodnicki (1,442,000), Aditya Sushant (1,313,000), Darren Elias (619,000), Ben Zamani (500,000), Alex Rocha (493,000), Vojtech Ruzicka (320,000), Aditya Prasetyo (256,000), Brian Hastings (201,000), and Justin Conley (180,000).
Blinds will kick off halfway through Level 21 at 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante, and play will complete once a winner is crowned! Stay with PokerNews as the live reporting team brings you all of the action throughout the day.
Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts for Day 3:
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miranda | 626 | 1 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 1,779,000 | 111 |
Miranda | 626 | 3 | Dylan Hortin | United States | 1,571,000 | 98 |
Miranda | 626 | 4 | Brian Hastings | United States | 201,000 | 13 |
Miranda | 626 | 5 | Todor Kondevski | Australia | 370,000 | 23 |
Miranda | 626 | 6 | Aditya Prasetyo | United States | 256,000 | 16 |
Miranda | 626 | 7 | Tom Braband | United States | 538,000 | 34 |
Miranda | 626 | 9 | Aditya Sushant | India | 1,313,000 | 82 |
Miranda | 635 | 1 | Wang Yifei | China | 390,000 | 24 |
Miranda | 635 | 2 | Ryan Leng | United States | 369,000 | 23 |
Miranda | 635 | 3 | Benjamin Zamani | United States | 500,000 | 31 |
Miranda | 635 | 4 | Justin Conley | United States | 180,000 | 11 |
Miranda | 635 | 5 | Vojtech Ruzicka | Czech Republic | 320,000 | 20 |
Miranda | 635 | 6 | Ulrich Schnetter | United States | 101,000 | 6 |
Miranda | 635 | 8 | Christopher Haydt | United States | 191,000 | 12 |
Miranda | 635 | 9 | Schuyler Thornton | United States | 1,771,000 | 111 |
Miranda | 644 | 2 | Moses Mustonen | United States | 140,000 | 9 |
Miranda | 644 | 3 | Darren Elias | United States | 619,000 | 39 |
Miranda | 644 | 4 | Thomas Blizniak | United States | 540,000 | 34 |
Miranda | 644 | 5 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 1,442,000 | 90 |
Miranda | 644 | 6 | Alex Rocha | United States | 493,000 | 31 |
Miranda | 644 | 7 | Emile Schiff | Jamaica | 984,000 | 62 |
Miranda | 644 | 8 | Ashish Khanna | United States | 389,000 | 24 |
Miranda | 644 | 9 | Steven Snyder | United States | 222,000 | 14 |
Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started