$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)
Day 3 Started
$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)
Day 3 Started
TABLE | SEAT | Player | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds | |||
1 | 1 | DANIEL | ZACK | 135,000 | 7 | ||
1 | 2 | CHRISTOPHER | NG | 1,785,000 | 89 | ||
1 | 3 | ANDREW | FEGAN | 1,195,000 | 60 | ||
1 | 4 | BIN | WENG | 2,395,000 | 120 | ||
1 | 5 | CHINMAY | PATEL | 335,000 | 17 | ||
1 | 6 | JOE | MCKEEHEN | 950,000 | 48 | ||
1 | 7 | CHRISTOPHER | FRANK | 210,000 | 11 | ||
1 | 8 | JONATHAN | BORENSTEIN | 585,000 | 29 | ||
1 | 9 | MICHAEL | VELA | 710,000 | 36 | ||
2 | 1 | AUBREY | WILLIAMS | 975,000 | 49 | ||
2 | 2 | GRANT | LANG | 745,000 | 37 | ||
2 | 3 | JOHN | PANNUCCI | 1,385,000 | 69 | ||
2 | 4 | JIANG | QIAN | 630,000 | 32 | ||
2 | 5 | DEMETRIUS | CAMPBELL | 455,000 | 23 | ||
2 | 6 | BLAKE | BOHN | 1,500,000 | 75 | ||
2 | 7 | NICHOLAS | BOND | 605,000 | 30 | ||
2 | 8 | LAWRENCE | ABRAMS | 345,000 | 17 | ||
2 | 9 | 0 | |||||
3 | 1 | THOMAS | CARROLL | 460,000 | 23 | ||
3 | 2 | STANTON | TENTNOWSKI | 165,000 | 8 | ||
3 | 3 | FREDERIC | NORMAND | 615,000 | 31 | ||
3 | 4 | FRANK | FUNARO | 605,000 | 30 | ||
3 | 5 | Jarrett | Mullins | 990,000 | 50 | ||
3 | 6 | LANNY | VAYSMAN | 2,050,000 | 103 | ||
3 | 7 | HOWARD | FEINGOLD | 325,000 | 16 | ||
3 | 8 | QUAN | QUACH | 1,150,000 | 58 | ||
3 | 9 | JAMES | MENDOZA | 965,000 | 48 | ||
4 | 1 | SUNDIATA | DEVORE | 1,195,000 | 60 | ||
4 | 2 | JEFFERY | HOBRECKER | 865,000 | 43 | ||
4 | 3 | MUKUL | PAHUJA | 760,000 | 38 | ||
4 | 4 | Richard | Alsup | 490,000 | 25 | ||
4 | 5 | FRANK | PASQUALE | 535,000 | 27 | ||
4 | 6 | SON | HO | 715,000 | 36 | ||
4 | 7 | JUSTIN | SALIBA | 630,000 | 32 | ||
4 | 8 | Michael | Jukich | 275,000 | 14 | ||
4 | 9 | PATRICK | QUINN | 665,000 | 33 | ||
5 | 1 | JOHN | DESIMONE | 875,000 | 44 | ||
5 | 2 | RYAN | DODD | 1,385,000 | 69 | ||
5 | 3 | LEONARD | SANDE | 225,000 | 11 | ||
5 | 4 | JESSE | LONIS | 290,000 | 15 | ||
5 | 5 | SAMUEL | LASKOWITZ | 1,425,000 | 71 | ||
5 | 6 | GREGORY | NERENBERG | 240,000 | 12 | ||
5 | 7 | OSMAN | IHLAMUR | 525,000 | 26 | ||
5 | 8 | SEAD | DURAKU | 1,000,000 | 50 | ||
5 | 9 | BRIAN | LUO | 290,000 | 15 | ||
6 | 1 | JEREMY | MEACHAM | 530,000 | 27 | ||
6 | 2 | ANTHONY | ZINNO | 475,000 | 24 | ||
6 | 3 | JOHN | COX | 835,000 | 42 | ||
6 | 4 | DAVID | DIBERNARDI | 510,000 | 26 | ||
6 | 5 | DREW | OCONNELL | 575,000 | 29 | ||
6 | 6 | ORSON | YOUNG | 500,000 | 25 | ||
6 | 7 | XIAOFENG | HU | 630,000 | 32 | ||
6 | 8 | DAVID | MANIKOS | 810,000 | 41 | ||
6 | 9 | JAMES | OCONNOR | 510,000 | 26 |
Day 3 of $5,300 The Return here in Atlantic City gets underway today at 12 noon local time. Just 53 players remain out of an original 1,142 field. The remaining players are battling to take their share of the $5,538,700 prizepool with their eyes set on the ultimate grand prize of $1,206,097.
Leading the way to start Day 3 is Bin Weng (2,395,000) who took control of the field late in Day 2. Weng has close to $2 million in career tournament earnings and will be aiming to cross that threshold with a big result here.
In second place is Lanny Vaysman with 2,050,000 in chips. He has less than $100,000 in career earnings and has a great chance to lock up his career-best score.
Christopher Ng (1,785,000), Blake Bohn (1,500,000) and Sam Laskowitz (1,425,000) who won the $2,200 Mystery Bounty event earlier in the series, round out the top five counts.
Top 10 Chip Counts
Position | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bin Weng | 2,395,000 | 120 |
2 | Lanny Vaysman | 2,050,000 | 103 |
3 | Christopher Ng | 1,785,000 | 89 |
4 | Blake Bohn | 1,500,000 | 75 |
5 | Sam Laskowitz | 1,425,000 | 71 |
6 | Ryan Dodd | 1,385,000 | 69 |
7 | John Pannucci | 1,385,000 | 69 |
8 | Andrew Fegan | 1,195,000 | 60 |
9 | Sundiata Devore | 1,195,000 | 60 |
10 | Quan Quach | 1,150,000 | 58 |
There are many big-name players who will hit the felt today; including Joe McKeehen (950,000), Justin Saliba (630,000) Frank Funaro (605,000), and Anthony Zinno (475,000).
Play starts at 12 noon and will continue all the way until there is a final table set. Levels lengthen to 90 minutes today and will remain that long throughout the rest of the event.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand throughout Day 3 for all of the updates and keep you up to date on chip counts and the eliminations as they occur.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The cards are now in the air on Day 3.
From the cutoff, Xiaofend Hu raised, James O'Connor jammed from the small blind and Hu called.
James O'Connor:
Xiaofeng Hu:
The board ran out and O'Connor became the first elimination of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Xiaofeng Hu |
1,140,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
James O'Connor | Busted |
There was a pot of about 100,000 in the middle with the flop showing the . Patrick Quinn bet 85,000 from the button and Jeffery Hobrecker called in the big blind.
The turn came the . Hobrecker led out this time for 80,000. Quinn folded quickly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffery Hobrecker |
955,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Patrick Quinn |
575,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
On the span of a couple minutes there was a flurry of payout calls heard as the short stacks began to drop quickly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Jukich | Busted | |
David Dibernardi | Busted | |
Lawrence Abrams | Busted | |
Brian Luo | Busted | |
Jesse Lonis | Busted | |
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The flop read . Sead Duraku bet 50,000 from the big blind. Ryan Dodd raised to 185,000 from early position and Duraku called.
The turn was the . Action went check-check. The river was the . Duraku jammed all in for what was counted to be 745,000. Dodd went into the tank for a couple of minutes before he folded and Duraku added to his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Dodd |
1,710,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Sead Duraku |
1,250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Howard "The Kid" Feingold was all in preflop and in a great position after Lanny Vaysman thought before folding to set up the heads up all in.
Howard Feingold:
Thomas Carroll:
The board ran out to secure the double for Feingold who raked in his chips and goaded Vaysman for not making the call to make it a three-way all in.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Howard Feingold |
605,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Thomas Carroll |
80,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |