Ramdin Holds on to Chip Lead as Day 3 Comes to an End
Day 3 of The Big Event Main Event started with the remaining 68 players of a 417-player field, all of whom were looking to crack the Top 56 and secure themselves a guaranteed payday. Not only was the money bubble broke, the field played down to the final 22 players. Amiable pro Victor Ramdin started the day as the monster chip stack, and didn’t let up; in fact, he bagged up the most chips at the end of Day 3 with 1.6 million.
Others who survived the day include Taylor von Kriegenbergh, Alex Kamberis, David Paredes, David “ODB” Baker, Chris DeMaci, Govert Metaal, and Joe Hachem. Unfortunately, not everyone was so lucky. Vladimir Shchemelev (54th- $7,500), Anh Van Nguyen (47th- 48,000), Pat Pezzin (42nd- $8,000), Dusty Schmidt (40th- $9,000), Daniel Negreanu (37th- $9,000), Ali Eslami (35h- $9,000), and Jeff Williams (33rd- $9,000) all hit the rail on Day 3.
Negreanu’s demise came after he raised made a preflop-raise to 13,500 and was called by Paul Chauderson in the big blind. Things heated up on the 
flop with a series of raises and reraises, which ultimately ended in Negreanu moving all in with Chauderson making the call:
Negreanu: 
Chauderson: 
Chauderson had flopped a flush while Negreanu was looking for a non-six heart. The 
turn was no help and it was down to the river for Negreanu's tournament life. Spectators surrounded the table as the dealer burned and put out the 
. Just like that, Negreanu was eliminated from The Big Event in 37th place ($9,000).
Tomorrow the final 24 players will return to play down to the final table of eight. There are still a few big names left in the field, so the odds of one making it to there are fairly good. Who will thrive and who’ll failt to survive on the way to a $500,000 first-place payday? Rest assured PokerNews Live Reporting Team is ready to help answer that question by providing you with all the live coverage straight from the tournament floor.
Joe Hachem asked us to send a shoutout to Australia for all the support from his fans this week, and we'll send a shoutout to our own fans for following along with our coverage too. We'll see you back here tomorrow!