Main Event
Day 3 Started
2017 European Open Special Edition
Main Event
Day: 3
Final Day of European Open Special Edition Upon Us; Martin Soukup Leads Ahead of Jordan Cristos and Rex Clinkscales
Welcome back to the Wynn Las Vegas and the Wynn Fall Classic for Day 3 of the European Open Special Edition.
Sunday saw just 119 players return from the 673-player starting field to firstly play down until the money before making a run at reaching the final table. Players were eliminated at a furious rate before it would be Michael Macey becoming the tournament bubble boy when he was eliminated on the feature table by Federico Butteroni in a blind-on-blind battle with 
losing to 
.
From there, eliminations rolled out at an intense rate as multiple players shared the chip lead along the way. However, once play was abruptly halted due to security reasons of the players, it would be 2016 Unibet Open Malta Champion Martin Soukup leading the charge with 1,977,000; after one point having over 2 million in chips.
Soukup was nestled on the feature table, and fortunately for him he had direct position on the next two players on the leaderboard in Hong Zhang (1,283,000) and Jordan Cristos (1,202,000), while Day 1b chip leader Egi Adriaans sits on the feature table and is fourth overall with 1,055,000. Yngve Steen sits fifth on the leaderboard with 1,025,000 and is the only player on the secondary table that is in the seven-figure club. Federico Butteroni (876,000), Rex Clinkscales (788,000), and Joe Serock (687,000) are also still in contention as all eyes will be on the $113,059 first prize and title of European Open Special Edition Champion when the final 17 players return on Monday.
Day 3 Seating Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Table | 1 | Jordan Cristos | USA | 1,202,000 |
| Feature Table | 2 | Martin Soukup | Czech Republic | 1,977,000 |
| Feature Table | 3 | Joris Springael | Belgium | 520,000 |
| Feature Table | 4 | Ekrem Bozkurt | Turkey | 310,000 |
| Feature Table | 5 | Andrey Plotnikov | Russia | 818,000 |
| Feature Table | 6 | Rex Clinkscales | USA | 778,000 |
| Feature Table | 7 | Egi Adriaans | Belgium | 1,055,000 |
| Feature Table | 8 | Andrew Warren | USA | 624,000 |
| Feature Table | 9 | Hong Zhang | China | 1,283,000 |
| Secondary Table | 1 | Florin Haiduc | Romania | 315,000 |
| Secondary Table | 2 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| Secondary Table | 3 | Joe Serock | USA | 687,000 |
| Secondary Table | 4 | Mark Hagendijk | Netherlands | 555,000 |
| Secondary Table | 5 | Federico Butteroni | Italy | 876,000 |
| Secondary Table | 6 | Yngve Steen | Norway | 1,025,000 |
| Secondary Table | 7 | Ryan Readenour | USA | 788,000 |
| Secondary Table | 8 | Jim Agate | USA | 385,000 |
| Secondary Table | 9 | Henrik Tellving | Sweden | 309,000 |
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back on the floor to provide continuous live updates of all the European Open Special Edition action once play restarts at 2:00 p.m. (PDT). So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com as we play down until the European Open Special Edition Champion is crowned.
Play Underway
The cards are now in the air for the remainder of level 24 (10,000/20,000 with a 3,000-ante).
There is just over 8 minutes on the clock.
Change to Play
The Wynn Las Vegas staff, in accordance with Unibet, have decided that there will be no live stream today.
Play will however continue until a winner is crowned.
Readenour Raises it Up
Henrik Tellving limped in from early position, and Yngve Steen completed from the small blind.
Ryan Readenour bumped it up to 130,000 from the big blind, and both Tellving and Steen mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000 | 52,000 |
|
270,000 | -39,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Florin Haiduc Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,452)
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Ryan Readenour limped in from the hijack, as did Henrik Tellving from the button. The action was on Florin Haiduc in the small blind, and he moved all in for 397,000. The action passed back to Readenour, and he called, as Tellving folded.
Readenour: 
Haiduc: 
The board ran out 
and Haiduc was eliminated in 17th place for a $6,452 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,275,000 | 435,000 |
|
Busted |
Serock Takes from Butteroni
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Catching the action on the river with the board reading 
and roughly 300,000 in the middle, Federico Butteroni checked from the big blind over to Joe Serock on the button.
Serock bet out 195,000, and after several minutes in the tank, Butteroni called.
Serock tabled his 
for top pair, and Butteroni mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
815,000 | 128,000 |
|
585,000 | -291,000 |
Zhang Climbing
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The action was on Egi Adriaans and before he could act, Hong Zhang raised to 52,000.
Adriaans was explained on the situation, and instead decided to raise himself to 52,000 meaning Zhang had all his actions back.
Zhang three-bet to 135,000, and after the action folded back to Adriaans, he folded and showed his 
.
Zhang tabled his 
, and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,585,000 | 302,000 |
|
860,000 | -195,000 |
Federico Butteroni Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,452)
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Federico Butteroni opened to 55,000 from under the gun, and with the action on Andrew Warren in the small blind, he three-bet to 150,000. The action folded back to Butteroni, and he moved all in for with Warren quickly calling.
Butteroni: 
Warren:
The board ran out 
and Butteroni was eliminated in 16th place for a $6,452 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,340,000 | 716,000 |
|
|
Busted |