Action folded around to Sunraj Digwa, who moved all in from the small blind with a short stack. Ravi Sheth made the call in the big blind to put his opponent at risk as the cards were turned.
Sunraj Digwa: A♣8♦
Ravi Sheth: 8♣8♠
The board ran out 3♦Q♠J♥10♣3♣ and Sheth held with his pocket eights. Digwa was eliminated and Sheth chipped up to around 2,400,000.
Paul Trotter shoved from early position with a short stack of around 100,000 and Lawrence Penfold called in the big blind. Players revealed their hands.
Paul Trotter: A♦4♥
Lawrence Penfold: Q♥Q♣
Penfold was well ahead and improved to a set of queens on the 4♠9♠Q♠5♣8♠ board. Trotter tapped the table and took his leave.
Thomas Cazaletz and Andrew Hulme were also sent to the exit during the first moments of play.
Christopher Yong open-shoved from the hijack for 125,000 and Fraser Bellamy called in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and players flipped their cards.
Christopher Yong: A♦J♦
Fraser Bellamy: 7♠7♣
The board ran out 3♥9♣Q♥10♠2♠ and Bellamy held with his pocket sevens to send Yong to the exit early on Day 3.
It's time for Day 3 of the PokerStars Open Manchester Main Event, running at the Deansgate Hotel and hosted by Hippodrome Casino. This is the penultimate day in which the 49 returning players will compete to make it deeper into the money and towards the final table, where a top prize of £174,400 awaits the outright winner.
As the day commences, Ravi Sheth returns as the chip leader with 1,810,000 chips. Hot on his heels are Jay O'Leary, followed by Jack Hardcastle and 2023 UKIPT Blackpool winner Tuan Le. Christopher Brammer and Sinead Davenport are also among those who made it into the top ten.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Ravi Sheth
United Kingdom
1,810,000
121
2
Jay O'Leary
United Kingdom
1,600,000
107
3
Jack Hardcastle
United Kingdom
1,030,000
69
4
Tuan Le
United Kingdom
950,000
63
5
Hasmukh Khodiyara
United Kingdom
920,000
61
6
Christopher Cunliffe
United Kingdom
900,000
60
7
Christopher Brammer
United Kingdom
875,000
58
8
Michael Rosaman
United Kingdom
870,000
58
9
Sinead Davenport
United Kingdom
855,000
57
10
Javier Rodriguez Gonzalez
Spain
835,000
56
Jack Hardcastle
Outside of the top ten, PokerStars ambassador Kenny Hallaert is still in contention with a decent stack of 735,000. Other notables still in the field include Antoine Labat (570,000), Michel Molenaar (445,000) and Andrew Hulme (230,000), along with UKIPT winners Brett Angell (470,000) and Christopher Yong (45,000).
All players who return today are guaranteed to walk away with at least £3,360 but, of course, everyone will be aiming higher and looking towards the top spots where the serious money can be won.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
£174,400
12 – 13
£10,730
2
£109,000
14 – 15
£8,940
3
£77,860
16 – 17
£7,770
4
£59,890
18 – 20
£6,760
5
£46,070
21 – 23
£5,880
6
£35,440
24 – 27
£5,110
7
£27,260
28 – 31
£4,440
8
£20,970
32 – 39
£3,860
9
£16,130
40 – 49
£3,360
10 – 11
£12,870
Day 3 of the PS Open Main Event resumes at noon local time on Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/15,000/15,000. The tournament is expected to play down to the final table. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor.
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