$109 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
$109 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
The third day of action in the Spring Championship of Online Poker Main Event L has come to a close. What started as a field of 22,663 total entries has been whittled down to just nine. By the end of play tomorrow, a champion will be crowned.
Day 4 for is scheduled for tomorrow, May 31st. Cards will hit the felt at 12:30 pm ET. Play will begin 9 handed as the final table gets underway. Play will continue until just one player is left standing to claim the $232,581.89 prize for first place. All nine players have locked up at least $15,503.75.
When Day 3 began, a 157 players were still in contention. There were plenty of big pots and strong hands throughout the day as the players fell. Several different players held the chip lead at different points of the day. "PokerHorst" pulled ahead early after his queens held against nines. A bit later in the day, Daniel "dani aziz" Aziz took a commanding lead in a massive, three way all-in pot, in which his aces held against both queens and big slick.
Both "PokerHorst" and Aziz continued strong play throughout the day, making the final table, with the former finishing the day as chip leader. Day 2 chip leader "Sodaski" also made the final table. Seven different countries are represented at the final table, with Brazil and Ukraine each having two representatives.
Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "PokerHorst" | Malta | 115,519,128 |
2 | "Sodaski" | Ukraine | 105,717,836 |
3 | "LUCKXXXL" | Ukraine | 90,882,991 |
4 | Matheus "bolonhax" Freitas | Brazil | 78,524,836 |
5 | "URIEL_ROCK" | Argentina | 73,117,021 |
6 | Daniel "dani aziz" Aziz | Brazil | 36,311,248 |
7 | "BluffyRabbit" | United Kingdom | 25,885,329 |
8 | "xGGJ88x" | Luxembourg | 21,782,664 |
9 | "nonni77" | Iceland | 18,833,947 |
Place | Payout |
1st | $232,581.89 |
2nd | $165,777.12 |
3rd | $118,171.45 |
4th | $84,236.55 |
5th | $60,046.75 |
6th | $42,803.38 |
7th | $30,511.65 |
8th | $21,749.68 |
9th | $15,503.75 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PokerHorst | 115,519,128 | 31,242,200 |
Sodaski | 105,717,836 | 35,789,000 |
LUCKXXXL | 90,882,991 | 18,855,300 |
Matheus "bolonhax" Freitas | 78,524,836 | -2,995,000 |
URIEL_ROCK | 73,117,021 | |
Daniel "dani aziz" Aziz | 36,311,248 | -73,931,136 |
BluffyRabbit | 25,885,329 | -14,231,000 |
xGGJ88x | 21,782,664 | 6,095,000 |
nonni77 | 18,833,947 | -5,620,220 |
With only 9 players remaining, play for Day 3 has ended. The remaining players will return to play the final table tomorrow, May 31st, with cards in the air at 12:30 pm ET. A full recap of today's action will be available shortly.
After "URIEL_ROCK" opened to 2,800,000 from under the gun, "fiti79" moved all in for 21,078,521 in the cutoff. Action folded back to "URIEL_ROCK", who made the call, covering their opponent.
"fiti79": A♦Q♥
"URIEL_ROCK": K♣A♣
"URIEL_ROCK" had his opponent dominated with big slick. The 7♦8♦2♥8♣4♥ runout was nothing but bricks for "fiti79", who was eliminated in 10th place for a score of $11,051.61
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
URIEL_ROCK | 73,117,021 | 17,793,521 |
fiti79
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Busted |
Level: 56
Blinds: 700,000/1,400,000
Ante: 175,000
"m00rebet" open shoved for 16,736,876 from under the gun. Matheus "bolonhax" Freitas called from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded.
"m00rebet": J♥A♥
Matheus "bolonhax" Freitas: A♣10♦
"m00rebet" was ahead, but after the K♠Q♥3♦ flop and J♦ turn, Freitas had made Broadway, scoring the knockout after the 2♥ river. "m00rebet" was eliminated in 11th place for $11,051.61
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matheus "bolonhax" Freitas | 81,519,836 | 23,719,876 |
m00rebet
|
Busted |
"Guns_SM" opened to 7,200,000 from the cutoff, leaving just 202,856 behind. Action folded back around to "URIEL_ROCK" in the big blind who put in a raise, which was called.
"Guns_SM": 8♦A♣
"URIEL_ROCK": 10♥A♠
"Guns_SM" was dominated, and the J♠6♥K♥3♠A♦ runout did nothing to improve their hand. They were eliminated in 12th place for a cash of $7,877.88.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
URIEL_ROCK | 55,323,500 | 11,742,856 |
Guns_SM
|
Busted |
Action folded to "U-Boot 612" on the button who moved all in for 8,212,472. "PokerHorst", the small blind made the call while the big blind folded.
"U-Boot 612": Q♥10♠
"PokerHorst": 2♣A♣
The 7♦6♠7♥7♣J♣ runout didn't connect with either player's hand, meaning ace high was still best for "PokerHorst". "U-Boot 612" was eliminated in 13th place for $7,877.88
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PokerHorst | 84,276,928 | 32,907,072 |
U-Boot 612
|
Busted |
Level: 55
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 150,000
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