Daniel Negreanu opened in the cutoff and Anatoly Zlotnikov called on the button.
Negreanu continued for 205,000 on the flop of 3♠6♥9♦ and Zlotnikov called. Negreanu then sized up to 350,000 on the J♠ turn and Zlotnikov again called.
Negreanu checked on the 2♠ river and Zlotnikov checked back. Negreanu revealed the 9♣ for a pair of nines as Zlotnikov turned over Q♦J♦ to win the pot.
Roman Milaev opened 200,000 on the button and Justin Saliba jammed 955,000 in the small blind. Milaev went into the tank, using a time bank before deciding on a call.
Justin Saliba: K♦J♣
Roman Milaev: 7♦7♣
They were off to the races and Milaev was still out in front on the Q♦Q♥8♦ flop, the 3♦ turn gave Saliba a flush draw to go along with his two live cards and the K♥ river improved him to kings and queens for the double.
Seth Davies came into the day as one of the short stacks and moved all in for 360,000 in middle position. Matas Cimbolas called from the hijack and Alex Lynskey three-bet to 1,100,000 on the button. Cimbolas got out of the way and then provided commentary on the showdown.
Seth Davies: A♠10♥
Alex Lynskey: A♣Q♠
The flop came Q♣J♠7♠ and Davies' outs turned from three to four as Cimbolas would say. The 10♠ on the turn and the 8♥ on the river were not enough for Davies who was eliminated.
"Enjoy the pool," Cimbolas commented. "It's a nice day out there."
Dan Shak shoved his last 330,000 under the gun and Matthias Eibinger made the call from the big blind.
Dan Shak: Q♥5♥
Matthias Eibinger: 4♠3♦
The K♣4♥3♣ flop gave Eibinger two pair to take the lead, the 6♠ turn gave Shak an open-ended straight draw but the 9♥ river meant he was headed to the cage to collect his $50,000 min-cash.
History is in the making as Day 3 of the first-ever $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event resumes at noon local time here at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.
Some 207 players advanced to Day 3 of the Super Million Main Event (along with 90 online players), including chip leader Gytis Lazauninkas and other top-ten stacks including Germany's Sirzat Hissou, Spain's Juan Pardo and former PokerStars ambassador Liv Boeree in a rare appearance on the felt.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Gytis Lazauninkas
Lithuania
15,430,000
193
2
Matthew Belcher
United Kingdom
11,640,000
145
3
Marcelo Aziz
Brazil
11,295,000
141
4
Sirzat Hissou
Germany
11,225,000
140
5
Juan Pardo
Spain
10,740,000
134
6
Ermo Kosk
Estonia
10,280,000
128
7
Gediminas Dirmantas
Lithuania
9,515,000
119
8
Chris Klodnicki
United States
9,450,000
118
9
Dmitrii Prusov
Russia
8,310,000
104
10
Liv Boeree
United Kingdom
8,275,000
103
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu remains in contention with a healthy stack of 5,795,000. The poker legend has also been documenting his World Series of Poker Paradise journey through a daily vlog, sharing his quest for the Super Main Event gold bracelet on YouTube.
Other notables still in the field include, Joseph Cheong (8,270,000), David Peters (7,485,000), Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (6,925,000), Ren Lin (4,495,000), Erik Seidel (4,443,000), and Chris Moneymaker (3,580,000).
Day 3 action will pick up at the start of Level 17 with blinds of 40,000/80,000/80,000. Each returning player has locked up at least $50,000, while $6 million sits up top for the eventual champion.
WSOP Super Main Event Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$6,000,000
11-12
$370,150
2
$4,600,000
13-16
$295,000
3
$3,600,000
17-22
$230,600
4
$2,800,000
23-32
$180,300
5
$2,100,000
33-48
$140,900
6
$1,650,000
49-75
$110,200
7
$1,300,000
76-118
$86,100
8
$1,000,000
119-188
$67,300
9
$750,000
189-297
$50,000
10
$500,000
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be back on-site at Atlantis for continued coverage of the first-ever Super Main Event in The Bahamas.
