$1,700 Main Event
Day 3 Started
$1,700 Main Event
Day 3 Started
447 entrants ponied up $1,700 to enter the 2019 WSOPC Potawatomi Main Event, and after two Day 1 flights and a long Day 2, just seven players remain to battle it out for the $138,317 grand prize, along with a WSOPC ring and entry into the 2020 WSOPC Global Championship. The remaining seven players have already locked up $20,151 in prize money, but will be looking to ladder up, and with the average stack just over forty big blinds, there's still plenty of room for play.
Leading the charge into the final table is Chicago's Richard Bai, who used a massive win with aces to fuel his way to a stack of 3,380,000. That's nearly a million more than his next two closest competitors, Jorden Helstern (2,515,000) and Matthew Levin (2,475,000).
One tier down in terms of chips sit Henry Zou (1,775,000) and James Pupillo (1,450,000), who sit below average but still have plenty of chips to maneuver with. The short stacks are Nikolas Stone (1,100,000) and WSOP Bracelet winner Brett Apter (760,000).
Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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4 | 1 | Nikolas Stone | 1100000 | 22 |
4 | 2 | Henry Zou | 1775000 | 35.5 |
4 | 3 | Jorden Helstern | 2515000 | 50 |
4 | 4 | Brett Apter | 760000 | 15 |
4 | 5 | Matthew Levin | 2475000 | 49.5 |
4 | 6 | James Pupillo | 1450000 | 29 |
4 | 7 | Richard Bai | 3385000 | 68 |
Cards will be in the air at Noon local time, with play resuming at Level 27 (25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante), and levels will be one-hour in length until a winner is crowned. A fifteen-minute break will be given to players every two levels. Stay tuned to PokerNews as we capture all the action straight from the final table until our latest WSOPC Main Event champion is crowned!
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Cards are in the air for Day 3 of the 2019 WSOPC Potawatomi Main Event!
Brett Apter jammed for 760,000 from the cutoff on the very first hand of the day, and Matthew Levin called on the button.
Brett Apter:
Matthew Levin:
Levin spiked a jack on the flop, and Apter was unable to improve on the turn and river, leaving him out the door one hand into Day 3.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Levin | 3,300,000 | 825,000 |
Brett Apter
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Busted |
Nikolas Stone raised to 100,000 on the button, and Henry Zou called in the small blind.
Zou checked the flop to Stone, who bet 125,000. Zou check-raised to 300,000, and Stone responded with a three-bet shove for 1.195 million.
Zou went into the tank for five minutes, stacking up the amount to call while counting up his remaining 1.01 million in chips. He finally announced, "Fold," and Stone responded by flashing the before pulling in the pot.
"I had one too!" Zou told Stone.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Henry Zou | 1,900,000 | 125,000 |
Nikolas Stone | 1,800,000 | 700,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Richard Bai | 3,100,000 | -285,000 |
Matthew Levin | 2,700,000 | -600,000 |
Jorden Helstern | 2,050,000 | -465,000 |
Henry Zou | 2,000,000 | 100,000 |
Nikolas Stone | 1,795,000 | -5,000 |
James Pupillo | 1,100,000 | -350,000 |
Jorden Helstern raised to 100,000 from under the gun, and Nikolas Stone three-bet to 325,000 from the small blind. Helstern called.
Both players checked the flop, and Stone bet 300,000 on the turn. Helstern called.
Both players checked the river, and Stone tabled for queens-up on the river. Helstern mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nikolas Stone | 2,400,000 | 605,000 |
Jorden Helstern | 1,500,000 | -550,000 |
Richard Bai raised to 100,000 on the button, and Nikolas Stone three-bet to 350,000 from the small blind. Bai called.
Stone bet 350,000 on the flop, and Bai called.
The fell on the turn, and Stone bet 550,000. Bai tanked for a minute before moving all in, and Stone flicked in a chip to call for his last 1.3 million total.
Nikolas Stone:
Richard Bai:
Bai needed a diamond or a five to best Stone's pair of jacks, and the river binked right off to put a bad beat on Stone.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Richard Bai | 5,300,000 | 2,200,000 |
Nikolas Stone | Busted |