2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Day 3 In The Books

Bossman ElkY
Bossman ElkY
After five long levels of play, we have finally reached the end of the night.

We kicked off today with a total of 2,044 players and by the end of the day we ended with approximately 800 players. We're creeping ever so close to the money which is hit when we reach 648 players.

Our rising star and overnight chipleader is Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier. His big boost came from Jerry Wong who moved all in on the river after ElkY had raised. Grospellier made the call with middle set and with that pot, broke the one million chip mark. Since then he's been raking in pot after pot and controlling his table. He ends the day with a whopping 1,380,500.

Some other notables ending the day with a healthy plot in front of them include Ludovic Lacay, Jordan Morgan, Alex Kostritsyn, Phil Hellmuth and Kenny Tran.

While some were shining bright, others wouldn't share the same gleam. Not making it through the day are such names as Jason Alexander, Josh Arieh, Bryan Micon, Dutch Boyd, Greg Raymer and Aussie superstar Shane Warne.

We will return tomorrow at 12:00 PM PDT and play another scheduled five levels. With plenty of big names still in good shape, this looks to be an exciting journey. Join us tomorrow for more bad beats, sick coolers and unbelievable rivers. Thank you for following the action with us!