Birthday Boy Madsen Joins 11 Others for Day 3 of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
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The remaining 120 players came back today to try and repeat what they did yesterday; win a sit 'n' go to advance to the next day. They were spread over 12 tables and it took until midnight for all tables to complete. They will advance to the final day tomorrow where they will play down to a winner.
The final 12 will line up on two tables of six until two players are eliminated. From there they will redraw and face-off against each other, and shootout until one player is left standing. Here's how they will line up tomorrow:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | 1 | Justin Schwartz | 423,000 |
| 447 | 2 | Dylan Horton | 422,000 |
| 447 | 3 | Jeff Madsen | 431,000 |
| 447 | 4 | Brandon Schaefer | 432,000 |
| 447 | 5 | Jarred Solomon | 426,500 |
| 447 | 6 | Michael Corson | 432,000 |
| 448 | 1 | Zachary Korik | 418,000 |
| 448 | 2 | Layne Flack | 431,000 |
| 448 | 3 | David Chase | 417,000 |
| 448 | 4 | Jon Cohen | 431,000 |
| 448 | 5 | Brandon Steven | 427,000 |
| 448 | 6 | Adam Kagin | 423,000 |
Jeff Madsen turned 27-years old today and it looked as if his birthday present was lost in the post as he lined up at the "Table of Death" along with, and out of position to Lauren Kling, Tom Schneider, David "Doc" Sands, Randal Flowers, Joe Cada, and Ben Jenkins. He ran well and said he played some of the best poker he's ever played to give himself the ideal birthday present.
Madsen's key moment came when he knocked out the very dangerous Sands. Sands had just taken a bad beat to get somewhat short and shoved with 
. Madsen looked down and saw pocket pocket aces, called, and took care of Sands.
Other players with high hopes who fell away included: Phil Ivey Erik Seidel, Terrance Chan, Gavin Smith, John Eames, Scott Clements, Davidi Kitai, Melanie Weisner, and Jason Koon.
Once the field has shrunk to 10 players they'll all be shifted from the Amazon room to the Pavillion room where the remaining action will be streamed live on WSOP.com. Play is due to start at 1:00pm local and we implore you to join us as the dynamic of having 12 even stacks will make for exciting viewing.
to safely see the threes hold.
and Sands was subsequently eliminated. Heads up play is now going on between the two players remaining from the table of death. Madsen possess a huge chip lead over Randall, but anything can happen.
flop and action was on to Flack who bet out 7,000. A call was made and both players were granted access to the turn.
made its presence known, and with it we found two checks from both players. A 
on the river had Flack's opponent betting out 12,000. Flack then repopped it to 30,000. Flack's opponent was playfully disgruntled by this turn in events and stated "Almost certain you are bluffing, but bluffing with the best hand". Flack clearly got a kick out of this statement and enjoyed a nice chuckle while his opponent pondered some more. After a few minutes of thinking out loud Flack's opponent folded.
, but insisted this is the only time he will show.
flop brought an end to those thoughts. A 
on the river insured a double for Randall. Randall now sits with over 100,000 which is slight behind the chip lead of Jeff Madsen, but still ahead of David Sands who holds around 80,000 in chips.
rolled off the deck as Madsen was pushed Kling's remaining stack.
. The dealer then spread five cards in the middle 
and Cada was eliminated.
