Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 3 | 2013 World Series of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,071,500 848,500	848,500

Joshua Prager	993,000 533,000	533,000
Max Steinberg	987,500 82,500	82,500

Dick van Luijk	940,000 -30,500	-30,500
Vladimir Geshkenbein	900,000 45,000	45,000
Matthew Huey	885,500 105,500	105,500
Chris Johnson	862,000 472,000	472,000
Guilherme Garcia	853,500 644,800	644,800
Umang Dattani	848,000 73,000	73,000
Kevin Williams	808,500 129,500	129,500
Somar Al-Darwich	786,500 -8,500	-8,500
Robert Koss	761,500 649,800	649,800
Kyle Julius	751,000 -4,000	-4,000

Donald Swartz	699,000 -246,000	-246,000
Samuel Taylor	686,500 478,500	478,500
Christopher Lindh	683,000 78,000	78,000
David Paredes	680,000 72,000	72,000
Amir Lehavot	679,000 445,000	445,000

Alexander Kuzmin	675,500 563,200	563,200
Nikolai Sears	661,000 487,300	487,300
Alan Keating	651,000 205,000	205,000
Shane Pacheco	647,000 562,000	562,000
Walter Treccarichi	637,000 65,000	65,000
Tuan Le	630,000 210,000	210,000
Doyle Brunson	626,000 -39,000	-39,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Maxx Coleman

1,071,500

848,500

Joshua Prager

993,000

533,000

Max Steinberg

987,500

82,500

Dick van Luijk

940,000

-30,500

Vladimir Geshkenbein

900,000

45,000

Matthew Huey

885,500

105,500

Chris Johnson

862,000

472,000

Guilherme Garcia

853,500

644,800

Umang Dattani

848,000

73,000

Kevin Williams

808,500

129,500

Somar Al-Darwich

786,500

-8,500

Robert Koss

761,500

649,800

Kyle Julius

751,000

-4,000

Donald Swartz

699,000

-246,000

Samuel Taylor

686,500

478,500

Christopher Lindh

683,000

78,000

David Paredes

680,000

72,000

Amir Lehavot

679,000

445,000

Alexander Kuzmin

675,500

563,200

Nikolai Sears

661,000

487,300

Alan Keating

651,000

205,000

Shane Pacheco

647,000

562,000

Walter Treccarichi

637,000

65,000

Tuan Le

630,000

210,000

Doyle Brunson

626,000

-39,000

Day 3 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event is all over. Today marked a very important day for the event, as the survivors from all starting fields finally united together in one field of play. Another five levels were completed, and the remaining field sits oh so close to the money. With the top 648 places making the money, the bubble will burst within the first couple of hours tomorrow, making it a day you will not want to miss. There are 666 players remaining to end the night.

The man standing on top of the mountain at the end of the day proved to be Maxx Coleman from Derby, Kansas. He bagged up 1,071,500 in chips. Coleman has several smaller cashes on his record, with his largest being for $11,130 coming from a Mid-States Poker Tour event in 2012. He has one WSOP cash, and it came this year when he placed 98th in Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $3,388.

While Coleman may have the chip lead moving forward, today was all about the continued success of two former champions of this event, one old and one new, and one who did it twice. The first was 10-time WSOP gold bracelet winner and two-time WSOP Main Event champion Doyle Brunson. The second was the defending champion Greg Merson. The story of these two players will be focused on immensely for Day 4, where Brunson will begin with 626,000 in chips, and Merson will start with 390,500 in chips.

While Brunson and Merson thrived throughout the day, another poker juggernaut, Phil Ivey, had his hopes dashed in Level 14. Ivey had what many would call a very rough day on the felt. First, he flopped two pair against Phil Mader on the flop with the . The money went in on the flop, and Mader held . Unfortunately for Ivey, the turn was the and the river the , propelling Mader to the double up. That pot would've given Ivey around 475,000 in chips, but instead kicked him back to 185,000.

Then in his elimination hand, with the blinds at 1,500/3,000/500, Ivey ran a set of threes — — on the flop into Max Steinberg's set of tens — . Ivey failed to hit the miracle case three and his 2013 WSOP was over. On the way out, the usually stoic Ivey exited through the back of the ESPN stage with his hat in his hand, slapping it with authority as he made his way to the back hallways of the Rio.

In the realm of the other gender, both Annette Obrestad, champion of the 2007 WSOP Europe Main Event, and Melanie Weisner both had a very successful day on the felt. They climbed the ranks throughout the day en route to finishing on 564,000 for Obrestad and 536,000 for Weisner.

Other players advancing with hefty stacks include Guilherme Garcia, Donald Swartz, Kyle Julius, Somar Al-Darwich, Guillaume Rivet, Vladimir Geshkenbein, Jaime Kaplan, Jon Turner, Jamie Armstrong, Kevin Williams, Umang Dattani, Luke Schwartz, Joshua Prager, Chris Johnson and Matthew Huey.

Two more players are chasing a record-tying in-the-money finish, and those are Christian Harder and Ronnie Bardah. The record each is looking to tie is the one for most consecutive cashes in the WSOP Main Event. Currently, Chris Bjorin holds the record with four straight cashes from 2008-2011. Harder and Bardah have done it each of the past three years, and they less than a couple dozen players from hitting the money again. Harder will enter Day 4 with 345,500, and Bardah will come in with 321,500.

Day 4 will come back once again at 12 p.m. Las Vegas time, just like the previous bunch of days. Another five levels are on the slate, but more importantly, it's the bubble day and you don't want to miss it. Be sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews for all the live coverage from the 2013 WSOP Main Event.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Chris Bjorin Chris Johnson Christian Harder Donald Swartz Doyle Brunson Greg Merson Guillaume Rivet Jaime Kaplan Jamie Armstrong Jon Turner Kyle Julius Luke Schwartz Matthew Huey Max Steinberg Melanie Weisner Phil Ivey Phil Mader Ronnie Bardah Umang Dattani Vladimir Geshkenbein WSOP Main Event

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,071,500

Joshua Prager	993,000
Max Steinberg	987,500

Jon Lane	958,500 957,542	957,542
Dick van Luijk	940,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein	900,000
Nick Schwarmann	893,000
Matthew Huey	885,500
Chris Johnson	862,000
Guilherme Garcia	853,500
Umang Dattani	848,000
Ara Melikian	819,000 535,200	535,200
Kevin Williams	808,500
Somar Al-Darwich	796,500 10,000	10,000
Robert Koss	761,500
Bryan Pellegrino	752,000
Kyle Julius	751,000

Rachid Ben Cherif	746,500 36,500	36,500
George Wong	711,000
Bradley Myers	708,000 536,600	536,600
Donald Swartz	699,000
Stephane Blouin	692,500 621,400	621,400
Samuel Taylor	686,500
Christopher Lindh	683,000
David Paredes	680,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Maxx Coleman

1,071,500