Three Contenders Remain in Event #24
After three full days of play, three players remain in contention for $239,750 and the gold bracelet in Event #24: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Robert Campbell leads the way with 2.67 million, followed by Arash Ghaneian with 2.27 million and David Levi with 855,000.
Levi is one of the more accomplished players without a bracelet in WSOP history, as he has 37 cashes for more than $550,000 but has never finished better than third.
Mike “SirWatts” Watson made yet another final table, but the Canadian fell short once again in pursuit of his first bracelet when he busted in sixth. Final table players have been heavily at the mercy of variance, with average stacks coming in around six big bets at the official table of eight.
Other players falling during Day 3 included 14-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (31st), Lonnie Heimowitz (24th), Steve Sung (22nd), Ian Johns (21st), Ted Forrest (18th), Brandon Cantu (13th), Stuart Rutter (11th), and Mike Wattel (ninth).
The remaining players return at 1 p.m. on Saturday with limits of 80,000/160,000 to play until a champion is determined.