A man most famous for a second-place finish finds himself squarely in the running for first in Event #38: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

The tournament was supposed to play down to a winner on Day 3, but five players remain alive, including 2012 Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia, who is in second place with 4.08 million. He trails Thiago Nishijima (4.51 million). Sam Razavi (2.657 million), Yun Fan (2.09 million), and Sotirios Koutoupas (1.495 million) also remain in contention for the $546,843 first-place prize.

Forty-eight players began the day, with Steve Brecher (ninth place), Jean-Pascal Savard (11th), Ankush Mandavia (12th), Eric Baldwin (15th), former Main Event champ Ryan Riess (19th), Aaron Massey (25th), and Chris Moorman (32nd) among the players busting out during the course of play.

The tournament resumes Sunday at 1 p.m. at Level 31 (50,000/100,000/10,000).