The total players in Event #3 is now up to 103, with three re-entries, bringing the total entries to 106. There are still 97 players left in action, but the 106 entries puts the prize pool to $251,750.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Adam Owen was in the small blind, facing a cutoff raise from Anatoly Filatov, and a button three-bet from "Rumuku!us", put in the four-bet to 4,800. Filatov got out of the way, but the button called through to the 
flop. Owen bet and got called, but when he bet the 
turn, his opponent got out of the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,600
-4,050
|
-4,050 |
|
55,750
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
36,700
-13,300
|
-13,300 |
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik is in the top ten now after a button raise and a call from "Stas Kuvaev" in the big blind got them to a flop of 
. "Stas Kuvaev" bet 1,200 and got the call, then check-called for 2,400 on 
turn. The same action came on the 
river, and Sandvik rolled over 
to take it down against 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,650
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
51,700 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik raised the middle and "Nick@Huang" called from the big blind, then led out for 1,000 on the 
flop. Sandvik called, and raised the 
turn to 4,000 after the big blind led. "Nick@Huang" called to the 
and led again, calling after Sandvik raised.
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik: 
"Nick@Huang": 
Board:
Sandvik's aces were ahead the whole way, and he took down a nice pot. Sandvik was runner up in Event #2 of this series, behind Joao Simao.
Read all about Sandvik's runner-up finish in Event #2
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,250
30,100
|
30,100 |
|
26,200
26,200
|
26,200 |
There is still more than two hours left in registration, and the prize pool is for Event #3 is already over $200,000. There are 85 players in the game so far, and none have lost their stack yet. GGPoker Team Russia player Anatoly Filatov leads the way, though his 100,000+ stack has been chopped back to 99,600.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,600
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
The World Series of Poker Online has just begun on GGPoker, with the first bracelet winner crowned today. Remember, you can follow along to all the action right here on PokerNews with our extensive live reporting of the event.
But before we get there, it's time for some prediction from members of the PokerNews staff. We spoke with five members of the team to get their thoughts on who will be the big winners, how many entries the WSOP Online Main Event will get and of course, the most important question, how will Daniel Negreanu fare?
Anatoly Filatov is the first player over 100,000 chips as he went on a tear near the end of the last level winning three straight pots to take a huge lead in the game. His closest competitor is more than 20,000 behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
106,100
54,100
|
54,100 |
|
82,100
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
81,250 | |
|
||
|
|
79,550
-1,250
|
-1,250 |
|
77,900
19,400
|
19,400 |
|
58,950 | |