Welcome to Day 3 of Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Arguably the most exciting mixed game contest of the year continues it's pursuit to crown the champion of Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, which recommences at 2 p.m. PT in the Amazon Tan section.
Spectators on the rail can watch the action from a few meters away where they will see some of the biggest names in the world of poker do what they do best.
Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Paul Volpe leads the way and he is the only player with a seven-figure stack so far (1,092,000). Close behind are Dan Cates (944,000), Adam Friedman (913,000), and Alex Livingston (872,000), who are all just one scooped pot away from taking over the lead.
$50K Poker Players Championship Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 1,092,000 |
| 2 | Dan Cates | United States | 944,000 |
| 3 | Adam Friedman | United States | 913,000 |
| 4 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 872,000 |
| 5 | Chris Vitch | United States | 849,000 |
| 6 | George Alexander | United States | 820,000 |
| 7 | Brian Rast | United States | 790,000 |
| 8 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 775,000 |
| 9 | Chad Campbell | United States | 764,000 |
| 10 | Nick Schulman | United States | 723,000 |
Other big names in contention in a field filled with mixed game aficionados include Yuval Bronshtein, Nick Schulman, Eli Elezra, Josh Arieh, Daniel Negreanu, Ben Lamb, Bryce Yockey, Anthony Zinno and the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year Robert Campbell to name all but a few.
They will all aim to navigate their way through the nine different game variants and move on to Day 4, which is expected to reach the money bubble.
Day 3 will play six levels of 140 minutes and there will be a 15-minute break after every level. A 60-minute dinner break will occur upon the completion of Level 4.
Stay tuned to find out who remains in contention for the title of Poker Players Champion and has his name engraved on the unique Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action from start to finish.
, Daniel Zack bet 20,000 from the hijack and was called by Dario Sammartino, who was on the button. 
turn. 
completed the board and Zack led out for a hefty 175,000 — sending Sammartino into the tank. 
for nines-full and Sammartino revealed he held 
for a lower full house as Zack collected the pot.
flop. Smith bet and Yockey called which led them to the 
on the river brought no miracle to Smith and he became the first casualty on Day 3.
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and Yockey turned up an 
— sending the huge pot Rast's way and eliminating Yockey from the tournament.
— eliminating Yu from the tournament.
, Cary Katz bet the size of the pot, approximately 100,000, leaving himself very little behind.
runout however brought no help to Katz, as Bronshtein's two pair of jacks and eights took the pot and eliminated Katz.
