Day 3 Completed
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Day 3 Completed
Michael Shanahan Leads Final 26 Hopefuls after Day 3 of Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop

After three days of play, the original field of more than 3,797 players has been trimmed down to the final 26 players in Event #75: $1,111 Little One for One Drop.
For the third straight day, the action was wild and the eliminations rapid, with the Day 3 starting field of 229 players whittled down to only 26 hopefuls by the end of the day.
Michael Shanahan took home the end-of-day chip lead, bagging 13,465,000. Others bagging big stacks in the Pavilion Room included Brekstyn Schutten (11,305,000), Scott Ball (10,550,000), Matthew Solitro (8,500,000) and David Jackson (8,180,000).
Event #38 Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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1 | Michael Shanahan | United States | 13,465,000 | 67 |
2 | Brekstyn Schutten | United States | 11,305,000 | 57 |
3 | Scott Ball | United States | 10,550,000 | 53 |
4 | Mathew Solitro | United States | 8,500,000 | 43 |
5 | David Jackson | United States | 8,180,000 | 41 |
6 | Derek Gregory | United States | 7,310,000 | 37 |
7 | Sebastian Medina | Cuba | 7,205,000 | 36 |
8 | Petro Zakusilov | United States | 7,040,000 | 35 |
9 | Ronnie Ballantyne | United Kingdom | 7,000,000 | 35 |
10 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada | 6,686,000 | 33 |
The final 26 return on Saturday, November 13th for Day 4 at 2 p.m. with the plan to play all the way down to a champion.
Follow all of the action with the PokerNews live reporting team for up-to-date live chip counts and eliminations until a winner is crowned.
Day 4 Seat Draw
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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Amazon | 406 | 1 | Ronnie Ballantyne | United Kingdom | 7,000,000 | 35 |
Amazon | 406 | 2 | Donnie Phan | United States | 3,030,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 406 | 3 | Phuoc Nguyen | United States | 5,600,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 406 | 4 | Derek Gregory | United States | 7,310,000 | 37 |
Amazon | 406 | 5 | David Jackson | United States | 8,180,000 | 41 |
Amazon | 406 | 6 | Oscar Alache | Chile | 3,225,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 406 | 7 | Gyuhoon Kang | South Korea | 5,360,000 | 27 |
Amazon | 406 | 8 | Cyril Mira | United Kingdom | 1,400,000 | 7 |
Amazon | 406 | 9 | Daniel Kim | United States | 2,130,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 414 | 1 | Petro Zakusilov | United States | 7,040,000 | 35 |
Amazon | 414 | 2 | Lewis Murray | United States | 2,175,000 | 11 |
Amazon | 414 | 3 | Stephen Siena | United States | 3,205,000 | 16 |
Amazon | 414 | 4 | Frederic Heller | United States | 3,550,000 | 18 |
Amazon | 414 | 5 | Brekstyn Schutten | United States | 11,305,000 | 57 |
Amazon | 414 | 7 | Seth Fischer | United States | 2,000,000 | 10 |
Amazon | 414 | 8 | Paul Lee | United States | 5,185,000 | 26 |
Amazon | 414 | 9 | Frank Marasco | United States | 6,410,000 | 32 |
Amazon | 422 | 1 | Ori Hasson | Israel | 5,960,000 | 30 |
Amazon | 422 | 2 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada | 6,686,000 | 33 |
Amazon | 422 | 3 | Ahmed Nimer | United States | 4,810,000 | 24 |
Amazon | 422 | 4 | Bohdan Slyvinskyi | United States | 5,405,000 | 27 |
Amazon | 422 | 5 | Sebastian Medina | Cuba | 7,205,000 | 36 |
Amazon | 422 | 6 | Jose Latorre | Spain | 3,020,000 | 15 |
Amazon | 422 | 7 | Scott Ball | United States | 10,550,000 | 53 |
Amazon | 422 | 8 | Michael Shanahan | United States | 13,465,000 | 67 |
Amazon | 422 | 9 | Mathew Solitro | United States | 8,500,000 | 43 |
End-of-Day 3 Chip Counts (full)
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13,465,000 | 1,565,000 | |||
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11,305,000 | 3,705,000 | |||
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10,550,000 | 2,550,000 | |||
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8,500,000 | 1,800,000 | |||
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8,180,000 | 2,480,000 | |||
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7,310,000 | 7,160,000 | |||
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7,205,000 | -3,195,000 | |||
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7,040,000 | 440,000 | |||
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7,000,000 | -1,600,000 | |||
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6,686,000 | 186,000 | |||
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6,410,000 | 6,410,000 | |||
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5,960,000 | -1,190,000 | |||
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5,600,000 | 4,700,000 | |||
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5,405,000 | 1,005,000 | |||
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5,360,000 | 2,860,000 | |||
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5,185,000 | -1,415,000 | |||
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4,810,000 | -2,540,000 | |||
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3,550,000 | -950,000 | |||
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3,225,000 | -775,000 | |||
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3,205,000 | -95,000 | |||
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3,030,000 | 2,010,000 | |||
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3,020,000 | -2,480,000 | |||
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2,175,000 | -2,375,000 | |||
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2,130,000 | -570,000 | |||
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2,000,000 |
Play Ended for the Night
Play will resume on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Amazon room (Gold).
Evgeni Tourevski is Eliminated in 27th Place ($14,979)

All the of chips got in the middle between Evgeni Tourevski and Stephen Siena to put Tourevski at risk for his tournament
Evgeni Tourevski:
Stephen Siena:
Tourevski got no help on the to hit the rail near the end of the night in 27th place.
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3,300,000 | 1,730,000 | |||
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Busted |
Three Table Redraw
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
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Table 306 | 1 | Petro Zakusilov | 7,600,000 |
Table 306 | 2 | Lewis Murray | 2,700,000 |
Table 306 | 3 | Stephen Siena | 2,500,000 |
Table 306 | 4 | Frederic Heller | 4,000,000 |
Table 306 | 5 | Brekstyn Schutten | 11,800,000 |
Table 306 | 6 | Evgeni Tourevski | 2,600,000 |
Table 306 | 7 | Seth Fischer | 1,800,000 |
Table 306 | 8 | Paul Lee | 4,600,000 |
Table 306 | 9 | Frank Marasco | 4,500,000 |
Table 307 | 1 | Ori Hasson | 6,360,000 |
Table 307 | 2 | Sorel Mizzi | 11,100,000 |
Table 307 | 3 | Ahmed Nimer | 6,100,000 |
Table 307 | 4 | Bohdan Slyvinskyi | 4,300,000 |
Table 307 | 5 | Sebastian Medina | 7,100,000 |
Table 307 | 6 | Jose Latorre | 3,100,000 |
Table 307 | 7 | Scott Ball | 9,750,000 |
Table 307 | 8 | Michael Shanahan | 9,800,000 |
Table 307 | 9 | Mathew Solitro | 8,700,000 |
Table 311 | 1 | Ronnie Ballantyne | 7,500,000 |
Table 311 | 2 | Donnie Phan | 4,200,000 |
Table 311 | 3 | Phuoc Nguyen | 6,000,000 |
Table 311 | 4 | Derek Gregory | 7,000,000 |
Table 311 | 5 | David Jackson | 9,700,000 |
Table 311 | 6 | Oscar Alache | 2,100,000 |
Table 311 | 7 | Gyuhoon Kang | 1,310,000 |
Table 311 | 8 | Cyril Mira | 5,400,000 |
Table 311 | 9 | Daniel Kim | 1,500,000 |
Lee Eliminates Devereux
Paul Lee jammed after the came on the flop and was called by Gareth Devereux who was at risk for his tournament life.
Gareth Devereux:
Paul Lee:
Devereux was eliminated after neither the turn nor the
river improved his hand.
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6,600,000 | -200,000 | |||
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Busted |
Nimer Finds Pocket Aces to Oust Lu
Michael Shanahan raised to 160,000 from early position, Lingkun Lu shoved for 2,300,000 and Ahmed Nimer called. Shanahan got out of the way and Lu was at risk.
Lingkun Lu:
Ahmed Nimer:
The completed the board and Nimer's pocket rockets held to eliminate Lu.
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11,900,000 | -300,000 | |||
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7,350,000 | 2,050,000 | |||
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Busted |
More Chip Counts
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4,550,000 | -50,000 | |||
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4,500,000 | 1,400,000 | |||
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4,400,000 | -900,000 | |||
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3,100,000 | 500,000 | |||
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2,500,000 | -550,000 |