On a board of 
in a pot of roughly 500,000, Anthony Spinella put the pressure on with a bet of 390,000. Yoshiya Agata tanked a while before eventually letting his hand go, awarding Spinella the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000 | -70,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -335,000 |
Jeff Lennon opened from the hijack to 65,000 and William Watson called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Lennon continued for 65,000. Lacer called.
On the 
turn, Lennon bet for 135,000 and Watson raised to 400,000. Lennon shoved his stack and Watson called off for around 400,000 more.
Jeff Lennon: 
William Watson: 
Though Lennon turned a set, Watson was still drawing to eight straight outs on the river. However, the 
arrived and Lennon earned a full double-up.
Watson has now been knocked down to around seven big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | 1,120,000 |
|
200,000 | -970,000 |
Action started when Johnnie Moreno opened to 60,000 from early position. Only Arash Houshmand-Parsi called from the big blind.
The flop was 
. Houshmand-Parsi checked and Moreno bet 70,000 which was called.
When the 
hit the turn Houshmand-Parsi now bet out 95,000 and Moreno made the call.
The completed the board and again Houshmand-Parsi bet, this time to 325,000.
"I have the best hand to bluff catch", said Moreno before flicking in a call.
Houshmand-Parsi turned over 
for ace-high and Moreno turned over 
, good enough to scoop the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | -635,000 |
|
2,250,000 | 580,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
After starting with 6,501 entrants in Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em, we enter the pivotal Day 3 with just 271 remaining players.
On Monday, these final 271 runners can all take a huge step toward their dream of the $966,577 top prize and, of course, the gold bracelet.
Everyone still in has already locked up at least $5,054 of the $8,678,835 prize pool, with two-time WSOP bracelet winner Calvin Anderson leading the way with 4,040,000 chips.
Not too far behind is John Simonian, who is also over the four million mark with 4,020,000.
Rounding out the top five are Colombia's Sebastian Toro (3,520,000), George Abi-Zeid (3,495,000), and Brazilian WSOP bracelet winner Joao Simao.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 4,040,000 | 135 |
| 2 | John Simonian | United States | 4,020,000 | 134 |
| 3 | Sebastian Toro | Colombia | 3,520,000 | 117 |
| 4 | George Abi-Zeid | United States | 3,495,000 | 117 |
| 5 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 3,490,000 | 116 |
| 6 | Josh Weiss | United States | 3,465,000 | 116 |
| 7 | Joseph Bartholdi | United States | 3,340,000 | 111 |
| 8 | Aditya Agarwal | India | 3,240,000 | 108 |
| 9 | Nishant Sharma | United States | 3,135,000 | 105 |
| 10 | Rahul Deevara | United States | 3,065,000 | 102 |
Three-time WSOP winner Ryan Leng is very much in contention with 2,615,000, while fellow bracelet winners Arash Ghaneian (1,940,000), Anthony Spinella (1,670,000), Andres Korn (1,650,000), James Mackey (1,555,000), Justin Saliba (1,505,000), Boris Kolev (1,475,000), Jason Gooch (1,415,000), Max Steinberg (1,350,000), Eoghan O'Dea (1,205,000), Steven Wolansky (1,195,000), Gediminas Uselis (1,125,000), Nipun Java (1,025,000), Michael Noori (635,000), and Scott Bohlman (485,000) are all looking to add another piece of hardware to their collections.
Popular poker vlogger Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno is also in the mix, having bagged 1,670,000 chips going into Day 3. Matt Affleck is also still hanging around with 1,990,000.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Payouts (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $966,577 |
| 2 | $597,362 |
| 3 | $449,912 |
| 4 | $341,095 |
| 5 | $260,315 |
| 6 | $199,995 |
| 7 | $154,688 |
| 8 | $120,455 |
| 9 | $94,439 |
Just like Sunday's Day 2, the remaining field will play 10 one-hour levels, taking 15-minute breaks every two levels. The 60-minute dinner break will commence at the end of level 29 (roughly 7 p.m. local time).
PokerNews will be on-site all day long to capture all the action as the remaining runners look to make a deep run and go after the gold bracelet.
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
