Only 68 Remain For Day 3 of Event #51: $400 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em
After the dust settled on Day 2 of Event #51: $400 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em, only 68 bagged and tagged for Day 3 starting today at 11 a.m. local time in the Bally's Event Center. The final 68 will all be chasing the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and top prize of $414,490.
Leading the way is a Jordan Pelon who has just one recorded WSOP cash for $4,483, but put on a clinic yesterday, knocking out opponent after opponent on his way to bagging up 30,350,000 chips.
Event #51: $400 The Colossus Top 10 Chip Counts
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS |
| 1 | Jordan Pelon | France | 30,350,000 |
| 2 | Francklin Flory | France | 17,375,000 |
| 3 | Ari Oxman | United States | 17,200,000 |
| 4 | Raymond Downing | United States | 17,025,000 |
| 5 | Frank Jamrow | United States | 15,975,000 |
| 6 | Alon Butcher Guttman | United States | 14,800,000 |
| 7 | Hartt Stearns | United States | 14,125,000 |
| 8 | Anthony Ruttler | United States | 13,850,000 |
| 9 | Gabriel Andrade | Ecuador | 13,525,000 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Loiacono | United States | 13,175,000 |
Pelon’s closest challengers include Francklin Flory (17,375,000) and Ari Oxman (17,200,000). Frank Jamrow (15,975,000) and Gabriel Andrade (13,525,000), who entertained his table both with his play and his singing, are also in the top ten. Bracelet winner David Jackson survived the day on a short stack of 4,600,000.
Play is set to resume at level 33 with blinds at 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 big blind ante. Levels are 40-minutes with a 15-minute break every three levels and a dinner break on the schedule. Day 3 is set to play down to a winner but if needed players may see a Day 4 if necessary.
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