Maxwell Young raised to 500,000 at the cutoff. After the button folded, Joseph Alban made a small three-bet of 1,150,000 out of the small blind.
The player in the big blind folded, and action returned to Young, who moved all in for his remaining stack.
Alban went in the tank, and then asked the dealer for a count, which was confirmed as 5,885,000.
Alban then reached down to his card protector, a toy car. He wound it up and let it go, allowing it to race across the felt into Young’s all-in stack, which was directly in front of Young.
“Is that a call?” Young asked.
“Yes,” Alban replied.
The cards were then tabled, with Young at risk.
Maxwell Young: A♥Q♦
Joseph Alban: K♦K♠
Alban’s hand appeared to surprise Young, as he watched the dealer fan J♦10♠Q♥ on the flop. The 7♠ on the turn kept Alban in the lead, and 10♣ on the river ended Young’s tournament.
Young, however, had to ask a final question as he packed his belongings.
“Did you mean to slow roll me or were you really worried I had aces?” Young asked across the table to Alban.
Day 3 of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em has concluded here at the Horseshoe Las Vegas after ten levels of play. Of the 416 runners who started the day, only 55 players will return for Day 4, all of whom have locked up at least $21,025, of the $11,619,840 prizepool.
After three days of poker, less than one percent of the field is left standing from the 8,704 entrants that began on Day 1. The remaining competitors all have their eyes on the $1,098,220 first-place prize, as well as the coveted World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet.
The chip leader heading into the start of Day 4 is Martin Kabrhel (24,425,000), who is fresh off a tenth place finish in Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. Kabrhel will be looking to close this one out and capture his third WSOP bracelet.
End of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Martin Kabrhel
Czech Republic
24,425,000
81
2
Tim Reilly
United States
24,000,000
80
3
Wayne Harmon
United States
20,000,000
67
4
Jeremy Maher
United States
15,975,000
53
5
Joseph Alban
United States
13,550,000
45
6
Samuel Bifarella
France
13,200,000
44
7
Justin Zaki
United States
12,575,000
42
8
Ryan Sullivan
United States
12,350,000
41
9
Mathew Frankland
United Kingdom
10,950,000
37
10
Manuel Estol
Argentina
10,700,000
36
Tim Reilly (24,000,000), and Wayne Harmon (20,000,000) are not far behind in second and third, respectively. Both are seeking their first WSOP bracelets, along with the glory and the the one million dollars up top.
Other notable players that are returning include Justin Zaki (12,575,000), Arnaud Enselme, (10,425,000), Fausto Valdez (8,425,000), John Duthie (8,000,000), Gregory Jensen (4,625,000), Euan McNicholas (2,650,000), Joao Simao (2,275,000), and Nadya Magnus (2,250,000), who is the last woman standing in the massive field.
Nadya Magnus is the last woman standing in this event
Several well known players that fell just shy of making it to Day 4 included Ryan Laplante (95th - $10,701), Jamie Kerstetter (88th - $12,528), Ryan Leng (70th - $17,562), Timur Margolin (65th - $17,562), Kristen Foxen (62nd - $21,025), and Stephen Song (59th - $21,025)
Others who made deep runs but busted during Day 3 were Shannon Shorr (137th - $9,210), Kevin Martin (157th - $9,210), Alex Foxen (162nd - $7,987), Kelly Lucas (163rd - $7,987), Vitor Dzivielevski (192nd - $7,987), Barry Greenstein (197th - $7,987), Arthur Morris (205th - $7,987), Jake Schwartz (235th - $6,979), Brian Yoon (264th), and Toby Lewis (230th - $6,979).
Action will begin on Day 4 at 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday, June 18, at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, where another ten levels will be played. The tournament will resume at Level 32, with blinds at 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.
