Huihan Wu shoved the hijack for 715,000 and Ravi Shankar announced a call from the button.
Huihan Wu: A♣J♥
Ravi Shankar: A♦10♣
It looked to be showers for Wu as Shankar made two pair on the 10♠9♦A♠ flop. The 5♣ turn was no help for Wu but the J♦ river gave him a higher two pair which kept him alive late on Day 3.
Immediately after doubling Huihan Wu was back in the action as he raised 320,000 under the gun. The action folded around to Chris Klodnicki who announced all-in from the big blind and Wu wasted no time calling off his 1,830,000.
Huihan Wu: 10♦10♣
Chris Klodnicki: A♦3♦
Wu smashed the J♣10♠9♣ flop, making a set of tens and improved to a full house as the board completed with the 2♠ turn and the 9♥ river.
Benjamin Gold opened to 320,000 from the hijack and he was called by Noel Rodriguez in the cutoff, Justin Belforti on the button and Brandon Mitchell in the small blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♠3♥5♣ where everybody checked. But after Mitchell and Gold checked again the 3♠ turn, Rodriguez bet 500,000. He was only called by Belforti.
The Q♦ completed the board and Rodriguez checked. Belforti took this opportunity to bet 1,500,000 and made Rodriguez fold.
Vanessa Kade opened 320,000 under the gun and Ravi Shankar jammed for 560,000 from the small blind. Kade called.
Ravi Shankar: K♦7♦
Vanessa Kade: A♠Q♣
The 8♦4♠3♦ was a good one for Shankar as he picked up a flush draw to go along with his two live cards. The 6♣ turn gave him a straight draw and the 7♠ river improved him to a pair of sevens to double through Kade.
Day 3 of Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker has come to an end at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 1,773 entrants were recorded, generating a total prize pool of $4,733,910.
By the end of the night, only 13 players remained of the 105 players that began the day as they battle for the $676,900 first-place prize and the WSOP gold bracelet. Among the remaining players, Noel Rodriguez leads the pack with a massive stack of 15,425,000, and hot on his heels is Justin Belforti with 15,050,000 both more than doubling Brandon Mitchell who bagged the third highest count with 6,050,000.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Noel Rodriguez
United States
15,425,000
77
2
Justin Belforti
United States
15,050,000
75
3
Brandon Mitchell
United States
6,050,000
30
4
Vanessa Kade
Canada
5,625,000
28
5
Victor Paredes
United States
4,550,000
23
6
Marc Foggin
United Kingdom
4,375,000
22
7
Benjamin Gold
United States
3,875,000
19
8
Paolo Boi
Italy
3,700,000
19
9
Juan Vecino
Spain
3,700,000
19
10
Huihan Wu
United States
2,520,000
13
11
Jiang Pu
United Kingdom
2,375,000
12
12
Ravi Shankar
United States
2,025,000
10
13
Chris Klodnicki
United States
1,475,000
7
Kristen Foxen
Not all who made Day 3 were fortunate enough to advance into the final day, though including Benjamin Spragg (75th), Simon Wiciak (70th), Anthony Zinno (62nd), Andre Akkari (57th), and Kristen Foxen (55th) when she lost a race against Alexander Tkatschew who went on to finish in 22nd place.
The final 13 players are guaranteed a payout of $37,580, but all eyes will be on the grand prize of $676,900.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$676,900
2
$451,299
3
$326,883
4
$239,451
5
$177,416
6
$132,978
7
$100,840
8
$77,378
9
$60,088
10-11
$47,229
12-13
$37,580
Day 4 gets underway at 12 p.m. local time on June 27. Blinds start at 100,000/200,000 and a big blind ante of 200,000, and play will continue until a champion has been crowned.
Stay tuned for all the excitement as the PokerNews live reporting team covers Day 4 of this event and continues our comprehensive summer-long coverage of the 2024 WSOP at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
