Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$4,959,525
Entries
2,229
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
23
Players Left
1
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT 1 | 1 | Colin Robinson | United States | 4,835,000 | 48 |
| FT 1 | 2 | ||||
| FT 1 | 3 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 5,055,000 | 51 |
| FT 1 | 4 | Gianluca Cedolia | Canada | 4,665,000 | 47 |
| FT 1 | 5 | ||||
| FT 1 | 6 | Peter Park | United States | 4,540,000 | 45 |
| FT 1 | 7 | John Reiter | United States | 7,280,000 | 73 |
| FT 1 | 8 | Ari Shin | United States | 1,640,000 | 16 |
| FT 1 | 9 | Mike Holtz | United States | 1,015,000 | 10 |
| FT 2 | 1 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 9,935,000 | 99 |
| FT 2 | 2 | David Dongwoo Ko | Canada | 2,110,000 | 21 |
| FT 2 | 3 | ||||
| FT 2 | 4 | Michael Liang | United States | 2,115,000 | 21 |
| FT 2 | 5 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 4,500,000 | 45 |
| FT 2 | 6 | David Guay | Canada | 925,000 | 9 |
| FT 2 | 7 | Jose Rodriguez | Honduras | 1,700,000 | 17 |
| FT 2 | 8 | ||||
| FT 2 | 9 | Vitalijs Zavorotnijs | Latvia | 2,745,000 | 27 |
| FT 3 | 1 | Akshat Bajaj | Canada | 1,950,000 | 20 |
| FT 3 | 2 | Rui Ferreira | Portugal | 1,300,000 | 13 |
| FT 3 | 3 | Michael Newman | United States | 2,865,000 | 29 |
| FT 3 | 4 | Ky Nguyen | United States | 3,850,000 | 39 |
| FT 3 | 5 | Alisson Piekazewicz | Brazil | 3,500,000 | 35 |
| FT 3 | 6 | Gonzalo Almada | Argentina | 3,360,000 | 34 |
| FT 3 | 7 | Ivan Stankov | Bulgaria | 6,400,000 | 64 |
| FT 3 | 8 | Barry Shulman | United States | 3,045,000 | 30 |
| FT 3 | 9 | Jin Hoon Lee | South Korea | 1,390,000 | 14 |
Only 23 out of a field of 2,229 will be back for Day 3 of Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2024 World Series of Poker in the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The final 23 will be back at noon local time as the biggest slices of a nearly $5 million prize pool are up for grabs.
The event is scheduled to play to a winner today, but don't be surprised if this tournament needs an extra day to crown its champion. The champion will receive an astonishing $667,963 on top of the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
All eyes are on Nacho Barbero, who leads the pack with a stack just shy of ten million, nearly 100 big blinds in the new level. Despite having been around the poker world for about two decades, the Argentinian giant is coming off a career year including no fewer than three seven-figure scores worldwide and a slew of six-figure cashes.
Barbero has one bracelet, won in a Super Turbo Bounty in 2022, and can potentially add a second piece of hardware to his collection.
Top Ten Chip Stacks Leading Into Day 3
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 9,935,000 | 99 |
| 2 | John Reiter | United States | 7,280,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Ivan Stankov | Bulgaria | 6,400,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 5,055,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Colin Robinson | United States | 4,835,000 | 48 |
| 6 | Gianluca Cedolia | Canada | 4,665,000 | 47 |
| 7 | Peter Park | United States | 4,540,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 4,500,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Alisson Piekazewicz | Brazil | 3,500,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Gonzalo Almada | Argentina | 3,360,000 | 34 |
Although Barbero's position is strong, plenty of crushers are left in the field looking to deny the Argentinian. Among them is Brazil's Andre Akkari, who will return fourth in chips with 5,055,000. Bracelet winners Peter Park, Carl Shaw, Jin Hoon Lee, Rui Ferrera, Mike Holtz, David Guay, and the iconic Barry Shulman are all in contention as well.
Action will resume in Level 28 with blinds at 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes throughout, with breaks after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day (~6:30 p.m.). The plan is to play down to a winner today, but this can be subject to change depending on how the late stages go.
Keep following along with PokerNews as we get closer to crowning our next WSOP bracelet winner.
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Play is underway as the players will play down to a victor within the day.
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ivan Stankov raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Barry Shulman made the call from the button
The flop came 4♥7♥8♥ and Stankov was quick to check. Shulman fired for 200,000 and was raised to 525,000 by Stankov. Shulman made the laydown for Stankov to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,050,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
|
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Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Carl Shaw shoved from the button, covering both the blinds, but David Guay was the only one to make the call from the small blind for 875,000.
David Guay: 4♠4♣ 
Carl Shaw: K♠Q♦
The flop came 9♥8♦2♦ for Guay to still be ahead.
The turn was the A♦ to give Shaw a flush draw and he pushed his queen forward but the river completed the board with the 9♠ instead for Guay to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,350,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
||
|
1,950,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
|
||
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Michael Liang was all in from the hijack for 1,865,000 and called and covered by Nacho Barbero in the under-the-gun position.
Michael Liang: 9♠9♥
Nacho Barbero: A♣Q♦
The board read 9♦5♥Q♠Q♥4♣ by the time all the cards had been dealt for Liang to double up with nines-full.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,400,000
1,535,000
|
1,535,000 |
|
||
|
3,980,000
1,865,000
|
1,865,000 |
|
|
||
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
In the second hand of the day, Gianluca Cedolia raised to 210,000 from early position, Colin Robinson called from the small blind, and Jin Hoon Lee called from the big blind. The flop was A♠7♦4♥ and Cedolia continued for 325,000, which only Robinson called.
On the 5♣ turn, Robinson took the initiative and led out for 410,000. Carefully cutting out a call, Cedolia came along after a minute.
The river was the 10♦ and Robinson bet 1,350,000. Cedolia spent six minutes agonizing over his decision before folding his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,300,000
1,465,000
|
1,465,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,400,000
1,265,000
|
1,265,000 |
|
1,000,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
||
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Mike Holtz shoved for 965,000 in the cutoff and Andre Akkari called in the big blind.
Mike Holtz: A♦Q♥
Andre Akkari: A♠10♥
The K♦7♣5♦8♥A♣ board ran out clean for the PokerNews podcast co-host to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,315,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
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