More than 12 hours ago, 47 players took their seats to start Day 3 in Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, but that number has been whittled down to just four, who will be returning tomorrow to battle it out for the bracelet. With play originally intended to end with a winner, multiple players still had stacks in front of them after ten levels, meaning the competition will go to an unplanned Day 4.
The title of chip leader belongs to David "ODB" Baker, who is sitting on an impressive 13,600,000, good for 54 big blinds. Baker won a huge pot towards the end of the night against Chuanshu Chen, further solidifying his lead. Just behind him is Chen himself (12,200,000), who has been in and out of the chip lead all evening, only losing it for good late on.
Final Four Seating and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 13,600,000 | 54 |
| 2 | Carmino Argiero | United States | 9,900,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Chuanshu Chen | China | 12,200,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Ron West | United States | 4,450,000 | 18 |
Ron West will come into Day 4 last in chips, despite an extremely solid performance throughout Day 3. His massive win in a pot against Chen helped him make a few pay jumps, and he'll hope to make a few more by carrying on his strong run through to the final day on the felt.
John Esposito was in the hunt to become a two-time WSOP champion; however, he was unable to double his bracelet tally, busting in seventh and just missing out on a six-figure score. Only one bracelet winner remains with chips going into the final day, making this a great opportunity for a new face to get their hands on some hardware. Another big name to exit on Day 3 was David Stamm, who took a horrible beat right after play got down to two tables.
Baker is looking to take down his fourth WSOP title, as well as to gain some much-needed points for his 25K Fantasy team, “Team Australia,” who currently sit second-to-last on the leaderboard. Due to his chip lead, his three opponents will need to put in a stellar performance if they fancy taking the crown away from him. Said remaining players have locked up a career-high score, with underdog Carmino Argiero already having tripled his total live earnings with this one score. Still, they surely will have their eyes on the top prize of $646,845.
The four remaining players have been asked to return to Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas at noon, June 15. The players are currently guaranteed a minimum of $215,095, a number that will increase with each elimination.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $646,845 |
| 2 | $431,173 |
| 3 | $302,208 |
| 4 | $215,095 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you the best of the action from the final four players as they battle it out to determine a winner on Day 4.
