Mike Gorodinsky opened the cutoff and Todd Brunson called in the small blind.
The Q♦6♥4♣ flop checked through to the 2♦ turn which saw Brunson lead for 35,000 and Gorodinsky called.
Brunson slowed down with a check on the 9♦ river before Gorodinsky put out a bet of 130,000 and Brunson called after a small tank. He got the bad news as Gorodinsky tabled 5♦4♦ for a rivered flush to drag an early pot and leave Brunson relatively short.
Eric Wasserson: Ax9x5x / 6x2x4x8x
Brian Hastings: XxXx / 4x7x2xAx / Xx
There were some jokes being tossed around when all five players came along to see fourth street on which Kahle Burns tossed a king and Ioannis Konstas tossed a jack. Only Eric Wasserson and Brian Hastings remained with the former betting his lead. Wasserson bet until fifth street and then made it two bets on sixth.
Hastings check-called on seventh and was shown a sixty-five to scoop the pot.
"Thanks for playing guys," he joked while raking in the pot.
Hastings mentioned that he had paired his trey on seventh.
The next mixed game bracelet is set to be awarded at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), as the final 13 players resume their title chase in Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship.
Canadian standout Thomas Taylor holds a sizeable chip advantage after two days of action at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, with action set to pick back up at 1:00 p.m. local time.
Taylor is looking for a spot at his third final table of the summer, registering his 11th payday of the series that includes a pair of runner-up results. He bagged up 1,803,000 chips, and now has a great shot at firmly entering the WSOP Player of the Year Race if he can earn a coveted gold bracelet for the first time.
Another player on the hunt for a first career bracelet is Jon Turner, who sits second in chips with 1,589,000. Turner has earned his seventh cash of the series, looking to improve on an eighth-place finish in Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship just under a month ago.
Day 3 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Thomas Taylor
Canada
1,803,000
2
Jon Turner
United States
1,589,000
3
Kahle Burns
Australia
1,588,000
4
Eric Wasserson
United States
1,200,000
5
Bradley Jansen
United States
953,000
6
Mike Gorodinsky
United States
937,000
7
Brian Hastings
United States
800,000
8
Brian Tate
United States
750,000
9
Jeremy Ausmus
United States
572,000
10
Todd Brunson
United States
555,000
11
Ioannis Konstas
Greece
488,000
12
Sachin Bhargava
United States
410,000
13
Jordan Griff
United States
102,000
Kahle Burns
The freezeout event attracted 195 entries, resulting in a prize pool of $1,813,500. The champion is set to take home $422,421, but will have to outlast a stellar field of remaining competitors full of WSOP champions and 25K Fantasy picks.
Seven of the next eight names on the leaderboard fit into those categories, starting with Kahle Burns in third place with 1,588,000. Americans Eric Wasserson (1,200,000), Bradley Jansen (953,000), Mike Gorodinsky (937,000), Brian Hastings (800,000), and Jeremy Ausmus (572,000) all remain in contention to add more hardware to their collections.
Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson (555,000) is also still in the mix, rounding out the top ten heading into Day 3. Sitting as the short stack is Jordan Griff, who tripled his stack late last night to bring back 102,000.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$422,421
6
$68,071
2
$277,960
7
$51,385
3
$187,724
8-9
$39,966
4
$130,211
10-11
$32,057
5
$92,829
12-13
$26,543
Todd Brunson
All 13 players have earned at least $26,543, with nearly double that total within reach by clinching a spot at the final table of seven.
Action resumes on Level 19 at 1 p.m. local time, as players will navigate big bet blinds at 6,000/12,000 and limits of 25,000/50,000. Breaks will occur after each 90-minute level is completed, with a dinner break to be determined at the final table.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the final day, as we’ll have live coverage inside the ropes as the $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship determines its winner inside the Horseshoe Event Center.
