button in SafariAxel Bayout Among the Leaders for the Final Day of Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em
Of the 20,488 entrants into the maiden event of this year’s World Series of Poker, only 13 are left standing at the beginning of the third and final day of play. Action is set to kick off in Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em at 2 p.m. local time inside the Paris Ballroom.
The title of chip leader going into Day 3 goes to David Prociak, who managed to bag up an impressive 88,000,000 chips, good for 44 big blinds when play resumes today. Not far behind is Alexander Kaviani with 81,500,000 chips, and Jurgen Pirgu rounds out the podium having finished the day well behind the frontrunners with 45,500,000 chips.
Start of Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Prociak | United States | 88,000,000 |
| 2 | Alexander Kaviani | United States | 81,500,000 |
| 3 | Jurgen Pirgu | United States | 45,500,000 |
| 4 | Axel Bayout | France | 43,000,000 |
| 5 | Jalil Houssain | Palestine | 39,500,000 |
| 6 | Kartik Ved | India | 35,000,000 |
| 7 | Philip Chun | United States | 32,000,000 |
| 8 | Sheldon Phelps | United States | 29,500,000 |
| 9 | Joseph Trezzo | United States | 29,500,000 |
| 10 | Rocco Iati | United States | 28,500,000 |
| 11 | Alex Ferrari | United States | 22,000,000 |
| 12 | Christopher Cawlfield | United States | 21,500,000 |
| 13 | William Carter | United States | 17,000,000 |
There are also multiple players in the field seeking to multiply their bracelet tally today, with past winners Axel Bayout (43,000,000) and Kartik Ved (35,000,000) also making the cut, having outlasted over 20,000 players in the seventh-largest WSOP tournament in history.
Each of the remaining 13 players has already locked up a cool $27,200 score, independent of any bounties received from eliminating players, coming from the $5,255,172 regular prize pool and the $4,096,600 bounty prize pool. That being said, all eyes will be on the $400,000 payday for the eventual winner, as well as the WSOP bracelet that is up for grabs.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 |
| 2 | $265,000 |
| 3 | $200,000 |
| 4 | $155,000 |
| 5 | $115,000 |
| 6 | $90,000 |
| 7 | $72,000 |
| 8-9 | $43,000 |
| 10-11 | $32,856 |
| 12-13 | $27,200 |
Action will resume at Level 40, with blinds at 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 2,000,000 big blind ante. Level duration remains at 40 minutes throughout, and a winner will be crowned by the end of play today.
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