button in SafariJean-Robert Bellande Chases Second WSOP Bracelet With Final Seven Players Set
After ten levels of play, Day 3 action has come to a close here in Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2026 World Series of Poker, hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Of the 57 runners who started the day, only seven players will return for Day 4 on Friday. The remaining competitors will be battling it out for a piece of the $3,471,000 prize pool, with the winner taking home the first-place prize of $538,158, as well as the coveted gold bracelet.
Jean-Robert Bellande was one of two players to break the 10,000,000-chip mark and sits first on the leaderboard with 16,290,000. Christos Argyriadis ended the day in second with 13,600,000, and rounding out the top three is Omar Zazay with 6,900,000.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 16,290,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Christos Argyriadis | Greece | 13,600,000 | 68 |
| 3 | Omar Zazay | United States | 6,900,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Jessica Vierling | Germany | 4,885,000 | 24 |
| 5 | Guofeng Wang | China | 3,910,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Jim Collopy | United States | 3,690,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Troy Donaldson | United States | 3,220,000 | 16 |
Bellande came to the unofficial final table as a middling stack (4,875,000), but waited for his spots as he eliminated Kevin Naegelen with ace-king versus ace-queen, as his kicker played to take his chip count to over 16,000,000.
Argyriadis was the chip leader (9,700,000) as the final table started, but had a very swingy day after eliminating Adam Kharman and Mario Colavita in the build-up to the final table, before running into Bellande's aces, which reduced his lead.
Zazay entered the final table fourth in chips and had a bumpy road to Day 4 after running into Bellande's pocket kings when he had pocket tens, and losing to Guofeng Wang's ace-jack with pocket kings, but he fought back to finish third in chips.
Still in the mix is Jim Collopy, who bagged 3,690,000 at the end of Day 3. Collopy is a well-respected player with over $12,492,667 in total live earnings tallied on his resume, according to The Hendon Mob, and is the only player left standing picked in the 25k fantasy.
Notable players who had a deep run but will not come back for Day 4 include Joseph Cheong, Joe Mckeehen, Pavel Plesuv, Klemens Roiter, Jon Vallinas, Jamie Flynn, Samuel Laskowitz, Ian O'Hara, Darren Rabinowitz, and Christopher Puetz.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $538,158 | ||
| 2 | $358,705 | ||
| 3 | $256,761 | ||
| 4 | $186,161 | ||
| 5 | $136,737 | ||
| 6 | $101,765 | ||
| 7 | $76,754 |
Day 4 will start at 1 p.m. local time on Friday, June 12, when the event will play down to a winner. The tournament will resume on Level 31 with blinds at 120,000/240,000/240,000, and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels, with a one-hour dinner break to be determined.
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