button in SafariViktor Blom, Gus Hansen Among 30 Players Chasing a Spot at the Final Table on Day 3 of $10,000 Big O Championship
The final table is the goal when 30 players return for Day 3 of Event #42: $10,000 Big O Championship at 1 p.m. local time.
Doug Lorgeree leads the group that will reconvene inside the Paris Las Vegas ballroom after navigating their way through a 456-player field over the last two days. Lorgeree takes a massive stack of 3,355,000 into the event’s penultimate day, more than 1,000,000 ahead of his closest challenger.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Lorgeree | United States | 3,355,000 | 134 |
| 2 | Scott Clements | United States | 2,000,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Joshua Ray | United States | 1,700,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Daniel Aharoni | United States | 1,670,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Dan Shak | United States | 1,590,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Sean Troha | United States | 1,525,000 | 61 |
| 7 | David Benyamine | France | 1,460,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Lawrence Brandt | United States | 1,445,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Taylor Atchison | United States | 1,260,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
Scott Clements has already experienced WSOP glory this year, winning his fourth bracelet in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. He enters in second place with 2,000,000 in pursuit of some more WSOP gold to add to his collection.
Joshua Ray (1,700,000), Daniel Aharoni (1,670,000), and Dan Shak (1,590,000) complete the top five. Bracelet winners Sean Troha (1,525,000), David Benyamine (1,460,00), and Qinghai Pan (1,590,000) are also inside the top ten to begin the day.
Further down the leaderboard are Christian Harder (875,000), James Obst (800,000), Gus Hansen (735,000), Viktor Blom (680,000), Bobby James (620,000), and Mike Matusow (500,000). The short stacks include Sam Soverel (255,000) and Nick Schulman (210,000).
The action on Day 3 picks up on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 60 minutes throughout the day. The plan is to play down to the final five players today.
The 30 remaining players have all locked up $27,669 out of the $4,240,800 prize pool. A spot at the eight-handed final table is worth at least $80,773, while the champion takes home $861,287 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $861,287 | 8 | $80,773 |
| 2 | $574,168 | 9 | $62,455 |
| 3 | $394,724 | 10-11 | $49,316 |
| 4 | $276,471 | 12-15 | $39,786 |
| 5 | $197,362 | 16-23 | $32,809 |
| 6 | $143,645 | 24-30 | $27,669 |
| 7 | $106,635 |
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