button in SafariDean Rutledge Among the Big Stacks For Penultimate Day of Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors
Day 3 of Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors begins at 11 a.m. local time at the 2026 World Series of Poker, with only 103 players remaining from the original field of 3,323 entries inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. By the end of play, that number is planned to be reduced to just five, bringing the tournament closer to crowning a new WSOP champion.
Starting the penultimate day as the one to catch is the United States' Kelley Slay, who bagged 2,085,000 at the end of Day 2 and was the only player to eclipse the two-million-chip mark. Behrouz Keshtavar returns with 1,800,000, while Dean Rutledge rounds out the top three with 1,585,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelley Slay | United States | 2,085,000 | 104 |
| 2 | Behrouz Keshtavar | United States | 1,800,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Dean Rutledge | United States | 1,585,000 | 79 |
| 4 | Barbara Sargent | United States | 1,515,000 | 76 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Camp | United States | 1,485,000 | 74 |
| 6 | Istvan Toro | Hungary | 1,320,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Mehrdad Yousefzadeh | United States | 1,300,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Timothy Garner | United States | 1,285,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Lionel Barracano | France | 1,275,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Paul Mcmullin | United States | 1,235,000 | 62 |
Several familiar faces remain in the hunt. Former bracelet winners Kenna James (790,000), Rob Hollink (690,000), Kevin Song (605,000), and two-time bracelet winner David Jackson (455,000) all navigated their way through Day 2. Also advancing with healthy stacks are the Day 1 chip leader Antonio Gheller (630,000), Salvatore Busacca (575,000), and Jorge Martinez (560,000).
Also returning are 2004 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer (345,000), bracelet winner Antonin Teisseire (322,000), and JJ Liu (315,000), who all remain within striking distance of the bigger stacks. At the other end of the counts sits Tai Ta, who returns with just 10,000 chips and will need an immediate spin-up to keep his tournament hopes alive.
Play resumes on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante, and blinds levels continue to be 60 minutes in length. The remaining players have already locked up at least $3,024 from the $2,924,240 prize pool, but with juicy payouts beginning to come into view and $355,263 awaiting the eventual champion, there is still plenty left to play for.
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Stay tuned to PokerNews for continuing coverage of Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors as the field races this down toward the final table and beyond.