Jamie Kerstetter opened to 1,300 from under the gun. A player in middle position moved all in for around 7,000. The player on the button then moved all in for slightly more. The blinds folded, and Kerstetter called, putting two players at risk.
Kerstetter:
Middle Position:
Button:
The board ran out , and Kerstetter eliminated two players, adding two bounties to the pile by her stack.
In the third hand of his tournament, Dzmitry Urbanovich moved all in for 7,350 from under the gun. It folded to a player in middle position, who called. The remaining players in the hand folded.
Urbanovich:
Middle Position:
The board ran out , and Urbanovich's cause was helped by an early double-up.
The player under the gun limped. Dzmitry Urbanovich, in the cutoff, raised to 1,800. Action folded back to the limper, who added the remainder.
The flop was . The player under the gun checked. Urbanovich bet 2,200. His opponent check-raised all in. Urbanovich instantly called, putting his 13,275 at risk.
Dzmitry Urbanovich:
Opponent:
The and filled out the board, and Urbanovich got his double-up.
Tournament officials have confirmed the prizepool and have announced the payouts. A total of 1,927 entrants created a prizepool of $1,637,950. Of that prizepool, $963,000 will be paid out in bounties.
The top 290 places will be paid, with 290th place worth $1,414. The winner will take home a WSOP gold bracelet and $266,646 in prize money.
According to the chip counts, both Duy Ho and Govert Metaal are up into six-figure territory. Ho has been using the MyStack app to update his chip stack, and we swung by to notice that fellow big stack Govert Metaal is also seated at his table.
Stay tuned to see where the pair end up at the end of the night.