2017 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj75
Prize
$1,395,767
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,800,000
Entries
100
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
0

Aaron Katz Leads to Begin Day 3 of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Chip Leader Aaron Katz
Chip Leader Aaron Katz

Welcome to Day 3 coverage of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

The starting field of 100 players is down to just 44, with each looking to capture the first-place prize of $1,395,767, the World Series of Poker bracelet, and the prestige of winning one of the premier events in the poker world.

Aaron Katz is in pole position to begin the day, leading the field with 1,642,000. Katz was second in chips entering Day 2 and rode a rush in the middle of the day to cross the million-chip mark. He continued to add to his stack in the final level on Monday, en route to his bagging the chip lead. Rounding out the five chip counts are Talal Shakerchi (1,480,500), two-time PPC champion Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (1,087,000), Elior Sion (1,033,500), and Andrey Zaichenko (962,000).

A plethora of big names remain, and it would do a disservice to only list a few of them. Below find the complete Day 3 table and seat draw — scroll down and see the many notables still in the hunt:

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon171Joseph CoudenUnited States515,000
Amazon172Aaron KatzUnited States1,642,000
Amazon173David OppenheimUnited States232,500
Amazon174Mike SextonUnited States287,000
Amazon175Johannes BeckerGermany293,000
Amazon176David BachUnited States735,000
      
Amazon181Scott SeiverUnited States369,500
Amazon182Alex KostritsynRussia284,000
Amazon183Robert MizrachiUnited States397,500
Amazon184Tommy HangUnited States580,000
Amazon185David SteickeHong Kong656,500
Amazon186Ivo DonevAustria460,000
      
Amazon191Brett RicheyUnited States683,500
Amazon192Phil HuiUnited States537,000
Amazon193Mike MatusowUnited States673,500
Amazon194Phil GalfondUnited States719,500
Amazon195Marco JohnsonUnited States281,000
Amazon196Isaac HaxtonUnited States730,000
      
Amazon201Jason MercierUnited States592,000
Amazon202Michael MizrachiUnited States1,087,000
Amazon203Josh AriehUnited States592,000
Amazon204Matthew AshtonUnited Kingdom910,500
Amazon205Daniel AlaeiUnited States373,500
Amazon206Mark GregorichUnited States382,500
      
Amazon211Ian JohnsUnited States339,000
Amazon212Felipe RamosBrazil263,500
Amazon213Mike WattelUnited States473,000
Amazon214Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom232,000
Amazon216Ralph PerryUnited States560,000
      
Amazon221Justin BonomoUnited States127,000
Amazon222Jake AbdallaUnited States731,500
Amazon223James ObstAustralia649,500
Amazon224Elior SionUnited Kingdom1,033,500
Amazon225Anthony ZinnoUnited States863,500
      
Amazon232Bryn KenneyUnited States171,000
Amazon233Eugene KatchalovUkraine94,500
Amazon234Cary KatzUnited States446,000
Amazon235Shaun DeebUnited States541,000
Amazon236David "ODB" BakerUnited States121,500
      
Amazon241Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom1,480,500
Amazon243Daniel NegreanuCanada678,000
Amazon244Andrey ZaichenkoRussia962,000
Amazon245Gary BensonAustralia882,000
Amazon246Paul VolpeUnited States292,000

Only 15 players will cash, and Day 3 should end right around that 15-player mark. Six 100-level minutes will be played and the action will resume with limits of 12,000/24,000 in limit games and blinds of 3,000/6,000 in big-bet games.

Keep it here at PokerNews for live updates on all of the action as the Poker Players Championship approaches the money bubble!

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