Max Lehmanski Leads The Final 18 Players

Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed). The starting field of 175 entries is down to just 18 hopefuls, each looking to capture the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet, as well as the $1,205,324 first-place prize.

Day 1 chip leader Max Lehmanski leads the way into Day 3 as well with 1,982,000 and is followed by a slew of excellent competitors. Stephen Chidwick is second in chips with 1,782,000 and bracelet-winner Phil Galfond is third with 1,479,000. Dani Stern (1,469,000) and bracelet-winner Steve Sung (1,227,000) round out the top five and are these five are the only ones with seven-figure stacks. Also still in the field is David "Bakes" Baker (291,000), making his eighth cash of the 2013 WSOP and he is looking not only lock up a seat at his sixth final table of the summer thus far, but to capture that elusive third WSOP bracelet. Keith Lehr (449,000) remains as well, looking to better his runner-up performance in last year's $10,000 Six-Handed event.

Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw:

Table	Seat	Player	Count
453	1	Steve Sung	1,227,000
453	2	Kevin Eyster	832,000
453	3	Max Lehmanski	1,982,000
453	4	Christian Harder	186,000
453	5	David "Bakes" Baker	291,000
453	6	Stephen Chidwick	1,782,000

452	1	Todd Terry	676,000
452	2	Richard Lyndaker	295,000
452	3	Marvin Rettenmaier	251,000
452	4	Fabian Quoss	222,000
452	5	Shannon Shorr	645,000
452	6	David Benyamine	203,000

447	1	Phil Galfond	1,479,000
447	2	Ognjen Sekularac	509,000
447	3	Jeff Gross	385,000
447	4	Dani Stern	1,469,000
447	5	Keith Lehr	449,000
447	6	Igor Kurganov	284,000

Play resumes at 2:00 p.m. local time, about 15 mintes from now, so be sure to keep it here throughout the day as another WSOP bracelet is awarded.

2013 World Series of Poker

2013 World Series of Poker

Max Lehmanski Leads The Final 18 Players