Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 3 | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-06-05 10:47 UTC-7

Big 50 Starts as 1,597 Players Kick Off Day 3

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Across four Day 1 flights and exactly the same number of Day 2 excursions, 28,371 entries have been played in relays over the past few days here in Las Vegas, filling nearly every room in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Today, with just 1,597 players remaining, everyone has come together in Event #3: $500 BIG 50 as all the remaining players are united into one tournament field for Day 3.

Once cards get in the air, there will be 12 levels, each lasting 50-minutes separating them from continuing on their journey to potential WSOP glory.

The current chip leader is Jerald Williamson who came through Day 2b with 4,105,000 chips to his name. He is the only player over the four million mark, with the likes of Saya Ono (3,810,000), bracelet-winner Benjamin Dobson (3,560,000) and Mikhail Vilkov (3,475,000) hot on his heels.

There are also many notables still left in the field, including Chris Ferguson, Alex Lynskey, Tony Miles, Loni Harwood, Matt Glantz and Alex Foxen, so there will be no shortage of action today.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the updates, confirm the remaining payouts, and keep you up to date with all the action from the floor here at the 2019 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Alex Foxen Alex Lynskey Benjamin Dobson Chris Ferguson Loni Harwood Matt Glantz Mikhail Vilkov Saya Ono Tony Miles

2019-06-05 11:44 UTC-7

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

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Nível 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The Pavilion Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino

The full combined prize pool details have been confirmed:

There were 28,371 entries in total creating a prize pool of $13,509,435. After paying out all the Day 2 eliminations, $10,889,105 has been carried over to Day 3 with 1,597 places getting paid at least $1,600. The winner will walk away with $1,147,449 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize (USD)	Place	Prize (USD)	Place	Prize (USD)	Place	Prize (USD)
1	$1,147,449	10-12	$86,096	64-72	$14,958	496-594	$3,782
2	$709,183	13-15	$67,813	73-81	$12,335	595-693	$3,273
3	$534,574	16-18	$53,714	82-90	$10,233	694-792	$2,850
4	$405,132	19-27	$42,788	91-99	$8,539	793-891	$2,497
5	$308,701	28-36	$34,279	100-198	$7,169	892-990	$2,202
6	$236,508	37-45	$27,620	199-297	$6,054	991-1188	$1,953
7	$182,192	46-54	$22,383	298-396	$5,144	1189-1386	$1,744
8	$141,126	55-63	$18,244	397-495	$4,397	1387-1597	$1,600
9	$109,922

2019-06-05 12:00 UTC-7

My Stack App Activated

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Nível 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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2019-06-05 12:02 UTC-7

2019 Main Event Runner-Up Miles Eliminated

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Nível 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tony Miles, who finished second to John Cynn in last year's World Series of Poker Main Event, winning $5,000,000 in the process has added another cash to his resume after busting out early on Day 3 of the Big 50.

Miles, who hails from Jacksonville, Florida has only cashed three times in tournaments since his career-defining result last July, but all three of those cashes were in the run-up to this year's WSOP and he's off the mark at this year's festival.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tony Miles	Eliminado

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2019-06-05 12:33 UTC-7

Foxen Doubles Up

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Nível 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In a four-bet pot Alex Foxen was all in for 600,000 against a single opponent.

Alex Foxen:
Opponent:

Foxen's opponent turned a flush draw and rivered a queen, but it wasn't enough as Foxen doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Foxen	1,300,000 250,000	250,000

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2019-06-05 14:52 UTC-7

Richards Reveals His Secret

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Nível 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Some players have definitely chipped up nicely today, but so far none nicer than John Richards, who currently appears to have the biggest stack in the room.

Richards is a well-known mid-west poker player and a regular on the World Series of Poker Circuit. With over $500,000 in lifetime earnings, the biggest cash of his career came in January 2017, when he finaled the WSOPC Choctaw Main Event, finishing in 8th place for $46,708.

Last year at the WSOP he won a Daily Deepstack for $32,350, and in 2017 he final tabled Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout for $31,955. He will be hoping for another deep run in this, the largest poker tournament of all time.

When asked how he's managed to chip up, he simply said, "Won a few big pots, just running well."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Richards	7,600,000 5,775,000	5,775,000

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2019-06-05 16:51 UTC-7

"Barstool Nate" Eliminated

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Nível 26 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

After coming into the day with around two million, Eric "Barstool Nate" Nathan has been eliminated, shoving his last 12 big blinds in with from the button only to get called by .

"I turned a flush draw, but queens held," said Nate. "I think I played six hands all day. I'm flying home now but I'll be back to play the Main Event!"

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2019-06-05 17:00 UTC-7

Ledda Up to 14 Million Chips

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Nível 26 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

"He's unstoppable," remarked someone at Swiss player Olivier Ledda's table. "He's knocked out four or five players in the last ten minutes.

"He had fives and flopped a set. He cracked kings with ace-ten, had ace-jack just now...He never loses!"

Ledda is now on 14 million chips midway through the sixth level of the day. That's good enough for five times the current average which is 2,800,000, and his chip stack is encroaching noticeably on the players either side of him.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Olivier Ledda	14,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

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2019-06-05 17:54 UTC-7

Former WSOP APAC Main Event Champion Davies Eliminated

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Nível 27 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

According to Scott Davies, he moved all in for 1,400,000 from middle position and the button re-jammed before the other players all folded.

Davies held against his opponent's but received no help and was eliminated.

"It was the best experience of my entire life," said Davies. "I mean, it's a record. The whole tournament is going to be in the Guinness Book of World Records."

Davies said that he was going to grab a bite to eat before jumping in the Six Max bracelet event which began earlier.

"Back to the grind!" he said with a smile.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Davies	Eliminado

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2019-06-05 19:16 UTC-7

2015 Colossus Final Tablist Blanda Eliminated from the BIG 50

Nível 28 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Anthony Blanda finished ninth in the very first Colossus in 2015 for $67,681, in a tournament which until this year was the largest live tournament ever held. However, Blanda's deep run in another monster field has come to an end, shoving 1,600,000 with into the of a bigger stack.

"I flopped a jack, but there was an ace and a ten as well," Blanda told PokerNews after his elimination. "The turn was a queen and the river was the eight.

"I'm not disappointed in getting knocked out in 313th, I'm disappointed with the way I got knocked out with the eight on the river. I mean I never expected to get into the top 500 again. It's very difficult to do."

Both Blanda and Paul Lentz final tabled the Colossus in 2015 and both were still present at the start of Day 3. The former final tablists still recognized one another after four years and reminisced about the past together.

"Any time I see one of the guys we say hello," he said. "That was the first Colossus and it got 22,000. It was such a jump [from the previous record.

"As soon as I saw the structure with the rake free first entry, I said that this is going to break it. I knew I had to play this event.

"I've enjoyed telling my friends that I made the final table of the largest live tournament ever held. Now I can't say that anymore!"

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anthony Blanda	Eliminado

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