Carl Masters opened from early position, Craig Trost three-bet from one seat over, and Masters jammed. Trost called to put his stack of about 250,000 at risk.
Craig Trost:
Carl Masters:
Trost's big slick ran into aces and he needed help. The flop provided none, but the turn gave him a glimmer of hope. Needing one of two kings to stay alive, the dealer put down the to complete the board, which prompted a loud celebration by Trost due to the improbable sequence that allows him to continue his Main Event run with a healthy stack.
It's a special day here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino as it's money time in the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event! After three full days of grinding at the tables, players are finally getting paid for their efforts after last night's unfortunate bubble burst.
Kevin Campbell became the last player to leave the Main Event empty-handed after he got his chips in the middle holding the best starting hand only to be tripped up on the river by Chris Alafogiannis. As a consolation prize, he'll receive a free entry into next year's Main Event to give it another shot.
With Campbell's bust out, the remaining 1,000 out of a field of 6,650 players have all secured themselves a payday of $15,000 and will be looking for more when cards go back in the air at noon local time.
Kevin Campbell's Bubble Moment
As for the other happenings on Day 3, Jessica Cai claimed the Day 3 chip lead with a stack of 1,796,000 with Natural8 ambassador Phachara Wongwichit (1,773,000) hot on her heels. Several other contestants bagged up more than 1.5 million in chips such as Joshua Remitio (1,671,000), Ehsan Amiri (1,574,000), Stephen Song (1,557,000), Neel Choksi (1,552,000), and Andreas Kniep (1,509,000).
Cai was spotted mid-way through the day with a big stack and she continued to rake in big pots to become a contender for the overnight lead. She knocked out several opponents, one of which ran with an overpair into her flopped full house, and she eventually claimed the top spot once the money bubble had burst.
2021 WSOP Main Event Day 4 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Jessica Cai
United States
1,796,000
225
2
Phachara Wongwichit
Thailand
1,773,000
222
3
Joshua Remitio
United States
1,671,000
209
4
Ehsan Amiri
Australia
1,574,000
197
5
Roman Valerstein
United States
1,560,000
195
6
Neel Choksi
United States
1,552,000
194
7
Stephen Song
United States
1,551,000
194
8
Dragana Lim
United States
1,539,000
192
9
Jordan Jayne
United States
1,525,000
191
10
Andreas Kniep
Germany
1,509,000
189
Chris Moneymaker Looking for Another Main Event Title
The early spotlight on Day 3 belonged to the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, who was among the first players to run up a seven-figure stack. Moneymaker spent the last levels of the night on the feature table and advanced with one of the biggest stacks in the room as he bagged up 1,432,000. Among the victims of his early hot run was also Robert Kuhn, who ran into pocket aces. Fellow Main Event champion Martin Jacobson was among those to advance and made it through with 142,000 in chips.
Notables with big stacks outside of the top 10 include Chris Dowling (1,485,000), Gianluca Speranza (1,347,000), Day 2abd chip leader Rameez Shahid (1,299,000), Stephen Chidwick (1,258,000), Dillon Ott (1,004,000), Toby Lewis (1,010,000), Aristeidis Moschonas (989,000), Nick Petrangelo (860,000 ), Chance Kornuth (787,000), and Tim Reilly (770,000).
Less fortunate were familiar names such as Anthony Zinno, Justin Bonomo, Ben Lamb, Ole Schemion, Greg Mueller, Faraz Jaka, Anfy Black, Niall Farrell, the 2007 WSOP Main Event champion Jerry Yang, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Pat Lyons, Joseph Hebert, and Chris Hunichen to name a few.
Day 4 Schedule
The cards will be back at noon with 110- minutes remaining in Level 16 at blinds of 4,000/8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000. After that, four levels of 120-minutes each are on tap, with a 20-minute break after each level. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled around 6.30 p.m.
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
16
110 minutes
4,000
8,000
8,000
20-minute break
17
120 minutes
5,000
10,000
10,000
20-minute break
18
120 minutes
6,000
12,000
12,000
75-minute dinner break
19
120 minutes
8,000
16,000
16,000
20-minute break
20
120 minutes
10,000
20,000
20,000
The 2021 WSOP Main Event in Numbers
Day
Players Total for Day
Players Total Cumulative
Players Surviving
1a
523
523
348
1b
845
1,368
611
1c
600
1,968
433
1d
2,550
4,518
1,933
1e
797
5,315
590
1f
1,045
6,360
782
2abd
2,900
6,496
1,440
2cef
1,810
6,550
922
3
2,362
6,550
1,000
Payouts
The 1,000 remaining players have all guaranteed themselves at least $15,000 for their efforts. Here's what's being paid out today and in the upcoming days. The new world champion, crowned on Wednesday, November 17, will walk away $8 million richer.
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flop provided none, but the 
turn gave him a glimmer of hope. Needing one of two kings to stay alive, the dealer put down the 
to complete the board, which prompted a loud celebration by Trost due to the improbable sequence that allows him to continue his Main Event run with a healthy stack.
