Vieira in the Mix Chasing Third Bracelet
The third and final day in Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas sees 19 players return from an original field of 353, all chasing the $181,978 top prize and WSOP gold bracelet.
Nick Pupillo (1,505,000) leads the way heading into Day 3 and is in a good position to try and capture his first bracelet. Victory is no guarantee, however, as accomplished Japanese player Tomomitsu Ono (1,235,000) sits second in chips, not far behind Pupillo. As if that were not enough competition, two time bracelet winner and Portugal's all time money leader Joao Vieira (1,040,000) rounds out the top three and will certainly be looking to add to his already impressive tournament resumé.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 1,505,000 |
| 2 | Tomomitsu Ono | Japan | 1,235,000 |
| 3 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 1,040,000 |
| 4 | Brant Hale | United States | 1,000,000 |
| 5 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 910,000 |
| 6 | Robert Wells | United Kingdom | 850,000 |
| 7 | Hye Park | United States | 810,000 |
| 8 | Anatolii Zyrin | Russia | 800,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Moriarty | United States | 640,000 |
| 10 | Divakaran Marella | United States | 530,000 |
Other well known players still in the mix include 2021 WSOP Main Event 6th place finisher Hye Park (810,000) and four time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (500,00), who incredibly came into Day 2 with just 5,000 but was able to mount an impressive comeback to make it through to the final day.
Play resumes today at 1 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center with blinds starting in Level 21 at 15,000/25,000 with limits of 25,000/50,000. Levels will continue to be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every other level. Day 3 will not end until a winner is crowned so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team wraps up coverage of Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw.