John Pavlik moved all in for 4,700,000 from early position. Greg Raymer, in the small blind, made the call.
John Pavlik: Q♠Q♥
Greg Raymer: A♦K♣
Pavlik was ahead in this flip until the 10♦A♥9♥ flop reversed their fates. The 9♣ turn changed nothing but the Q♣ materialized, one of Pavlik's two outs, to save his tournament life, doubling him up.
Today marks the conclusion of Event #70: $400 The Colossus No-Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker, hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day 3 of this three-day event will see the remaining 92 finalists race towards the first-place prize of $501,250; a handsome return on their original investment of $400.
The eventual winner will have bested a staggering field of 19,337 entrants as they lay claim to the lion's share of the $5,940,883 prize pool, alongside a gold WSOP bracelet.
Junya Matsueda, who bagged the all-important chip lead for the Day 3 restart, is heading into proceedings in pole position. He amassed an impressive stack of 20,925,000 by last night's conclusion and is one of only two players to have eclipsed the twenty million chip mark with his nearest competitor, Joel Vanetten, starting proceedings with an arsenal of 20,650,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
County
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Junya Matsueda
Japan
20,925,000
52
2
Joel Vanetten
United States
20,650,000
52
3
Andrew Dubuque
United States
18,575,000
46
4
Justin Fawcett
United States
17,500,000
44
5
Ali Razzaq
Canada
17,400,025
44
6
Alan Servoss
United States
16,875,000
42
7
Jeffrey Deegan
United States
16,675,000
42
8
Andy Chen
United States
16,125,000
40
9
Ricardo Andino
United States
15,625,000
39
10
Donald Foran
United States
15,500,000
39
Those still in the field include old-school legends Greg Raymer (8,100,000), winner of the 2004 Main event, as well as seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen (10,050,000).
Greg Raymer
Today is also shaping up to be a pivotal day for those invested in the $25k Fantasy Draft, as both Matt Glantz (12,825,000) and Ari Engel (4,400,000) are still in the mix as they look to convert this incredibly deep run into another win on their poker resumes.
The action is set to resume at 12 p.m. local time, with the expectation of playing to a winner. The players will resume play at Level 33 with blinds of 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 big blind ante. They will play 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every three levels until just one player remains.
Stay tuned into PokerNews for live coverage and updates throughout the day until we crown a champion.
