It's time to crown yet another WSOP bracelet winner as Day 3 of Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed fires up at noon local time in Brasilia.
A whopping 1,748 players entered the event, which has dwindled down to just 21 coming into the day today. Only one person can take down the bracelet and the first-place prize of $393,273, though, and the remaining 21 players are guaranteed a payout of $15,919.
Day 3 will play down to a winner, and will have a break every two levels, including a scheduled 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day.
Canada's Demosthenes Kiriopoulos is in a strong spot coming in with an impressive stack of 1,450,000. The next biggest stack belongs to Anthony Marquez with 998,000, and rounding out the top three is Shivan Abdine with 970,000.
As expected, there are many notable players left in the field including Matt Berkey (796,000). James Mackey (662,000), Ismael Bojang (627,000). Matt Stout (583,000). Daniel Weinman (484,000), and Andy Spears (305,000).
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Here is a look at the table draw coming into Day 3:
Matt Stout raised to 27,000 on the button and Jeffrey Tugwell called from the small blind. Matt Berkey was in the big blind and three-bet to 100,000. Stout moved all in for 285,000 and Tugwell folded. Berkey wasted no time and piled in a stack of chips to call.
"Run it twice?," asked a smiling Berkey. "I would love to," replied Stout.
Stout was at risk with against the of Berkey.
The board ran out and Stout said, "Once is good," as he raked in the pot.
Steven Buckner raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and James Mackey defended his big blind.
The flop came and Mackey checked. Buckner bet 40,000 and Mackey called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Mackey led out for 160,000 and Buckner asked for a count. He cut out some chips and analyzed his stack to see how much he had. Eventually, he called.
"Nine," said Mackey as he tabled for trip nines.
"Jesus Christ!" exclaimed Buckner, mucking his hand and accidentally flashing the . "F!@#ing float!" he continued. "It's so sick how you run. So sick, bro. How good do you run, bro? How do you run, bro? How do you run, bro? How do you run, bro?" Buckner asked over and over again. "Nice hand."
Mackey scooped the pot and has just crossed the million-chip mark.
Andy Spears was in the cutoff and moved all in for his remaining 360,000 in chips. Action folded around to Shivan Abdine in the big blind and he peeled his cards slowly before sliding a stack forward, indicating a call.
Spears was at risk, tabling and had a disappointed look on his face when he saw Abdine tabled a dominating .
The flop came and Abdine pulled further ahead with a pair of jacks. The turn was the and Spears picked up a straight draw, but the river was the and he was eliminated in 16th place.
Jeffrey Tugwell opened the action with a raise to 52,000 from the button. Daniel Weinman was in the big blind and reraised to 165,000. With the action back on Tugwell, he moved all in for his remaining 640,000. Weinman asked for a count and then called.
Weinman was in a dominating position with against Tugwell's .
The dealer fanned the board and Weinman's kicker was good enough to eliminate Tugwell in 12th place.
Steven Buckner raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and James Mackey three-bet to 155,000 on the button. Daniel Weinman was in the big blind and paused for a moment before putting in a four-bet to 340,000. Buckner got out of the way and Mackey called.
The flop came and Weinman instantly moved all in, having Mackey covered by a decent amount. After a few seconds, Mackey put a couple of chips in the middle to call.
Mackey tabled for the nut flush draw and Weinman showed .
The turn was the and Mackey started to get up and out of his seat before the hit the river.
As Weinman was raking in the pot, after Mackey had left the table, Steven Buckner piped up and asked, "How does he give you seven hundred thousand? What does he think you had? Nothin'?"
Royce Matheson raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Shivan Abdine moved all in on the button for his last 450,000. Matheson asked for a count and eventually called.
Abdine was at risk with in a coinflip scenario with Matheson holding .
There was 160,000 in the pot and the flop came and the action was checked to Steven Buckner on the button who bet 86,000. Brett Murray check-raised to 230,000 and got a call from Buckner. The turn was the and Murray bet 255,000 followed by another call from Buckner.
The river landed the and Murray checked this time. Buckner enthusiastically moved all in for 346,000 and said to his opponent, "Come get me now, big shot!".
Murray threw in some chips, indicating a call, and Buckner turned over for a rivered flush. He then proceeded to dance around the room, cheering, and shouting that he isn't scared to play with the young kids. Murray was left with just 145,000 after the hand.
In the next hand, the action was folded to Murray in the small blind who shipped all in and was called by Daniel Weinman in the big blind. Murray held and was behind Weinman's , but still had live cards. The board ran out and Weinman's full house was too much, eliminating Murray in ninth place.
Royce Matheson raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Anthony Marquez put in a three-bet to 205,000 from the big blind. Matheson four-bet to 560,000 and Marquez five-bet shoved for 1,780,000. Matheson asked for a count and eventually called.
Marquez was at risk with , but well ahead of the of Matheson.
The flop came and Marquez was still in the lead with two kings. The turn sealed the deal with the , and Marquez's rail erupted as the hit the river.
Marquez has now taken over the chip lead and Matheson is left with a little more than 11 big blinds.
It was limped pot with three players and the flop came . Ismael Bojang checked and Steven Buckner bet 50,000. Matt Berkey called and the action was back on Bojang who pushed all-in for around 550,000. Buckner instantly called and Berkey got out of the way. Buckner had flopped the nuts with and Bojang had two pairs with . The turn was the and the river brought the and Bojang was taken out in eighth place.
against the 
of Berkey.
and Stout said, "Once is good," as he raked in the pot.
and Mackey checked. Buckner bet 40,000 and Mackey called.
and both players checked to the river, which was the 
. Mackey led out for 160,000 and Buckner asked for a count. He cut out some chips and analyzed his stack to see how much he had. Eventually, he called.
for trip nines.
. "F!@#ing float!" he continued. "It's so sick how you run. So sick, bro. How good do you run, bro? How do you run, bro? How do you run, bro? How do you run, bro?" Buckner asked over and over again. "Nice hand."
and had a disappointed look on his face when he saw Abdine tabled a dominating 
and Abdine pulled further ahead with a pair of jacks. The turn was the 
and he was eliminated in 16th place.
.
and Weinman's kicker was good enough to eliminate Tugwell in 12th place.
and Weinman instantly moved all in, having Mackey covered by a decent amount. After a few seconds, Mackey put a couple of chips in the middle to call. 
for the nut flush draw and Weinman showed 
and Mackey started to get up and out of his seat before the 
hit the river.
in a coinflip scenario with Matheson holding 
.
and the action was checked to Steven Buckner on the button who bet 86,000. Brett Murray check-raised to 230,000 and got a call from Buckner. The turn was the 
and Murray checked this time. Buckner enthusiastically moved all in for 346,000 and said to his opponent, "Come get me now, big shot!".
and was behind Weinman's 
and Weinman's full house was too much, eliminating Murray in ninth place.
