Max Silver Leads Final 21 on Day 3 of Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed by Large Margin
The remaining 21 players in Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed get back to the felt today for a 12 noon restart to play down to a winner. With a field of 959 entries, 144 players get a piece of the $2,589,300 total prize pool.
Max Silver is a London poker pro looking for his first WSOP gold. Silver starts the day way out in the lead with 2,219,000. He is the only player in the 2,000,000-chip range. In fact, he is one of only two players above 1,000,000 chips, the other being Morten Mortensen with 1,160,000.
Several accomplished poker pros will also be battling for that first place prize. They include Jerry Payne (955,000), Chris Moorman (906,000), Onur Unsal (893,000), Steve Sung (840,000), Michael Gagliano(840,000), Ryan Tosoc (709,000), Samantha Cohen (482,000), Nacho Barbero (382,000), James Chen (283,000) and Pratyush Buddiga (169,000).
The first player eliminated will receive $18,019. The top five finishers will be getting six-figure payouts and the winner will take home $498,682 to go with the WSOP gold bracelet.
Blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante to start for the first 30 minutes, and there will be breaks every two hours of play. Play will begin in the Miranda room, and the final table will take place on the Main Stage in Brasilia. It will also be livestreamed.
Be sure to follow the updates here at PokerNews for the exciting conclusion of the event!
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 1 | 1 | Scot Masters | United States | 664,000 | 55 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 2 | Bernardo Dias | Brazil | 867,000 | 72 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 3 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 382,000 | 32 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 4 | Richard Tuhrim | United States | 382,000 | 32 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 5 | Simeon Naydenov | Bulgaria | 364,000 | 30 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 6 | Jerry Payne | United States | 955,000 | 80 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 1 | Samantha Cohen | United States | 482,000 | 40 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 3 | Julien Martini | United States | 678,000 | 57 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 4 | Alex Queen | United States | 158,000 | 13 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 5 | Morten Mortensen | Denmark | 1,160,000 | 97 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 6 | Steve Sung | United States | 840,000 | 70 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 1 | Levan Karamanishvili | Georgia | 201,000 | 17 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 2 | Pratyush Buddiga | United States | 169,000 | 14 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 3 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | 906,000 | 76 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 4 | Onur Unsal | Turkey | 893,000 | 74 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 5 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 709,000 | 59 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 1 | Michael Gagliano | United States | 840,000 | 70 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 3 | John Gorsuch | United States | 733,000 | 61 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 4 | James Chen | Taiwan | 283,000 | 24 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 5 | Max Silver | United Kingdom | 2,219,000 | 185 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 6 | Joshua Ladines | United States | 398,000 | 33 |
flop gave Chen a flush draw. The 
turn changed nothing, but the 
river gave Chen the nut flush to double through.
flop, but the 
and Barbero was eliminated in 19th place for a payout of $18,019.
giving Sung a flush and Queen was sent to the rail in 18th place.
and the board ran out 
, giving Dias a pair of kings to eliminate Naydenov in 16th place. Naydenov received a payday of $23,029.
, and Payne was still ahead. Tuhrim was drawing to a four to win and a jack or five to chop. The 
came on the river, giving Tuhrim the winning hand. Payne let out some frustration and matched Tuhrim's stack, which was 411,000 total. Payne was left with just 22,000 after that hand. 
board and was knocked out in 14th place for a score of $23,029.
and action folded to Pratyush Buddiga on the button who bet 75,000. John Gorsuch made the call and then Scot Masters raised to 225,000. 
flop, Tuhrim put himself at risk.
giving Dias a full house.