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 |