Day 3 of Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship begins in just a while with 15 players returning to play down to a winner. JC Tran (1,150,000) leads the final 15 players in a very tough field. Tran joins defending champion Ian Johns (59,000) and limit pro Terrance Chan who isn't far behind with 831,000.
Recent bracelet winner Ben Yu (446,000) is still in the field seeking his third bracelet and second of the 2017 WSOP. Yu's first bracelet was in this very event in 2015. Meanwhile Daniel Negreanu (425,000) is looking to get his first bracelet of the summer after making three final tables already this series.
Here is the seat draw for Day 3:
Table 700
Seat
Player
Table 704
Seat
Player
1
Sorel Mizzi
1
Empty
2
Tom McCormick
2
Ian Johns
3
Shaun Deeb
3
Jon Turner
4
Ray Henson
4
Empty
5
Empty
5
Daniel Negreanu
6
Jared Talarico
6
Terrence Chen
7
Aaron Sacks
7
Ben Yu
8
Empty
8
Robert Campbell
9
Joe McKeehen
9
JC Tran
Right now everyone is guaranteed $17,894 but by the end of the day we will have a new champion who will be $311,817 richer and a proud owner of a WSOP gold bracelet. Action starts today at 2 p.m. and you can track it all on PokerNews throughout the event and the entire 2017 World Series of Poker.
Daniel Negreanu and Ian Johns both got all in for their remaining stacks against the big stack, JC Tran.
Johns was in for 18,000 and was holding . Negreanu had and was in for 50,000. Tran had .
The board ran out and Johns tripled up, while Negreanu was eliminated in 13th place. Tran won a small side pot with a straight to the queen and Johns won the main pot with a straight to the king.
Ian Johns has been eliminated in 11th place a year after winning this same tournament.
Johns got all in in another three-way pot after tripling up on the hand that sent Daniel Negreanu home in 13th place. Robert Campbell and Ben Yu were his opponents.
Johns only had 22,000 and Jared Talarico and Yu called before Campbell raised to 40,000 from the big blind. Talarico and Yu called, making the main pot 88,000.
The flop came and all players checked. The turn was the and Campbell bet. Yu was the lone caller. The river was the and both players checked. Yu turned over for a flush and Johns was heading to the rail holding only .
After losing most of his chips to Robert Campbell in a previous hand Tom McCormick put all of his last 21,000 into the pot and Joe McKeehen and Terrence Chan called.
The flop came and Chan checked, McKeehen bet 20,000, and Chan called.
The turn was the and Chan checked, McKeehen bet 40,000, and Chan called.
The river was the and both players checked. McKeehen flipped and Chan folded. McCormick showed and was sent home. Players are now nine-handed for the official final table.
Hand #25: Terrence Chan raised from middle position and Aaron Sacks three-bet from the button. Chan called. The flop came and Chan bet, Sacks raised, Chan three-bet and Sacks called for less, going all in. Sacks showed and Chan had .
The turn was the , completing a straight for Chan, and the river was the . Sacks was eliminated in ninth place.
Hand #62: Terrence Chan made it 60,000 and Sorel Mizzi called. The flop came and Mizzi check-raised Chan's bet and Chan called. The turn was the and Mizzi bet 60,000, Chan went all in and Mizzi called.
Chan:
Mizzi:
The river was the and Chan was sent home in eighth place.
Sorel Mizzi just tripled up thanks to a king on the river in a three-way pot.
JC Tran raised under the gun and Mizzi three-bet from the button. Jared Talarico four-bet from the small blind and Tran and Mizzi both called. Mizzi was all in for less with the call.
The flop came and Talarico bet. Tran called. The turn was the and Talarico bet again. Tran raised and Talarico was already calling before Tran's chips hit the felt. He turned over and Tran had . Mizzi showed and was getting up from his chair to leave the tournament until the hit the river, giving him the better full house.
Talarico earned the side pot and Mizzi won the main pot.
Ray Henson was eliminated by Robert Campbell in seventh place and will take home $41,399.
Campbell raised, and Henson three-bet in position. Campbell called, and the flop came . Campbell checked, and Henson put his remaining stack of 60,000 into the middle. Campbell called with and top pair. Henson had and needed to hit an ace.
The turn and the river were blanks for Henson, and he was eliminated in seventh place.
flop.
against the 
of Tran for his last 3,000 chips. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Turner was eliminated.
. Negreanu had 
and was in for 50,000. Tran had 
.
and Johns tripled up, while Negreanu was eliminated in 13th place. Tran won a small side pot with a straight to the queen and Johns won the main pot with a straight to the king.
and Shaun Deeb was all in against Ray Henson.
and the river the 
. Deeb was sent home in 12th place with $21,318.
and all players checked. The turn was the 
and both players checked. Yu turned over 
for a flush and Johns was heading to the rail holding only 
.
and Chan checked, McKeehen bet 20,000, and Chan called.
and Chan folded. McCormick showed 
and was sent home. Players are now nine-handed for the official final table.
. Sacks was eliminated in ninth place.
and Mizzi check-raised Chan's bet and Chan called. The turn was the 
and Talarico bet. Tran called. The turn was the 
. Mizzi showed 
