The final 24 players in Event #42: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship return Friday for a 2 p.m. restart to play down to a winner. The 332-player field generated a prize pool of $3,120,800 and the top prize on the line is $775,923 along with the coveted gold bracelet.
London poker pro Charlie Carrel is the chip leader coming into Day 3 and is looking to add a WSOP title to his already impressive resume. Carrel has 1,500,000 to start the day.
Other players over the 1,000,000-chip mark to begin are Albert Daher (1,418,000), Chi Zhang (1,347,000), Tommy Chen (1,191,000) and Dmitry Yurasov (1,111,000). The field is still littered with many talented tournament players including Connor Drinan (822,000), Dario Sammartino (755,000), Sam Stein (690,000), Eric Wasserson (600,000), Goran Mandic (568,000), Kristen Bicknell (504,000), Joe Elpayaa (291,000) and Steven Iglesias (160,000).
All returning players will receive at least $25,139 and the top five will be getting six-figure paydays. Levels will last 60 minutes and they are scheduled to play down to a winner with a live-streamed final table. Make sure to follow PokerNews as our live reporting team brings you all the action from the tournament floor.
Goran Mandic raised to 52,000 in the cutoff and Tommy Chen made it 150,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Mandic called.
The flop was and Chen bet 150,000. Mandic called and the turn was the . Chen announced "all in," and Mandic thought for a little while. Mandic called for his remaining stack of 358,000 and the cards were tabled.
Chen:
Mandic:
Chen's pair of kings was ahead and the river couldn't save Mandic. He takes home $30,922 for his 18th-place finish.
Albert Daher raised to 50,000 in middle position and Artem Metalidi called on the button. The small blind folded and Chi Zhang went all in for 693,000 in the big blind. Daher thought for a little while and called. Metalidi got out of the way and the hands were tabled.
Zhang:
Daher:
The board ran out and Zhang's pair of aces was good for the double-up.
In a three-way pot with over 180,000 in the middle, the flop came . Eric Wasserson checked in the small blind, Dmitry Yurasov checked in the big blind, and Charlie Carrel bet 62,000 in the cutoff. Wasserson called and Yurasov got out of the way.
On the turn, Wasserson checked and Carrel bet 200,000. Wasserson counted out some chips and thought it over. He eventually called. The river was the and Wasserson checked. After a short pause, Carrel went all in and had Wasserson covered.
Wasserson snap-called and tabled for a set. Carrel flashed before mucking and Wasserson got a big double-up that put him at the top of the counts.
Chi Zhang raised to 75,000 from under the gun, and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 190,000 from the small blind. Zhang asked how much he had behind and eventually moved all in. Sammartino quickly called.
Sammartino was at risk, but miles ahead, with , up against the of Zhang.
The board ran out and Sammartino did a little dance in his seat before raking in the pot.
Kristen Bicknell raised to 70,000 on the button and Eric Wasserson made it 205,000 in the small blind. Dmitry Yurasov went all in from the big blind with both players covered. Bicknell folded and Wasserson called.
Yurasov:
Wasserson:
The board ran out , giving Yurasov top pair with the gut-shot straight draw and backdoor flush draw, but a set of tens for Wasserson. The turn gave Wasserson flush outs, and the river was the . Wasserson's set was good and he doubled through.
Tommy Chen limped in from under the gun and William Stevenson raised to 100,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Chen and he moved all in. Stevenson tanked for a while and eventually called.
Stevenson was at risk with while Chen held for a flip.
The board ran out and Stevenson was unable to improve, sending him to the rail in 14th place. Chen put up a mini fist pump before raking in the pot.
, well behind the 
of Zhang.
and Elpayaa was eliminated.
and Chen bet 150,000. Mandic called and the turn was the 
. Chen announced "all in," and Mandic thought for a little while. Mandic called for his remaining stack of 358,000 and the cards were tabled. 
river couldn't save Mandic. He takes home $30,922 for his 18th-place finish.
and Zhang's pair of aces was good for the double-up.
. Eric Wasserson checked in the small blind, Dmitry Yurasov checked in the big blind, and Charlie Carrel bet 62,000 in the cutoff. Wasserson called and Yurasov got out of the way. 
and Wasserson checked. After a short pause, Carrel went all in and had Wasserson covered. 
of Zhang. 
, giving Carrel a flush to double up.
and Bicknell made sevens full. Carrel was eliminated in 15th place for a payday of $30,922.
turn gave Wasserson flush outs, and the river was the 
. Wasserson's set was good and he doubled through.
while Chen held 
