Welcome Back to Day Three of Event $15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em!
Welcome back to the Amazon Room for our third and final day of this Pot-Limit Hold’em event, where just 10 players out of a starting field of 765 will be vying for the title of “WSOP Champion” and the $227,232 first-place prize that goes with it.
Yesterday’s action saw more pros and notables fall, including WSOP Main Event runner-up John Racener and defending champion James Dempsey, who claimed the unfortunate title of bubble boy.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | BBs | Chip % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dajuan Whorley | USA | 85,000 | 7 | 2.5% |
| 2 | Daisuke Endo | Japan | 174,000 | 14.5 | 5% |
| 3 | Ted Lawson | USA | 140,000 | 11.7 | 4.1% |
| 4 | Allen Kessler | USA | 618,000 | 51.5 | 17.9 |
| 5 | Andrew Cohen | USA | 190,000 | 16 | 5.5% |
| 6 | John Gordon | USA | 380,000 | 32 | 11% |
| 7 | Ronald Lee | USA | 198,000 | 16.5 | 5.7% |
| 8 | Ali Eslami | USA | 402,000 | 33.5 | 11.6% |
| 9 | Mika Paasonen | Finland | 187,000 | 16 | 5.4% |
| 10 | Brian Rast | USA | 1,081,000 | 90 | 31.3% |
Those rejoining us today include current chip leader Brian Rast (1,081,000), who has had deep runs in both WSOP and WPT events, third-place finisher in last year's WSOPE Main Event Ronald Lee (198,000), and Allen Kessler (618,000), who has more than $2 million in lifetime tournament winnings.
Play is scheduled to resume at 2:30 PST, so stay tuned as our PokerNews team brings you detailed coverage of how the action unfolds at the final table of Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em!