Elite Eight Will Play Down to a Winner
Day 3 of Event 3, $3,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Mix, of the World Series of Poker returns eight players vying for the first bracelet awarded of its kind. Three rounds are scheduled for play with the final two squaring of on the ESPN Main Stage.
Annette Obrestad, Jason Koon, Simeon Naydenov, David Benefield, Julian Powell, Gregg Merkow, Leif Force and Andy Frankenberger have survived six rounds of play to make it to this point. Frankenberger and Obrestad will be looking for their second WSOP bracelet, while the rest are playing for their first.
The first match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room. The second round will begin at 4 p.m. with the bracelet match starting at 7 p.m. Follow all the heads up action live on PokerNews.com
Quarterfinal Matchups
Jason Koon | vs | Annette Obrestad |
Simeon Naydenov | vs | David Benefield |
Julian Powell | vs | Gregg Merkow |
Leif Force | vs | Andy Frankenberger |