Ryutaro Suzuki opened and got called by Michael Martinelli. Robert Mizrachi raised and got two callers.
Martinelli drew three, Mizrachi drew one and Suzuki drew two. It checked to Mizrachi who bet and got two callers.
Martinelli drew two, with the other players drawing one. The betting action repeated and on the end Martinelli drew one, Mizrachi stood pat and Suzuki drew one. Both players folded to a Mizrachi bet.
The three remaining players have returned to the big main stage feature table to play down to a winner and the dealer has been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Three days of action in Event #13: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship were not enough to award the latest gold bracelet at the 2024 World Series of Poker, leaving the final three players to play an extra day to earn their spot in WSOP history.
Ryutaro Suzuki and Michael Martinelli will both be looking up at chip leader Robert Mizrachi when play begins on an unscheduled Day 4 at 2 p.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Mizrachi secured the chip lead with 3,620,000 chasing a fifth WSOP bracelet, while Suzuki is looking for a second.
Day 3 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Robert Mizrachi
United States
3,620,000
23
2
Michael Martinelli
United States
3,290,000
21
3
Ryutaro Suzuki
Japan
1,555,000
10
Each of the three remaining players have locked up $144,431, with Thursday's champion taking home $333,045 and the accolades that come with conquering the Dealer's Choice Championship. Action will resume at 2 p.m. local time at the Horseshoe feature table on Level 24, and play will continue until a winner is determined.
Final Table Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$333,045
2
$215,848
3
$144,431
4
Ben Lamb
United States
$99,885
5
David Bach
United States
$71,476
6
Richard Bai
United States
$52,985
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