Gediminas Dirmantas raised to 500,000 from the button and David Uvaydov three-bet to 4,140,000 leaving behind a single 25,000 chip. Dirmantas made the call.
The flop came 9?8?6? and Uvaydov checked. Dirmantas bet 25,000 and Uvaydov called. Both players revealed their hands.
David Uvaydov: A?2?
Gediminas Dirmantas: A?J?
The board completed 8?Q? for Uvaydov to find the double.
Hannes Jeschka raised from the button to 400,000 and the small blind called. Gediminas Dirmantas moved all in from the big blind and Jeschka was the only caller.
Gediminas Dirmantas: A?Q?
Hannes Jeschka: A?J?
Both players flopped a pair on the J?5?Q? board, but Dirmantas had top pair and was ahead with queens. The 2?, 10? runout gave Dirmantas the double and Jeschka was left short of chips.
Shortly after, Jeschka got a double from Mihai Niste after Niste raised to 400,000 from the hijack and Jeschka moved all in for 630,000 from the cutoff getting the call.
Hannes Jeschka: A?J?
Mihai Niste: A?Q?
The K?4?J?J?7? runout gave Jeschka trip jacks and secured him the double.
Alec Torelli raised the button to 400,000 and Taylor Black three-bet from the small blind to 1,200,000. Oleksii Kravchuk moved all in from the big blind, for his remaining 4,740,000 chips, and Black was the only caller.
Oleksii Kravchuk: A?Q?
Taylor Black: K?Q?
Kravchuk was ahead pre-flop and looking to stay that way to keep him alive.
The flop came 5?2?5? and the Q? turn improved Kravchuk and he was in the lead with two pair with the ace kicker. All Kravchuk had to do was evade a king.
As the dealer placed the K? river, the table, and the rail, let out a gasp. Black stole the pot from Kravchuk and eliminated him in 19th place.
Gediminas Dirmantas opened 400,000 in the hijack and Adam Owen clicked it to 600,000 on the button. Dirmantas jammed for about 3,200,000 and Owen snap-called.
Gediminas Dirmantas: A?9?
Adam Owen: 9?9?
Dirmantas couldn't find an ace as the board ran out 8?7?4?5?Q?, eliminating him in 18th place.
Day 3 of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker, hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas has come to an end with just 17 players remaining.
This is the inaugural year for this event, attracting a massive player pool of 3,177 entries and amassing an impressive $8,482,590 prize pool. The top prize, accompanied by the much sought-after bracelet, totals a whopping $1,041,989.
After ten levels of play, the United States' own Taylor Black claimed the chip lead with an impressive 20,725,000. Adam Owen was the next closest, finishing the night with 15,175,000, followed by WSOP bracelet winner Dong Chen, who rounded out the top three with 10,950,000.
End of Day 2 Seating and Chip Counts
Casino
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
Horseshoe
1
1
Mihai Niste
Romania
3,350,000
13
Horseshoe
1
3
Taylor Black
United States
20,725,000
83
Horseshoe
1
4
Adam Owen
United Kingdom
15,175,000
61
Horseshoe
1
5
Boris Kuzmanovic
Croatia
9,350,000
37
Horseshoe
1
6
Xing He
Canada
5,750,000
23
Horseshoe
1
7
David Uvaydov
United States
8,725,000
35
Horseshoe
1
8
David Brehme
United Kingdom
8,575,000
34
Horseshoe
1
9
Andrey Pateychuk
Russia
2,800,000
11
Horseshoe
2
1
Alec Torelli
United States
7,800,000
31
Horseshoe
2
2
Samuel Wilkinson
United Kingdom
3,850,000
15
Horseshoe
2
3
Hannes Jeschka
Germany
1,250,000
5
Horseshoe
2
4
Tjan Tepeh
United States
3,100,000
12
Horseshoe
2
5
Aristeidis Moschonas
Greece
2,100,000
8
Horseshoe
2
6
Dong Chen
China
10,950,000
44
Horseshoe
2
7
Luis Dorneles
Brazil
4,125,000
17
Horseshoe
2
8
Stefan Dimitrov
Bulgaria
8,900,000
36
Horseshoe
2
9
Clement Richez
France
9,575,000
38
Some 147 players began the day, and it didn't take long for the eliminations to start. Among the early exits were several well-known and notable players, including Brock Wilson (145th), Pete Chen (142nd), Aditya Prasetyo (111th), and Main Event champion Scott Blumstein (109th).
Others to advance to Day 3 but not quite make it to the final day include $25k Fantasy players, Alex Livingston (119th), Taylor Paur (98th), Patrick Leonard (90th), and Jim Collopy (50th).
The final 17 players have all locked up a payout of $52,150. However, all eyes are on the grand prize of $1,041,989 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$1,041,989
2
$694,714
3
$517,525
4
$388,519
5
$293,950
6
$224,152
7
$172,285
8
$133,479
9
$104,248
10-11
$82,081
12-13
$65,157
14-17
$52,150
Day 4 begins at 11 a.m. on July 15 at Level 31, with blinds at 125,000/250,000 and a big blind ante of 250,000. Play will continue until a new champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates throughout the rest of this event and what remains of the 2024 World Series of Poker.
