Event #42: $1,500 Extended Play No-Limit Hold'em
A field of 1,914 entrants has been narrowed down to five players after four days of seven 90-minute levels. Adrian Apmann will lead the remaining players into Day 5 with 7.3 million in chips; his closet opponent is WSOP bracelet winner Barny Boatman with 3.9 million chips. The other three players are Anthony Diotte (1,335,000), Yehoram Houri (1,090,000), and DJ Buckley (675,000).
The five players are guaranteed to take home at least $107,800 each. However, their eyes will be set on the top prize of $478,102 and the gold bracelet!
Event #44: THE POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
The remaining 19 players will be led into Day 4 by Abe Mosseri 1.2 million in chips. Mosseri finished fourth in this event last year and collected $402,696. According to WSOP.com, he bagged up the chip lead on Day 3 then as welll. If he finishes among the top 12 players this time, it will be his first cash of the 2015 WSOP.
Event #45: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
24 players of 1,655 entrants are all left after two days of play. Jason Koon is the chip leader with 1.4 million heading into Day 3. Koon bagged up the chip lead thanks to winning a huge pot on the evening of Day 2 with aces against the kings of Oliver Busquet.
The only other two players to accumulate over 1 million chips were Barry Hutter with 1,096,000 and David Jackson with 1,059,000. Also moving on to Day 3 are former November Niner John Dolan (641,000), WSOP bracelet winner Phillip Hui (357,000) and Upeshka Desilva (729,000)
Event #46: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Thomas Campbell, from USA, will lead an international and talented field of 22 players into Day 3 of the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed event. Campbell, who will bring an imrepssive 1,254,000 chips to Day 3, has already secured the biggest WSOP cash of his career as the next player to hit the rail will take home $13,498.
However, he will have to play his very best on Day 3 if he wants to reach the final table. One of the reasons is that big names such as Robert Mizrachi (165,000), Felipe Ramos (476,000), Fabrizio Gonzalez (423,000) and Martin Finger (306,000) are still alive and have their eyes set on the $437,575 first-place prize!
Event #47: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 of this event drew a 1,243 runners. At the end of 10 levels, Keith Ferrera was the chips leader with 187,500 in chips. Ferrera has 14 cashes on his WSOP resume, and now he's in a great spot to get his 15th tomorrow.
Big names that also bagged up big stacks on Day 1 include Stephen Chidwick (78,400), Andre Akkari (104,200), Matt Berkey (128,600), Fabian Quoss (91,800) and Connor Drinan (95,700).
Event #48: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
The first day of the $1,500 Seven Card Stud saw a field of 327 players, creating prize pool of $441,450. 40 of the remaining 77 players will secure a payday on Day 2 - with a minimum cash being worth $2,392.
Brendan Taylor, who won his first and only bracelet in the 2010 WSOP Event #53: Limit Hold'em Shootout, has 95,700 in chips and is the chip leader. He will be joined at the top of the leaderboard by notables such as Eli Elezra (72,100), Mike Watson (65,700) and Allen Cunningham (58,800).
