After two full days of play, just 26 of the initial 1,359 entries remain in Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker inside Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
The players will return to the felt at 2 p.m. local time to battle it out until one player remains. They're competing for the $598,173 first-place prize as well as a coveted gold bracelet. Those still in the tournament have locked up a payday of at least $20,149.
Looking to further his all-time leading bracelet record is Phil Hellmuth, who bagged a top a five stack on Day 2. The 'Poker Brat' is in a great position to capture bracelet number 17, but faces a field full of talented poker players.
Bracelet winners David Jackson, Julien Martini, Justin Saliba, and Renan Bruschi are still in with a shot at adding a piece of WSOP hardware to their collections.
However, all will need to spin up their stacks to close the gap with Day 2 chip leader Keiji Ito, who piloted over a 6,360,000 stack. That's good for 80 big blinds, 20 more than second in chips Richard Scardina.
Play resumes on Level 26 with the blinds at 40,000/80,000/80,000 and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels. Due to Day 3 beginning earlier than was scheduled, dinner break timing will be confirmed when announced.
Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiji Ito | Japan | 6,360,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Richard Scardina | United States | 4,835,000 | 60 |
| 3 | David Jackson | United States | 4,700,000 | 59 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Lo | Hong Kong | 4,585,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 3,290,000 | 41 |
| 6 | Timothy Sullivan | United States | 2,615,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Neel Joshi | India | 2,215,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Samy Dubonnet | France | 2,045,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Chad Brewer | United States | 1,975,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Onur Unsal | Turkey | 1,875,000 | 23 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews continues to provide coverage of Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em until a champion is crowned.