Day 3 of Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Begins at Noon
Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas 2023 World Series of Poker will play to its conclusion today as we crown a winner.
After a field size of 1,598 amassed on Day 1, this number was whittled down to just 240 players for the start of play on Day 2. Through an additional ten levels of play, only 19 players remain in the running for the bracelet.
As the final stage commences on Day 3, the remaining competitors will battle it out until just one remains to take home the top prize of $675,275.
Of those, Barak Wisbrod solidified his place as chip leader bagging 6,400,000 for the restart today, nearly 1,000,000 more than his closest competitor Ilija Savevski with 5,435,000. After finishing third in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Secret Bounty event, Wisbrod has his eyes on his second WSOP final table of this year's series.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 6,400,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Ilija Savevski | Macedonia | 5,435,000 | 45 |
| 3 | Kenny Smith | United States | 5,170,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Robert Burlacu | United Kingdom | 5,140,000 | 43 |
| 5 | Frederic Normand | Canada | 5,060,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 4,450,000 | 37 |
| 7 | Robert Schulz | Austria | 4,080,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Shon Aroeti | Israel | 3,465,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Xuming Qi | China | 3,245,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Julien Sitbon | France | 3,215,000 | 27 |
In addition, both Wisbrod and Savevski are in search of a second WSOP bracelet to add to their resumes. For all 17 other remaining competitors, this would be the first world series win of their careers.
Dario Sammartino finished second in the 2019 $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em WSOP Main Event falling just short of bracelet glory. Will he be able to turn his 2,575,000 chips into a win by the end of play today?
Day 3 will take place on the Wednesday, June 28th at 12 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe event center Gold section as we play down to a winner through 60-minute levels. Alongside breaks of 15 minutes every two levels, today's structure will also include a dinner break of which the time and length is to be determined.
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