Day 3 of Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em of the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas will start up at noon with 13 players left who are fighting for the $523,195 grand prize out of the large $3,342,840 prize pool.
All of the returning players except for one are aiming for their first bracelet, lead by Ben Hoy. He is having a remarkable run as his poker resume is not very full yet, with his largest cash prior to this being for just over $7,000 in an online event. This is a huge way for him to make his first big splash on the poker scene as he starts the day in pole position.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hoy | United States | 7,300,000 | 61 |
| 2 | Joseph Carden | United States | 6,300,000 | 53 |
| 3 | Erlend Melsom | Norway | 4,980,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Nikolay Yosifov | Bulgaria | 4,635,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 4,480,000 | 37 |
| 6 | David Stamm | United States | 4,300,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 4,105,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Ivan Ruban | Russia | 3,445,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Clemen Deng | United States | 3,260,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Morgan Petro | United States | 2,560,000 | 21 |
It is a diverse mix of players as there are seven countries in total represented by the final 13. Over half come from the USA while Norway,Bulgaria,Israel,Russia,Canada and Serbia all have one representative each.
Among the US contingent are Joseph Carden, who starts the day second in chips. Maxx Coleman, who is the only player among the 13 who has a bracelet win to his name and Morgan Petro, who won a WSOP Circuit Main Event this season.
The international contingent is led by Erlend Melsom of Norway as the third largest stack to start the day. Also among them is Uri Reichenstein who is looking to add his first bracelet to an illustrious career of $4.6 million in earnings. A victory today would send him above the $5 million mark.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1 | $523,195 |
| 2 | $348,784 |
| 3 | $249,005 |
| 4 | $180,127 |
| 5 | $132,053 |
| 6 | $98,128 |
| 7 | $73,925 |
| 8 | $56,472 |
| 9 | $43,751 |
| 10-11 | $34,385 |
| 12-13 | $27,418 |
Play begins at 12 noon and will be picked up for streaming by PokerGO at the final five or six. Live updates will be in real time until the stream begins and then will operate on the delay.
PokerNews will give you all of the Day 3 action, so keep it locked here to see who wins this prestigious title.
