Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 3 of the Event #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship!
The 150 player field has been reduced to just the final 15 that will all be eyeing the bracelet and $383,208 first prize now that they are guaranteed a $16,951 payday.
Although his stack flurried up and down during the last few levels of the day, Daniel Negreanu made sure his was at its peak once he bagged the chip lead with 1,213,000. Negreanu already has five WSOP cashes to his name so far this series, but this will be the one he craves if he can break through to capture his first WSOP bracelet of the summer and add that elusive seventh title to his already impressive resume.
On his heels is 2016 WSOP Player of the Year Jason Mercier who bagged 541,000. Mercier won this exact event last year and will be looking to accomplish a rare feat, when he attempts to become a back-to-back champion. Scott Bohlman (756,000), Don Zewin (704,000), Richard Chase (647,000) and David Bach (572,000) round up the top five. Bach has already tasted success this year after winning the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed event and will be looking to become the first multiple bracelet winner of the series.
Brian Rast, Eric Rodawig, and Anthony Zinno are still in the mix while Phillip Wallace and Mark Gregorich round up the rear of a Day 3 field that is stacked in depth of skill, accomplishments and ambitions.
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Jason Mercier completed and Andrew Brown raised. Mercier called and called bets on fourth and fifth streets before folding to a 30,000-chip bet from Brown on sixth.
Mercier: /
Brown: /
Brown showed his in the hole and rocketed up to 580,000 in chips.
Jason Mercier raised from the cutoff before Yuebin Guo reraised from the small blind. Mark Gregorich then moved all in for 63,000 from the big blind. Mercier and Guo called.
The flop came and Guo checked. Mercier bet. Guo tanked for a minute and folded.
Mercier:
Gregorich:
The board ran out the and , to see Mercier scoop the pot with trip fours, sending Gregorich to the rail in 14th place.
Brian Rast completed and Daniel Negreanu raised. Rast called and on fourth he called a bet from Negreanu.
Fifth street saw Negreanu lead out for 50,000 before Rast raised to 100,000. Negreanu called and, on sixth, he lead for 50,000 before Rast raised to 100,000.
Negreanu announced a raise and Rast committed roughly his final 40,000.
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Negreanu: /
With Negreanu striking a straight on sixth street, Rast would still be very much alive as any queen, deuce, or spade would see him remain alive in the tournament.
Unfortunately for Rast, he squeezed the on seventh to go along with Negreanu's , and was eliminated in 11th place for a $23,508 payday as Negreanu returns to approximately 1.1 million in chips.
Anthony Zinno completed, and Eric Rodawig raised to 60,000. Zinno called all in for 49,000, and each player's board ran out as follows:
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With Zinno unable to improve on his split jacks against Rodawig's split aces, he was eliminated in ninth place for a $28,808 payday, as the final eight players were sent on a short break while the live stream is prepared for action.
Don Zewin completed, and Jerry Wong found himself all in for his last 13,000. Jason Mercier called, then called a 30,000-chip bet on fourth street before both players checked fifth. On sixth, Mercier bet 60,000, and Zewin called.
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On seventh, Mercier checked, and Zewin bet 60,000 with Mercier calling.
Zewin tabled his for kings up, and Mercier showed for nines up.
Wong tabled his for king-high and was eliminated in eighth place for a $36,218 payday.
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in the hole and rocketed up to 580,000 in chips.
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and Guo checked. Mercier bet. Guo tanked for a minute and folded. 
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, to see Mercier scoop the pot with trip fours, sending Gregorich to the rail in 14th place.
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on seventh street.
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