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With 2,572 players ready to start play today, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel announced players should be prepared to play into the money before bagging tonight. The top 1,084 players will receive at least $15,000.
WSOP Social Media "Czar" Kevin "Kevmath" Mathers has just announced the shuffle up and deal. Cards in the air on Day 3 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event.
Steen Jensen opened the cutoff to 4,600 only to have Richard Ramos three-bet the small blind to 12,800.
Jensen took his time before eventually opting to muck his hand.
Ramos showed his 
as he collected the pot.
From under the gun, David Rachel moved all in for 8,000 and Bradley Smith three-bet the cutoff to 18,000 as the blinds folded.
Rachel: 
Smith: 
The board ran out 
and Rachel was eliminated early here on Day 3 as Smith moved to over 100,000 in chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
101,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
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Eliminé | |
Eddy Sabat moved all in for his last 19,700 and Mark Vanderloo called in the cutoff. From the button, Richard Ramos moved all in for nearly 100,000 and Vanderloo folded.
Sabat:
Ramos: 
The board ran out 
and Sabat was eliminated while Ramos moved to 130,000 in chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
43,200
|
43,200 |
|
Eliminé |
Yann Brosolo found himself all in holding 
against Sundiata Devore and his 
.
The board ran out 
and Brosolo was eliminated while Devore climbed to 250,000 in chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
39,700
|
39,700 |
|
Eliminé |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
-6,700
|
-6,700 |
|
459,000
-17,800
|
-17,800 |
|
401,000
-54,600
|
-54,600 |
|
|
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|
308,000
-6,900
|
-6,900 |
|
||
|
306,000
-17,800
|
-17,800 |
|
242,000
-36,800
|
-36,800 |
|
||
|
214,000
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
189,000
400
|
400 |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
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|
149,000
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
||
|
124,000
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
101,500
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
84,300
-2,700
|
-2,700 |
|
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|
79,400
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
72,000
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
|
|
||
|
56,300
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
||
|
45,000
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
|
|
||
|
29,000
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
20,800
-100
|
-100 |
Aymon Hata and Niall Farrell got all in preflop within the first few hands of the day. Hata had 
against the of Farrell.
The board ran out 
and Hata earned the double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
204,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
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|
80,000
35,200
|
35,200 |
Davide Suriano was among the early casualties of the day, bowing out on the table of Oleksii Khoroshenin.
One table over, there were two seat open in quick succession and Robert Sura was responsible for both of them. First he sent Greg Huffman to the rail and Eric Semel followed suit. Semel three-bet all in with the and Sura called with 
. The board of 
ended Semel's Main Event run early on Day 3 while someone at the table said "you are a killer, that's two already" over to Sura. The same table also features Kathy Liebert with an above-average stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
-2,700
|
-2,700 |
|
|
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|
310,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
170,000
62,500
|
62,500 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
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With about 24,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Richard Gryko led out for 14,200 from the small blind. Rohan Dhawan was on the button and raised to 37,000. Gryko thought for a moment and then called.
The turn was the 
and Gryko checked. Dhawan wasted no time and fired out a bet of 42,000. Gryko paused again and eventually called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Gryko tabled for top pair, top kicker and Dhawan mucked.
Gryko is off to a hot start early, adding to his massive mountain of chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
105,200
|
105,200 |
|
|
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|
125,000
-104,500
|
-104,500 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
9,700
|
9,700 |
|
210,000
103,600
|
103,600 |
|
|
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|
175,000
-200
|
-200 |
|
|
||
|
137,000
-800
|
-800 |
|
125,000
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
|
116,500
900
|
900 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
-600
|
-600 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
|
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|
80,000 | |
|
75,000
700
|
700 |
|
|
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|
68,000 | |
|
60,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
60,000
-700
|
-700 |
