Sunday, December 3, 2017 11:26 PM Local Time
It's Time to Crown a Winner in the Main Event
It's Day 3 of the Main Event and there are just 16 players remaining of the 957 entries in the Main Event.
As usual, the $1,000,000 guarantee was smashed, and by the end of today, over $1.4 million will have been paid out in this event alone.
First place is paying out $272,744 along with the coveted diamond World Series of Poker Circuit ring. The remaining 16 players are guaranteed $14,226 but the real money is at the top, with the final three players guaranteed six figures.
A full list of payouts is available via the Prizepool Tab.
Leading the pack of 16 is Charles Johnson with 2,380,000 chips after a huge rush towards the end of the night on Day 2. Johnson took out eight-time WSOPC ring winner Robert Hankins after flopping a set against Hankins' over pair and bagged himself the lead. Ryan Jones (1,935,000) sits in second and has two rings along with a Main Event right here at Cherokee from 2015.
David Jackson (pictured) sits in fourth place with 1,800,000 chips and with a good shot to clinch the Casino Champion race with a deep finish tonight. He already won his first ring early in this stop and looks to top that with a Main Event victory for ring number two.
Play begins at Noon and will continue until a winner is crowned. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels with no scheduled dinner break. Play will begin at Level 26 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Keep following along as the WSOP live reporting team brings all of the action on the way to a winner today.