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Friday, June 16, 2017 1:13 PM Local Time
Morten Mortensen Shoves on Onur Unsal
With the board reading and more than 200,000 in the middle, Onur Unsal bet 251,000 in the big blind. His opponent, Morten Mortensen, was in the cutoff and he went all in. The decision was for the rest of Unsal's chips, which totaled 646,000.
Unsal folded his hand and the pot went over to Mortensen.
A little while later, Unsal asked Mortensen, "How do you manage to run good for two days? What do you eat for breakfast?"
Mortensen replied, "Just omelet."
| Morten Mortensen | 1,650,000 | 490,000  |
| Onur Unsal | 646,000 | -439,000  |
Friday, June 16, 2017 1:02 PM Local Time
Buddiga Takes a Chunk of Silver
With 300,000 or so already in the middle and the board showing , both Pratyush Buddiga and Max Silver checked, getting to see the turn for free. Both checked again and the completed the board on the river.
Buddiga led with a bet of 125,000 and Silver called, but he mucked when Buddiga tabled two kings for a flopped set of cowboys.
| Max Silver | 2,100,000 | -119,000 |
| Pratyush Buddiga | 900,000 | 180,000 |
Friday, June 16, 2017 12:46 PM Local Time
Alex Queen Eliminated in 18th Place ($23,029)
Alex Queen shoved preflop and was put at risk by Steve Sung.
Sung:
Queen:
Queen was dominated and in trouble. The board ran out giving Sung a flush and Queen was sent to the rail in 18th place.
| Steve Sung | 1,100,000 | 260,000 |
| Alex Queen | 0 | 0 |
Friday, June 16, 2017 12:30 PM Local Time
Final Three Table Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|
| 600 | 1 | James Chen | 552,000 |
| 600 | 2 | John Gorsuch | 834,000 |
| 600 | 3 | Scot Masters | 626,000 |
| 600 | 4 | Max Silver | 2,170,000 |
| 600 | 5 | Pratyush Buddiga | 650,000 |
| 600 | 6 | Richard Tuhrim | 320,000 |
| | | | |
| 601 | 1 | Samantha Cohen | 270,000 |
| 601 | 2 | Chris Moorman | 1,380,000 |
| 601 | 3 | Simeon Naydenov | 480,000 |
| 601 | 4 | Alex Queen | 172,000 |
| 601 | 5 | Steve Sung | 925,000 |
| 601 | 6 | Jerry Payne | 950,000 |
| | | | |
| 609 | 1 | Onur Unsal | 1,040,000 |
| 609 | 2 | Julien Martini | 170,000 |
| 609 | 3 | Bernardo Dias | 830,000 |
| 609 | 4 | Morten Mortensen | 1,050,000 |
| 609 | 5 | Joshua Ladines | 400,000 |
| 609 | 6 | Michael Gagliano | 440,000 |
Friday, June 16, 2017 12:30 PM Local Time
Nacho Barbero Eliminated by Pratyush Buddiga
Onur Unsal opened to 27,000 on the button and Nacho Barbero went all in for 252,000. Pratyush Buddiga then reshoved for 436,000 in the big blind, and Unsal had a decision to make.
"I was snapping him," Unsal remarked, meaning he was going to call Barbero's shove. Unsal folded and Barbero was at risk.
Barbero:
Buddiga:
Barbero took the lead on the flop, but the turn gave Buddiga a pair of aces. The river was the and Barbero was eliminated in 19th place for a payout of $18,019.
| Pratyush Buddiga | 720,000 | 551,000 |
| Nacho Barbero | 0 | -382,000 |
Friday, June 16, 2017 12:23 PM Local Time
Ryan Tosoc Eliminated by Chris Moorman in 20th Place ($18,019)
Ryan Tosoc and Chris Moorman got all the chips in preflop, and Tosoc was at risk.
Moorman's pocket queens were well ahead of Tosoc's pocket fives. The board ran out , and Moorman's queens held up.
Tosoc takes home $18,019 for his 20th-place finish.
| Chris Moorman | 1,380,000 | 474,000 |
| Ryan Tosoc | 0 | -709,000 |
Friday, June 16, 2017 12:18 PM Local Time
James Chen Doubles Through Michael Gagliano
Michael Gagliano opened to 30,000 under the gun and James Chen went all in for 257,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Gagliano called to put Chen at risk.
Gagliano:
Chen:
The flop gave Chen a flush draw. The turn changed nothing, but the river gave Chen the nut flush to double through.
| Michael Gagliano | 575,000 | -265,000 |
| James Chen | 542,000 | 259,000 |
Friday, June 16, 2017 12:10 PM Local Time
Levan Karamanishvili Falls to Onur Unsal
They are just a couple of minutes into Day 3, and the tournament has lost a player. Levan Karamanishvili open-jammed for 200,000 and was put at risk by Onur Unsal.
Levan Karamanishvili:
Onur Unsal:
The board ran out and Unsal's flopped set was enough to eliminate Karamanishvili.
| Onur Unsal | 1,085,000 | 192,000 |
| Levan Karamanishvili | 0 | -201,000 |
Friday, June 16, 2017 12:01 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
The 21 remaining players are in their seats and cards are in the air.
Friday, June 16, 2017 8:50 AM Local Time
Max Silver Leads Final 21 on Day 3 of Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed by Large Margin
The remaining 21 players in Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed get back to the felt today for a 12 noon restart to play down to a winner. With a field of 959 entries, 144 players get a piece of the $2,589,300 total prize pool.
Max Silver is a London poker pro looking for his first WSOP gold. Silver starts the day way out in the lead with 2,219,000. He is the only player in the 2,000,000-chip range. In fact, he is one of only two players above 1,000,000 chips, the other being Morten Mortensen with 1,160,000.
Several accomplished poker pros will also be battling for that first place prize. They include Jerry Payne (955,000), Chris Moorman (906,000), Onur Unsal (893,000), Steve Sung (840,000), Michael Gagliano(840,000), Ryan Tosoc (709,000), Samantha Cohen (482,000), Nacho Barbero (382,000), James Chen (283,000) and Pratyush Buddiga (169,000).
The first player eliminated will receive $18,019. The top five finishers will be getting six-figure payouts and the winner will take home $498,682 to go with the WSOP gold bracelet.
Blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante to start for the first 30 minutes, and there will be breaks every two hours of play. Play will begin in the Miranda room, and the final table will take place on the Main Stage in Brasilia. It will also be livestreamed.
Be sure to follow the updates here at PokerNews for the exciting conclusion of the event!
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Brasilia | 1 | 1 | Scot Masters | United States | 664,000 | 55 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 2 | Bernardo Dias | Brazil | 867,000 | 72 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 3 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 382,000 | 32 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 4 | Richard Tuhrim | United States | 382,000 | 32 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 5 | Simeon Naydenov | Bulgaria | 364,000 | 30 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 6 | Jerry Payne | United States | 955,000 | 80 |
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| Brasilia | 2 | 1 | Samantha Cohen | United States | 482,000 | 40 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 3 | Julien Martini | United States | 678,000 | 57 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 4 | Alex Queen | United States | 158,000 | 13 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 5 | Morten Mortensen | Denmark | 1,160,000 | 97 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 6 | Steve Sung | United States | 840,000 | 70 |
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| Brasilia | 3 | 1 | Levan Karamanishvili | Georgia | 201,000 | 17 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 2 | Pratyush Buddiga | United States | 169,000 | 14 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 3 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | 906,000 | 76 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 4 | Onur Unsal | Turkey | 893,000 | 74 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 5 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 709,000 | 59 |
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| Brasilia | 4 | 1 | Michael Gagliano | United States | 840,000 | 70 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 3 | John Gorsuch | United States | 733,000 | 61 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 4 | James Chen | Taiwan | 283,000 | 24 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 5 | Max Silver | United Kingdom | 2,219,000 | 185 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 6 | Joshua Ladines | United States | 398,000 | 33 |