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Sunday, February 3, 2019 4:55 AM Local Time
Brett Reichard - Event #3 Winner
Brett Reichard scooped up a second World Series of Poker gold ring at the Potawatomi Circuit in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The 52-year-old ultimately outlasted 267 entrants in Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day), but it was a hard-fought heads-up battle that highlighted the victory.
Reichard entered the final table as chip leader. Bust outs were frequent as each 20-minute level ticked away and the field quickly dropped to two. Frank Ray was Reichard's final opponent.
Contradictory to the turbo style, heads-up action proved to be a drawn-out clash. Neither competitor was ready to phone it. Later, Reichard was asked about the motivation to stay focused in the face of such late hours.
“I let Josh play for rings. I play for money,” Reichard said half-jokingly, alluding to his son, Josh Reichard who boasts an incredible 10 gold rings of his own. “Of course, I want to win a ring, but money comes in handy.”
Reichard and Ray duked it out for over an hour. At one point, Reichard had to make a sizable comeback and succeeded, finally raking in all the chips around 4:30 a.m.
The Wisconsin native was awarded another piece of WSOP hardware, adding to the first gold ring he won back in August of 2016 at Harrah's Cherokee. More significantly, for Reichard, he also picked up $21,590 for his first-place achievement.
Results
Sunday, February 3, 2019 1:53 AM Local Time
Kenneth Baime, spiking a set of treys on the flop, scored a double knockout with 11 remaining to catapult Event #3 into an official final table. The final nine competitors have redrawn seats and are ready to face off for $21,590. Brett Reichard, striving for his second WSOP gold ring, is currently leading with over 800,000 in chips.
Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final ten players:
Seat 1: Kenneth Baime - 650,000
Seat 2: Frank Ray - 725,000
Seat 3: Kevin Kansler - 303,000
Seat 4: Brett Reichard - 820,000
Seat 5: Ibrahim Anbar - 670,000
Seat 6: Jovan Berry - 205,000
Seat 7: Shawn Johnson - 135,000
Seat 8: Mike Burns - 200,000
Seat 9: Chris Holt - 280,000
- 17 minutes left in Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Saturday, February 2, 2019 8:58 PM Local Time
Registration has closed and the prizes have been announced:
Total Entries: 267
Total Prizepool: $88,110
Placed Paid: 27
First Place: $21,590
Min-Cash: $712
A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the PRIZEPOOL tab, above.
Friday, February 1, 2019 4:25 PM Local Time
Ring event number three hits the Potawatomi Circuit scene at 4:00 p.m. Saturday and it is structured as another one-day tournament, like Event #1. This time around,
players begin with the standard starting stack: 15,000 in chips.
Registration remains open until the start of Level 11 for Event #3:
$400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day). The speedy, 20-minute level
structure renders a smaller registration window. During the
registration period, players who go bust will are allowed one chance to re-enter the competition.
Here is a quick rundown of Event #3:
- Players begin with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Blinds start at 25/50
- Registration is open until the start of Level 11 (~7:40 p.m.)
- One re-entry is allowed during the registration period
- All Levels are 20-minutes long
- There will be a 10-minute break after Level 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25
- This is a one-day tournament
- The winner will receive a WSOP Circuit gold ring
Friday, February 1, 2019 4:24 PM Local Time