Day 3 of Event 1 ($240 no-limit hold’em) has begun and just the final 19 players remain from a field of more than 3,000. This will be the final day of the event as the field plays down to a champion on Monday. The blinds will begin at 50,000-100,000 and a 15,000 ante. Here are the chip counts at the start of play:
1. Kevin Ho – 7,695,000 (76 bb)
2. Kane Kalas – 6,690,000 (66 bb)
3. Zack Goodman – 6,475,000 (64 bb)
4. Derek Buonano – 5,800,000 (58 bb)
5. David Diaz – 5,775,000 (57 bb)
6. Jaime Campos – 5,460,000 (54 bb)
7. Alcides Gomez – 5,285,000 (52 bb)
8. Steven McKoy – 4,075,000 (40 bb)
9. Michael Ortiz – 3,950,000 (39 bb)
10. Daniel Navarrete – 2,865,000 (28 bb)
11. Josée Thauvette – 2,500,000 (25 bb)
12. Jeff Yeh – 2,340,000 (23 bb)
13. Mike Chiappetta – 1,940,000 (19 bb)
14. Chad Eveslage – 1,750,000 (17 bb)
15. Michael Tait – 1,530,000 (15 bb)
16. Tim Myers – 1,230,000 (12 bb)
17. Mike Beasley – 1,100,000 (11 bb)
18. John Liu – 1,070,000 (10 bb)
19. Harold Lam – 775,000 (7 bb)