Beginning in just 15 minutes is Day 3 of the Main Event of the 2018 WSOP-C Playground. From the final tally of entries of 2,401, the tournament is now down to just 214 entries, and everyone is in the money (73 players have already cashed in the tourney). Play on Day 3 will again continue through 10 levels of 60 minutes each, and by the time the final cards are dealt today, the tournament should be withing striking distance of a final table.
The chip leader to start the day is Duc Tu Bui – a player who, like most of the rest of the top players by chip count today, spent most of Day 2 somewhat under the radar. He wasn’t part of any leaderboards during the day, and though he always seemed to have a decent stack to play, and only came to the front of the list during the last level yesterday evening. Benjamin Underwood had a similar trajectory, though in his case he benefited from a key double-up right before the bubble.
One player among the top stacks that had been there throughout the day is Michael Khan, who starts with 1.68M on Day 3. And looking to regain a spot near the top of the leaderboard today will be Eric Afriat and Noeung Troeung. Both of these players are master chip accumulators so it will be interesting to follow their journey today. Another player to watch today will be John Palmer. He spent most of the day on Day 2 with well under the average stack and it seemed like he might be content to tough it out to the bubble and take his cash. Instead, he begins Day 3 with a near top-10 stack.
Here are a few photos from the end of yesterday’s session featuring players we’ll see more of today.
