Day 3 has come to a close at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio, and leading the final 91 players is Eddie Ochana with 566,500 chips. The tournament is 28 eliminations from the money – the top 63 players earn a minimum of $21,074.
Other top stacks were bagged up by Billy Baxter (543,500), Sam Soverel (540,000), Cliff Josephy (532,000), Darlene Lee (521,000), Kevin Saul (502,000), and Paul Volpe (496,500). Some of the other familiar faces to advance were Pat Lyons, Tony Ruberto, Eddy Sabat, Darryll Fish, Joe Tehan, Keven Stammen, Brian Rast, Phil Laak, Scott Seiver, Joe Serock, Mukul Pahuja, and Daniel Negreanu.
The notables that busted on Day 3 included Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Will Failla, Scott Clements, JC Tran, John Hennigan, Darren Elias, Freddy Deeb, Maria Ho, Loni Harwood, Antonio Esfandiari, Season XIII Hublot WPT Player of the Year Anthony Zinno, and WPT co-commentator and Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton.
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Each member of the six-handed televised final table is guaranteed at least $226,238, and the winner will bank $1,587,382 – which includes a seat into the $15,400 buy-in WPT Tournament of Champions – a pair of Monster 24K Headphones, a luxurious Hublot Oceanographic 4000, and an Aurae Solid Gold MasterCard with $10,000 funded on it and Executive Lifestyle Benefits.
Return to WPT.com Thursday at 12:00 noon PT to follow along with Day 4 as the WPT Live Updates team provides live updates, photos, and chip counts throughout the day.
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