| *Tournament Notes from Day Three:*
· Of the 362 players who entered this tournament, only 24 still
remain at the conclusion of Day Three. So far, 15 levels have been
completed, which amounts to 30 total hours of tournament play.
· The current chip leader is John Juanda (Las Vegas, NV USA) with
657,500. He is slightly ahead of Daniel Negreanu (Las Vegas, NV USA) who is
currently in second place, with 653,000.
· Former WSOP gold bracelet winners still alive in the tournament
include: John Juanda, Mel Judah, Erik Seidel, Mike Matusow, Scott Fischman,
and Daniel Negreanu.
· Players reached the prize money (36th place) in the middle of Level
14. Stephen Ladowsky (Toronto, Canada) was the unfortunate "bubble"
finisher. He finished in 37th-place, just one spot out of the money.
Ladowsky's
misfortune cost him £25,340, equal to about $45,191 at the current exchange
rate.
· Americans held the top four spots in the standings at the end of
Day One. Yanks continued their good fortune on Day Two, as they held all of
the top five chip positions. They remain ahead in the standings, holding
the top four spots.
· Only one of the "November Nine" WSOP Main Event finalists remains
alive in the tournament. Six of the final nine entered. Only Ivan Demidov
(Moscow, Russia) has survived to play Day Four. He currently in 10th place
with 316,000.
· Christopher Elliot (Alloa, UK), who made the biggest leap of Day
Two (initially 174th and ending up in sixth place), did not fare as well on
this day. He currently rests in 19th place.
· The start of Day Two chip leader was Andy Bloch (Las Vegas, NV
USA), with 321,600 in his stack. He lost his advantage on Day Three but
remains very much alive in 12th place.
· The average chip stack is currently about 300,000.
· Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who were eliminated on Day Three
included David "Devilfish" Ulliott (Hull, UK), Josh Arieh (Atlanta, GA USA),
and Ted Lawson (Las Vegas, NV USA)
· Several players have already collected prize money. This list
includes:
25th Place – Panicos Panaxi (Limassol, Cyprus) £28,960
26th Place – Willie Haughey (Glasgow, Scotland) £28,960
27th Place – Harri Pehkonen (Jyvadkyla, Finland) £28,960
28th Place – Roberto Machado (Maia, Portugal) £25,340
29th Place – Brian Johnson (London, UK) £25,340
30th Place – Tome Moreira (Porto. Portugal) £25,340
31st Place – Peter Turmezy (Budapest, Hungary) £25,340
32nd Place – Alexis Guimbal (Paris, France) £25,340
33rd Place – Josh Arieh (Atlanta, GA USA) £25,340
34th Place – Christofer Williamsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) £25,340
35th Place – Jani Sointula (Helsinki, Finland) £25,340
36th Place – James Keys (Bury St. Edmunds, UK) £25,340
· The Main Event is being filmed by an ESPN crew. The tournament
will be shown both Europe and the United States, most likely early next
year.
· Day Four begins on Wednesday, 1 October at 1 pm local time. Play
is expected to continue until the 9-player mark is reached, which will
constitute the 2008 WSOPE final table.
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