All the poker world’s attention has shifted to the World Series of Poker Main Event over the last week and a familiar name is among the chip leaders. With about 1,000 players remaining, Chris Moneymaker sits among the topchip stacks.
The action reaches Day 4 on Friday and plenty of big names remain in the field. In other action, several big names are looking to win a bracelet in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better including John Monnette , Esther Taylor , and John Raceneer . Here’s a look at some of the news from the series. Event 67: $10,000 Main Event World Championship
Players moving on to Friday’s Day 4 have all reached the money. Those eliminated will at least guarantee themselves a min-cash of $15,000 , good news for the 1,000 players remaining.
But the biggest news may be the run of 2003 Main Event winner Moneymaker. After some huge hands on Day 2, Moneymaker continued to build on Thursday.
After the action wrapped up on Day 3, Moneymaker sat 12th in chips with just under 1.4 million . Continuing the deep run will bring plenty of interest and some Main Event deja vu.
Florida’s Jessica Cai leads the field going into Day 4 with 1.8 million. She comes into the Main Event with only $78,454 in live tournament winnings. “(It’s) surreal,” she told PokerGO’s Jeff Platt . “I’m still in shock, but I’m definitely grateful to be here.” Another one of our chip leaders, Jessica Cai pic.twitter.com/EEqwTxd0tV — Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt) November 12, 2021 Other big names advancing to Day 4; winner payouts
Moneymaker isn’t the only Main Event champion still alive in the field. While his stack may be lighter, Martin Jacobson also advanced with a stack of 142,000 .
A couple of Main Event final table qualifiers from 2019 are also still in the mix. Canada’s Alex Livingston finished third in 2019 for $4 million and brings 758,000 chips into Day 4.
Garry Gates took fourth that year for $3 million and returns on Friday with 180,000. Other returning to the action include Stephen Chidwick , […]
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