Tournament: World Series of Poker Day 3 update

After Day 3 of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, French online pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier leads the field of seven hundred eighty-nine players with almost 1.4 million chips. Grospellier is the 2008 World Poker Tour Player of the Year and won the European Poker Tour PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Among those who remain who are looking to add a second world title to their resume include 1989 champion Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth (485,000), 2000 champion Chris “Jesus” Ferguson (232,500), 2005 champion Joe Hachem (239,500) and last year’s champion Peter Eastgate (292,500).

Poker pro Phil Ivey is still in the hunt to take down his first Main Event title with 371,000 chips at the end of Day 3. Such an accomplishment would give Ivey his third bracelet this year, his eighth in his short but illustrious career and his first title in a no-limit hold’em event.

Player of the Year front-runner Jeffrey Lisandro was knocked out on Day 3. His quest to become the first man to win four bracelets in one year will not happen this year.

Day 4 will be the “bubble” day, where 648 out of the 789 will make the money, and 141 will only have a story to tell for their US$10,000. Who will take down the US$8.5 million first prize in November? Keep checking back with us for daily news on the most sought-after title in tournament poker!

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