Day 3 Begins With 10 Players In Search of Bracelet in Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em
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Welcome back for the final day of Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em where just 10 players remain in the hopes of capturing a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Kenny Hsiung will come into Day 3 as a slight chip leader and also as the only player with a bracelet to his name already.
Hsiung bagged up an impressive 1,171,000 chips after Day 2 and knows what it takes to get the job done in this type of event. Hsiung's only other WSOP victory came nine years ago in this very same event when it was played as a full ring. Now with it being a 6-handed version, Hsiung is showing that he's still got the talent to do it all over again.
It's far from over though, as Hsiung will be closely followed by Kevin Erickson (1,139,000) and Ryan Hansen (1,115,000) as the only other players with a seven-figure stack. Another name to keep an eye on is Ray Henson who topped the field after Day 1 but will now return as the short stack with only 151,000 chips.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406 | 1 | Kevin Erickson | 1,139,000 | 46 |
| 406 | 2 | Empty | ||
| 406 | 3 | Kosei Ichinose | 499,000 | 20 |
| 406 | 4 | Ray Henson | 151,000 | 6 |
| 406 | 5 | Ryan Hansen | 1,115,000 | 45 |
| 406 | 6 | John Hoang | 783,000 | 31 |
| 414 | 1 | Kenny Hsiung | 1,171,000 | 47 |
| 414 | 2 | Justin Moeller | 378,000 | 15 |
| 414 | 3 | Ken Deng | 321,000 | 13 |
| 414 | 4 | John Cavanagh | 207,000 | 8 |
| 414 | 5 | Empty | ||
| 414 | 6 | Steve Chanthabouasy | 744,000 | 30 |
The action is slated to get underway at 2 p.m. local time with the blinds resuming on level 21. The blinds will be 13,000/25,000 with the limits at 25,000/50,000. The goal is to reach the final five players before the PokerGO stream begins at 4 p.m. The levels will be 60 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a potential dinner break after the sixth level.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the updates throughout the day en route to crowning a WSOP champion.
and Hsiung checked to Cavanagh who bet. Hsiung check-raised, Cavanagh three-bet, and Hsiung four-bet, enough to put Cavanagh at risk for his last 92,000 chips.
which left Cavanagh drawing to just a straight. The 
on the river gave Hsiung a full house and Cavanagh was eliminated in 10th place.
turn and Henson called for the rest of his chips.
, sending Henson to the rail.
and Moeller continued with a bet. Deng called and the 
landed on the turn.
for a pair of queens. Moeller was in trouble with 
for a pair of sixes. 
and Erickson called Hoang's bet.
came on the turn and Hoang led. Erickson thought about it and ultimately put in the raise for the rest of Hoang's chips. Hoang called and hands were revealed.
, eliminating Hoang and leaving his rail quiet following the deep run.
and Ichinose check-called a bet from Chanthabouasy. 
on the river. Ichinose checked for the third time and Chanthabouasy threw in a bet. Ichinose looked him up and Chanthabouasy showed 
. It checked through to the 
.
to give Hsiung a flush draw, but the
flop and both players checked to Hansen who bet. Only Deng called.
and Deng check-called for his remaining 95,000.
completed the board to give Hansen the flush and knock out Deng.
and 
to send Erickson out in third as Ichinose and Ryan Hansen will now start heads-up play.