$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,162

Action was fast right out of the gates and there were three doubles in the first few hands.

First up, Fares Santana got his stack in the middle with against Paul Balzano’s and the pocket pair held up in the race.

Next, Michael Cohen was all in with after a flop against Isaac Kempton’s . The turn and river finished the board to give Cohen a double.

The third saw Ronald Rosenberg pick up and he found a double against Serge Dergham’s .

Fares Santana – 950,000 (24 bb)
Michael Cohen – 1,100,000 (28 bb)
Ron Rosenberg – 1,850,000 (46 bb)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,162

Cards are in the air for Day 3 of the WSOP Circuit Main with 25 players remaining, all guaranteed at least $9,405, and the winner will take home $290,974 plus the WSOPC Main Event ring.

1st:  $290,974 + WSOP Circuit Ring
2nd:  $179,833
3rd:  $135,794
4th:  $103,434
5th:  $79,480
6th:  $61,616
7th:  $48,195
8th:  $38,039
9th:  $30,297
10th-12th:  $24,353
13th-15th:  $19,757
16th-18th:  $16,179
19th-21st:  $13,374
22nd-24th:  $11,161
25th:  $9,405

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,162

The final day of the WSOP Circuit series is here and that means it is time to crown our Main Event champion. What started with 1,162 entries is down to the last 25 players and one of them will walk away with $290,974 along with the Main Event ring.

Isaac Kempton began Day 2 with the lead and he is once again at the top as they prepare to start Day 3. There are 24 talented players trying to catch him including WSOP bracelet winner and WPT Champions Club member James Calderaro.

Cards go back in the air at noon and we will have all the action until we award the Main Event ring.

1.  Isaac Kempton  –  5,205,000  (130 bb)
2.  Patrick Serda  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)
3.  Rob Manjura  –  2,020,000  (51 bb)
4.  James Calderaro  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
5.  Paul Balzano  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)
6.  Serge Dergham  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
7.  David Jackson  –  1,585,000  (40 bb)
8.  David Berman  –  1,550,000  (39 bb)
9.  John O’Neal  –  1,510,000  (38 bb)
10.  Brian Ray  –  1,465,000  (37 bb)
11.  Ioannis Patsourakis  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
12.  John Dwyer  –  1,390,000  (35 bb)
13.  John Ott  –  1,365,000  (34 bb)
14.  Nathan Russler  –  1,315,000  (33 bb)
15.  Francisco Gomez  –  1,280,000  (32 bb)
16.  Brad Sailor  –  1,125,000  (28 bb)
17.  Thomas Boyden  –  925,000  (23 bb)
18.  Ron Rosenberg  –  910,000  (23 bb)
19.  Cameron Marshall  –  810,000  (20 bb)
20.  Myung “Mike” Shin  –  730,000  (18 bb)
21.  Chris Hyden  –  595,000  (15 bb)
22.  Kevin Javier  –  590,000  (15 bb)
23.  Fares Santana  –  425,000  (11 bb)
24.  Jason Klapman  –  365,000  (9 bb)
25.  Michael Cohen  –  340,000  (9 bb)

Day 3 seat draw:

TABLE 25
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Ioannis Patsourakis  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3.  David Jackson  –  1,585,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4.  Cameron Marshall  –  810,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Hyden  –  595,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Rob Manjura  –  2,020,000  (51 bb)
Seat 7.  John Ott  –  1,365,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8.  John O’Neal  –  1,510,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9.  Myung “Mike” Shin  –  730,000  (18 bb)

TABLE 26
Seat 1.  Brad Sailor  –  1,125,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Nathan Russler  –  1,315,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Jason Klapman  –  365,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Isaac Kempton  –  5,205,000  (130 bb)
Seat 5.  Francisco Gomez  –  1,280,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Cohen  –  340,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Ray  –  1,465,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.  John Dwyer  –  1,390,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  James Calderaro  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)

TABLE 30
Seat 1.  David Berman  –  1,550,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2.  Kevin Javier  –  590,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Thomas Boyden  –  925,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Fares Santana  –  425,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Serge Dergham  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7.  Ron Rosenberg  –  910,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Paul Balzano  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)
Seat 9.  Patrick Serda  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 14 – $250 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 2 – $1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)

• Main Event Day 3 Counts and Seats
• Main Event Payouts

12PM: Event 13 – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

NOTE:  Due to the large field, Day 2 of Event 13 will begin earlier than originally scheduled, with the cards in the air at 12:00 noon.

• Event 13 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 13 Day 2 Tables and Seats
• Event 13 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 55 – $65 Event 14 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• • Players begin with 7,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Structure Sheet

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,162

Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Main Event ends with 25 players, and the chipleader is Isaac Kempton, who bagged a huge stack worth 5,205,000 (130 big blinds).

Here is the full list of official chip counts for Day 3, which begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon:

1.  Isaac Kempton  –  5,205,000  (130 bb)
2.  Patrick Serda  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)
3.  Rob Manjura  –  2,020,000  (51 bb)
4.  James Calderaro  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
5.  Paul Balzano  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)
6.  Serge Dergham  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
7.  David Jackson  –  1,585,000  (40 bb)
8.  David Berman  –  1,550,000  (39 bb)
9.  John O’Neal  –  1,510,000  (38 bb)
10.  Brian Ray  –  1,465,000  (37 bb)
11.  Ioannis Patsourakis  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
12.  John Dwyer  –  1,390,000  (35 bb)
13.  John Ott  –  1,365,000  (34 bb)
14.  Nathan Russler  –  1,315,000  (33 bb)
15.  Francisco Gomez  –  1,280,000  (32 bb)
16.  Brad Sailor  –  1,125,000  (28 bb)
17.  Thomas Boyden  –  925,000  (23 bb)
18.  Ron Rosenberg  –  910,000  (23 bb)
19.  Cameron Marshall  –  810,000  (20 bb)
20.  Myung “Mike” Shin  –  730,000  (18 bb)
21.  Chris Hyden  –  595,000  (15 bb)
22.  Kevin Javier  –  590,000  (15 bb)
23.  Fares Santana  –  425,000  (11 bb)
24.  Jason Klapman  –  365,000  (9 bb)
25.  Michael Cohen  –  340,000  (9 bb)

And here is the Day 3 seat draw:

TABLE 25
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Ioannis Patsourakis  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3.  David Jackson  –  1,585,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4.  Cameron Marshall  –  810,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Hyden  –  595,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Rob Manjura  –  2,020,000  (51 bb)
Seat 7.  John Ott  –  1,365,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8.  John O’Neal  –  1,510,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9.  Myung “Mike” Shin  –  730,000  (18 bb)

TABLE 26
Seat 1.  Brad Sailor  –  1,125,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Nathan Russler  –  1,315,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Jason Klapman  –  365,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Isaac Kempton  –  5,205,000  (130 bb)
Seat 5.  Francisco Gomez  –  1,280,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Cohen  –  340,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Ray  –  1,465,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.  John Dwyer  –  1,390,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  James Calderaro  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)

TABLE 30
Seat 1.  David Berman  –  1,550,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2.  Kevin Javier  –  590,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Thomas Boyden  –  925,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Fares Santana  –  425,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Serge Dergham  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7.  Ron Rosenberg  –  910,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Paul Balzano  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)
Seat 9.  Patrick Serda  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,162

In the final hand of the night, John Dwyer raised from middle position to 65,000, Jason Klapman reraised from the small blind to 215,000, and chipleader Isaac Kempton tanked for a long time in the big blind before he folded.

Dwyer quickly called with , and Klapman turned over . (Kempton breathed a big sigh of relief.)

But there was a queen in the window as the board came , giving Dwyer a set of queens and a double-up in the final hand of the night.

John Dwyer  –  1,390,000  (46 bb)
Jason Klapman  –  365,000  (12 bb)

Stay tuned for official chip counts and the seat draw for Day 2, which will start tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,162

Russell Waggoner was all in preflop with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Serge Dergham’s .

The board came , and Dergham paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Waggoner in 27th place.

Serge Dergham  –  1,690,000  (56 bb)
Russell Waggoner  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($9,405)

David Tuthill was eliminated a few moments later when his failed to improve against John O’Neal’s on a board of . O’Neal won the pot with his pocket nines to eliminate Tuthill in 26th place.

John O’Neal  –  1,230,000  (41 bb)
David Tuthill  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($9,405)

With 25 players left, the average chip stack is about 1,395,000 (47 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $9,405.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,162

David Jackson raised from the hijack to 65,000, Nathan Russler reraised from the button to 180,000, and Francisco Gomez moved all in from the big blind for 650,000.

Jackson thought for a while before he folded, and then Russler tanked for a long time before he folded as well. Gomez took the pot.

Francisco Gomez  –  940,000  (31 bb)
David Jackson  –  1,325,000  (44 bb)
Nathan Russler  –  1,375,000  (46 bb)

A while later at another table, with the board showing on the turn, Brian Ray bet 125,000. Butchie Mitchell moved all in, and the next two players folded.

Ray thought for a bit before he called with for two pair, kings and threes, and Mitchell turned over for a lower two pair, tens and threes.

Mithcell needed an ace or a ten to stay alive, but the river card was the . Ray won the pot with a higher full house, threes full of kings, to eliminate Mitchell in 30th place.

Brian Ray  –  1,385,000  (46 bb)
Butchie Mitchell  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($8,002)

With 29 players left, the average chip stack is about 1,200,000 (48 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $8,002.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 1,162

Isaac Kempton raised from the hijack to 55,000, Tom Nguyen moved all in from the button for 275,000, and Kempton thought for a while before he called with .

Nguyen turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the board double-paired to counterfeit Nguyen’s fours. Kempton won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Nguyen in 32nd place.

Isaac Kempton  –  3,975,000  (159 bb)
Tom Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 32nd Place

With 30 players left, the average chip stack is about 1,160,000 (46 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $8,002.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 1,162

The players return from break to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 10,000-25,000 with a 25,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 1.5 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Patrick Serda  –  1,980,000  (79 bb)
2.  Thomas Boyden  –  1,865,000  (75 bb)
3.  Isaac Kempton  –  1,820,000  (73 bb)
4.  Chris Dandrea  –  1,605,000  (64 bb)

With 38 players left, the average chip stack is about 915,000 (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $5,229.