WPT World Championship Day 3 – Rheem In Charge
We have now seen the final table at the World Poker Tour World Championship materialise, with Chino Rheem the man to beat as he racked up 4,839,000 chips on Day 3. The day started out with twenty four players but they had to be whittled down to a final table of eight to contest the title later today on Day 4.
Rheem’s lead is very impressive, especially considering that his closest rival Erick Lindgren has just 2,518,000 chips in comparison. Despite this fact, the table is full of big names, with Lindgren and Daniel Negreanu being the biggest of them.
Playing good but running better, 8 left in @wpt Championship, my man @edogpoker & @realkidpoker Gl to errbody! #uknowhowwedooo #letsgetit
— David Rheem(@ChinoRheem) May 22, 2013
End day 4 of WPT Championship with 545k officially made 3 consecutive main event final tables! 8 left I’m the shortie but ain’t no thang.
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) May 22, 2013
We lost 16 players in total on Day 3, with there having to be some big names falling along with them. We lost Jake Cody, Amir Babakhani, Dan Shak, Andy Frankenberger and Jason Mercier all sent packing throughout the day.
Out in 18th lost a flip to chino I was lucky to be in but couldn’t win
— Jake Cody (@JakeCody) May 21, 2013
And out. TT< AJ AIPF.flopped a set and he turned a straight.Ahhhh poker.
— Andy Frankenberger (@AMFrankenberger) May 21, 2013
This now means that we have our eight finalists all ready to come back one more time to settle their business. They will all be casting their eyes on that title and winner’s cheque of $1,150,297, though they will be safe in the knowledge that they have banked at least $101,935. In fact the top 15 all got paid today, whilst the bubble boy being Hyon Kim finishing in 16th place.
The Final Eight Seating And Chip Counts
Seat 1 – Jonathan Roy - 1,987,000
Seat 2 – David Peters - 858,000
Seat 3 – Erick Lindgren - 2,518,000
Seat 4 – Rocco Palumbo - 680,000
Seat 5 – Brandon Steven - 1,235,000
Seat 6 – Daniel Negreanu - 545,000
Seat 7 – Matt Hyman - 1,940,000
Seat 8 – Chino Rheem - 4,839,000
What They Are Playing For!
1st Place – $1,150,297
2nd Place – $650,275
3rd Place – $421,800
4th Place – $289,988
5th Place – $223,203
6th Place – $173,993
7th Place – $137,085
8th Place – $101,935
Can Rheem pull off his first win in a while? Check with us tomorrow and you will find out just whether he did or not.
