Day 3 of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Kicks Off at 1 PM
Welcome to Day 3 of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker. Cards go in the air at 1 p.m. in the Horseshoe Events Center for the finale of this three-day championship event.
The tournament drew 134 entries and 2015 Main Event champion Joe McKeehen leads the way with 14 players remaining. Trailing behind him at the top of the leaderboard is Josh Arieh, the only other player that bagged over 1,000,000 chips. Nick Schulman is the nearest to one million in third while Yong Wang and Kevin Song round out the top five.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature 1 | 1 | ||||
| Feature 1 | 2 | Robert Como | United States | 250,000 | 13 |
| Feature 1 | 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 905,000 | 45 |
| Feature 1 | 4 | Motoyoshi Okamura | Japan | 385,000 | 19 |
| Feature 1 | 5 | Joe McKeehen | United States | 1,445,000 | 72 |
| Feature 1 | 6 | Louis Hillman | United States | 255,000 | 13 |
| Feature 1 | 7 | Ben Yu | United States | 420,000 | 21 |
| Feature 1 | 8 | Nozomu Shimizu | Japan | 255,000 | 13 |
| Feature 2 | 1 | Ronnie Bardah | United States | 475,000 | 24 |
| Feature 2 | 2 | Kevin Song | United States | 685,000 | 34 |
| Feature 2 | 3 | Daniel Idema | Canada | 600,000 | 30 |
| Feature 2 | 4 | ||||
| Feature 2 | 5 | Yong Wang | China | 700,000 | 35 |
| Feature 2 | 6 | Joseph Beasy | United States | 515,000 | 26 |
| Feature 2 | 7 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 620,000 | 31 |
| Feature 2 | 8 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,170,000 | 59 |
McKeehen is looking for bracelet number four, while Arieh may capture his fifth and Schulman may pick up his second of the series, after his win in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event.
Other players returning for Day 3 action include Ronnie Bardah, Daniel Idema, Ben Yu, Nick Pupillo, and Nozomu Shimizu.
Play continues at 1 p.m. local time in Level 18 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and limits of 20,000/40,000. Blinds will increase every 90 minutes today until a winner is declared at a final table that is scheduled to be live-streamed on PokerGO.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $316,226 | 8 | $37,967 |
| 2 | $195,443 | 9 | $30,248 |
| 3 | $144,069 | 10-11 | $24,428 |
| 4 | $107,540 | 12-13 | $20,000 |
| 5 | $81,298 | 14 | $17,500 |
| 6 | $62,255 | ||
| 7 | $48,298 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the 2023 WSOP at Horseshoe Paris and Las Vegas.