2023 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87432
Prize
$1,324,747
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,727,250
Entries
99
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
32
Players Left
12

Obst, Alaei and Ivey Top Three Heading Into Day 3 of Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

After six more grueling 100-minute levels of mixed gameplay, the final 32 players of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, lead by James Obst, return to the event center gold section at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at 1 p.m. to chase the money bubble and better position themselves into taking down the $1,324,747 first place prize, the coveted gold bracelet, the legendary Chip Reese Memorial Trophy, and poker immortality.

James Obst
James Obst

Obst bagged the chip lead heading into Day 3, ending the day with 2,972,000, but not far behind is veteran mix game pro Daniel Alaei, who bagged 2,064,000 and ten-time bracelet winner and poker legend Phil Ivey, who finished with 1,655,000, to round out the top three.

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1James ObstAustralia2,972,000
2Daniel AlaeiUnited States2,064,000
3Phil IveyUnited States1,655,000
4Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom1,598,000
5Johannes BeckerGermany1,387,000
6Josh AriehUnited States1,365,000
7Brian RastUnited States1,306,000
8Lyle BermanUnited States1,268,000
9Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland1,196,000
10Nacho BarberoArgentina1,158,000

However, they will have their work cut out for them, as the rest of the top ten reads like a who's who of mix game players. Including the likes of recent bracelet winner Josh Arieh, fresh off a $10k Limit Hold��Em win last week, former two-time winner of this event Brian Rast, and last year��s fifth-place finisher, Germany��s Johannes Becker.

Scott Siever
Scott Siever

Rounding out the bottom ten, but never to be counted out, are the likes of five-time bracelet winner and mix game specialist Scott Seiver, recent $10k 2-7 Tripple Draw winner Benny Glaser, and this year��s $10k No-Limit Hold��Em Secret Bounty winner Chris Klodnicki.

A total of 99 players entered this event, creating a prize pool of $4,727,250, with 15 getting paid at least $85,255. The remaining 32 players will play six more 100-minute levels today, with a 15-minute break after each level and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 15 (approx. 6:30 p.m.).

As always, keep it tuned right here to PokerNews for up-to-the-minute live coverage of this championship event.

Tags: Benny GlaserBrian RastChris KlodnickiDaniel AlaeiDzmitry UrbanovichJames ObstJohannes BeckerJosh AriehLyle BermanNacho BarberoPhil IveyScott SeiverTalal Shakerchi