Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,762,800
Entries
817
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
37
Players Left
4
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The third day of Event #52: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed played out today at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with some fascinating twists and turns which left just four players still in contention for the $656,747 first prize and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet.
It's Mostafa Haidary who leads the way with a stack of 15,375,000 chips in pursuit of his first bracelet. The Australian player flew under the radar for the first part of the day but turned it up a gear as the tournament approached the business end by eliminating Sonny Franco with pocket tens against the Frenchman's ace-queen. Haidary was then at risk of finishing just shy of the podium places but won a crucial flip against Krasimir Yankov during the last level to take the chip lead.
Yankov sits second in the counts with 12,825,000 chips and started building a stack in Level 24 where he tripled barreled his way to a double-up courtesy of Lucas Blanco. The Bugarian player never looked back from there as he eliminated both Max Kruse (7th - $79,436) and Matthew McEwan (6th - $107,770) on the final table. Despite losing that previously mentioned flip to Haidary late on, Yankov still has a great chance of capturing the victory come Day 4.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Name | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $656,747 | ||
| 2 | $437,821 | ||
| 3 | $300,293 | ||
| 4 | $206,606 | ||
| 5 | Pedro Madeira | Brazil | $148,939 |
| 6 | Matthew McEwan | United States | $107,770 |
| 7 | Max Kruse | Germany | $79,436 |
Brandon Schwartz bagged up 4,300,000 chips and will start Day 4 with the shortest stack but can count his lucky stars he is still in with a shot after he was staring elimination in the face during Level 24 when his pocket queens were up against the bullets of Turbo Nguyen. Luckily for Schwartz, a queen on the flop brought him back from the brink of being felted which set him on his way to the final table.
The only remaining bracelet winner in the field is Germany's Bernd Gleissner who managed to bag up 8,575,000 chips — good for third in the counts. Gleissner won his bracelet at the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) at the back end of 2023 in a Turbo Freezeout event and already has three cashes in the 2024 edition of the WSOP. The German player's fourth cash is already guaranteed to be a career-best score and a win would take him into the top 50 on his country's all-time money list.
Day 4 Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Schwartz | United States | 4,300,000 | 17 |
| 2 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 12,825,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Mostafa Haidary | Australia | 15,375,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Bernd Gleissner | Germany | 8,575,000 | 34 |
There were 37 players that started the day with the hope of making it to the final table but the likes of David Coleman (35th), Dong Chen (26th), Kharlin Sued (21st), Georgios Sotiropoulos (20th), Nenad Dukic (17th), and Jake Schwartz (14th) all were eliminated as the day progressed.
Perhaps one of the more interesting stories of the day was Germany's bracelet winner Kruse who was down to just a few big blinds early on in the day but managed to spin up a stack after he won multiple all-in pots and reach the final table. Unfortunately for the German player, his luck ran out in a ridiculous hand he played with the aforementioned Yankov and McEwan after all three players flopped a set. Kruse couldn't find the one-outer and was ultimately eliminated in seventh for $79,436.
The fourth and final day of the event will get underway at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, with the blinds starting at Level 31 (125,000/250,000/250,000) in the Horseshoe Events Center.
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Brandon Schwartz | United States | 4,300,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 12,825,000 | 51 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Mostafa Haidary | Australia | 15,375,000 | 62 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Bernd Gleissner | Germany | 8,575,000 | 34 |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,375,000 | |
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12,825,000 | |
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8,575,000 | |
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|
4,300,000 | |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Day 3 of the tournament has come to a close. The final four players are now bagging up their chips and will come back on Sunday, June 23 to play out Day 4.
A recap of the day's action will follow shortly.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mostafa Haidary raised to 450,000 from the cutoff and Krasimir Yankov called from the big blind.
The flop came 7♣4♦Q♥ and Yankov was quick to check. Mostafa Haidary continued for 325,000 and was called.
While the turn peeled off the 10♣, Yankov again checked to Haidary, who fired for 1,400,000 and was rewarded with a fold from Yankov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,770,000
1,270,000
|
1,270,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,150,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Krasimir Yankov raised to 400,000 from the button, and Mostafa Haidary called from the small blind. The big blind folded, leaving the players head up to the flop.
The flop came 5♠7♣9♣ and both players checked to the turn.
The turn brought the Q♣ and Haidary bet 375,000 which was called by Yankov.
Both players checked to showdown after the Q♥ completed the board on the river. Haidary tabled A♠3♣ for ace high, but Yankov had A♣8♠ with ace high as well, but the eight played for Yankov, and allowed him to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,500,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
14,300,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Krasimir Yankov made it 400,000 from the hijack. Mostafa Haidary three-bet to 1,200,00 from the button. Yankov did some accounting with his stack before pushing forward a stack of chips for what looked like a four-bet to about 2,575,000.
Haidary folded after just a few seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,200,000
-1,120,000
|
-1,120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Krasimir Yankov raised to 400,000 on the button, and Bernd Gleissner from the big blind defended.
The flop came 10♠9♣6♣ and Gleissner check-called the bet of 500,000 from Yankov.
Both players checked after the 8♠ came on the turn.
After the river came the 2♥ Gleissner bet out 950,000. Yankov made no fuss about the decision and flicked in a chip to call.
Gleissner was shown K♣Q♥ for king high, while Yankov tabled 10♣8♣ for two pair, and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,400,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |
|
|
5,250,000
-2,890,000
|
-2,890,000 |
|
|
||
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Krasimir Yankov raised to 700,000 from the small blind. Mostafa Haidary three bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind and Yankov moved all in. Haidary was quick to call as both players revealed their cards.
Mostafa Haidary: A♣K♦ 
Krasimir Yankov: 5♠5♦
The board ran out 6♦8♣K♣9♥4♥ for Haidary to find the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,320,000
7,470,000
|
7,470,000 |
|
|
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|
|
10,630,000
-7,220,000
|
-7,220,000 |