Day 3 Ends with Michael Berk Leading 61 Players with 8,110,000

Photo:  Chipleader Michael Berk

Day 3 began with 299 players who had just secured a min-cash worth at least $19,600, and after six levels of play, 61 players remained to bag up chips for Day 4. The big stack belongs to Michael Berk, who leads with 8,110,000 (101 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts and the Day 4 seat draw will be posted within an hour or two, but in the meantime, here’s a preview of the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Michael Berk  –  8,110,000  (101 bb)
2.  Serhii Popovych  –  7,945,000  (99 bb)
3.  Fabian Gumz  –  7,165,000  (90 bb)
4.  Joshua Lisberger  –  7,155,000  (89 bb)
5.  Umang Dattani  –  6,875,000  (86 bb)
6.  Glen Keogh  –  6,850,000  (86 bb)
7.  Mikita Badziakouski  –  6,730,000  (84 bb)
8.  Scott Stewart  –  6,650,000  (83 bb)
9.  San Kim  –  6,500,000  (81 bb)
10.  Christian Roberts  –  6,485,000  (81 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $3,138,900*
2nd:  $2,075,000
3rd:  $1,550,000
4th:  $1,150,000
5th:  $875,000
6th:  $665,000
7th:  $515,000
8th:  $400,000
9th-10th:  $310,000
11th-12th:  $255,000
13th-15th:  $215,000
16th-19th:  $176,000
20th-23rd:  $146,000
24th-31st:  $121,000
32nd-39th:  $101,000
40th-47th:  $85,000
48th-55th:  $71,000
56th-61st:  $59,000

Day 4 begins tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:00 noon, and they are scheduled to play another six 90-minute levels, likely reaching the final two tables. Friday they will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final six players for Saturday afternoon’s televised WPT Final Table.

Stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Photo:  Serhii Popovych is second in chips with 7,945,000 (99 big blinds).

* First-place amount includes the winner’s $10,400 entry into next year’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in 2025.