Cameron Rezaie Leads Final Nine of the WC $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em; Final Table Kicks-Off at Noon

Welcome back to the WPT World Championship Series at The Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After two starting flights attracting a total of 1,570 entries, the field has been whittled down to a final table of nine, all gunning for the $702,844 first-place prize.

Cameron Rezaie comes in as the overall chip leader with 10,500,000 after eliminating Justin Young on the final table bubble late last night, which saw Young move in against Rezaie with a dominated ace to play a pot worth around 4,000,000 chips.  

However, Rezaie will have his work cut out for him, as David McGowan, Adam Hendrix, and Dan Bekavac are not far behind.

Ian O’Hara rounds out the top five, with Derek Kwan right behind him, and Jeremy Becker, Julio Fantin, and Emmanuel McKenzie starting the day as the shorter stacks.

Here’s a look at the seat draw:

Seat 1. Jeremy Becker – 2,625,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2. Derek Kwan – 4,550,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3. Ian O’Hara – 4,875,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4. Julio Fantin – 1,800,000 (9 bb)
Seat 5. Dan Bekavac – 7,175,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6. Emmanuel McKenzie – 600,000 (3 bb)
Seat 7. David McGowan – 7,650,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8. Cameron Rezaie – 10,500,000 (52 bb)
Seat 9. Adam Hendrix – 7,325,000 (37 bb)

Play will resume with 23:45 left in Level 31, with blinds at 100,000–200,000 and a 200,000 big blind ante.

Here are the remaining payouts at stake, with everyone guaranteed at least $67,159.

1st $702,844
2nd $467,402
3rd $354,316
4th $277,939
5th $217,907
6th $166,068
7th $124,789
8th $91,686
9th $67,159

Cards are in the air at noon local time in the Encore Ballroom and levels will remain at 40-minutes throughout the day, with a 15-minute break after every three levels. The action clock will be in play and everyone will be given an additional five time chips at the start of the day.

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