Day 3 Begins at 12:00 Noon; Diane Zimmerman Leads the Final 99 Players as They Battle for the Final Table

Photo:  Chipleader Diane Zimmerman begins play with 10,800,000 in chips (86 big blinds).

There were 9,670 entries in the WPT Prime Championship, but when Day 3 begins today at 12:00 noon, there will be only 99 players remaining. The field is scheduled to play as many one-hour levels as it takes to reach the final table.

Here is a look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Diane Zimmerman  –  10,800,000  (86 bb)
2.  Fausto Valdez  –  8,950,000  (72 bb)
3.  Joe Serock  –  8,925,000  (71 bb)
4.  Malik Zaman  –  8,550,000  (68 bb)
5.  Cole Ferraro  –  8,000,000  (64 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $1,162,350*
2nd:  $759,890
3rd:  $560,000
4th:  $420,000
5th:  $320,000
6th:  $240,000
7th:  $186,000
8th:  $145,000
9th-10th:  $114,000
11th-12th:  $87,000
13th-15th:  $67,000
16th-19th:  $52,000
20th-23rd:  $40,500
24th-31st:  $31,500
32nd-39th:  $25,000
40th-47th:  $20,000
48th-55th:  $16,000
56th-63rd:  $12,900
64th-79th:  $10,500
80th-99th:  $8,600

And here is the official seat draw for Day 3:

212-1  Luis Yepezcarmona  –  4,500,000
212-2  Zihan Kang  –  3,050,000
212-3  John Cipriano  –  2,925,000
212-4  Mehran Moeinzadeh  –  4,550,000
212-5  Patrick Truong  –  1,600,000
212-6  Kevin Calenzo  –  2,900,000
212-7  Sihao Zhang  –  4,075,000
212-8  Ralph Marquez  –  4,425,000

213-1  Viny Lima  –  1,900,000
213-2  Joe Serock  –  8,925,000
213-3  Mac Walker  –  6,250,000
213-4  Branndon King  –  2,800,000
213-5  Danny Qutami  –  1,925,000
213-6  Hoan Nguyen  –  750,000
213-7  Jesse Kertland  –  2,750,000
213-8  Jeremy Brown  –  4,850,000

214-1  Daniel Lefebvre  –  4,400,050
214-2  Hans Iukovici  –  2,050,000
214-3  Robert Zarzycki  –  2,700,000
214-4  Ju Yeh  –  4,900,000
214-5  James Morgan  –  3,425,000
214-6  Yuan Yu  –  2,100,000
214-7  Daniel Song  –  1,800,000
214-8  

215-1  Diane Zimmerman  –  10,800,000
215-2  Fred Li  –  2,025,000
215-3  Jeffrey Stellwagon  –  2,225,000
215-4  Tjan Tepeh  –  6,425,000
215-5  Brett Murray  –  2,875,000
215-6  David Singontiko  –  4,100,000
215-7  Bassel Asi  –  4,050,000
215-8  James Casement  –  4,150,000

223-1  Anthony An  –  4,075,000
223-2  Frank Lagodich  –  2,250,000
223-3  Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss  –  3,650,000
223-4  Ben Palmer  –  2,500,000
223-5  Ryan Laplante  –  5,600,000
223-6  Adam Owen  –  2,050,000
223-7  
223-8  Mark Babekov  –  4,700,000

224-1  Sergei Kislinskii  –  1,950,000
224-2  Iwan Bryn Jones  –  3,550,000
224-3  Hugues Girard  –  1,425,000
224-4  Steven Jones  –  3,550,000
224-5  Joseph Ozimok  –  4,725,000
224-6  Taylor Black  –  1,925,000
224-7  Orest Korenevych  –  1,450,000
224-8  Ryan Stiner  –  6,325,000

225-1  Wagner Wysotchanski  –  5,250,000
225-2  Dylan Smith  –  7,275,000
225-3  Colin Hong  –  4,925,000
225-4  Peter Park  –  7,000,000
225-5  Jeffery Taylor  –  3,725,000
225-6  Basel Chaura  –  4,975,000
225-7  Alexander Petrucelli  –  2,350,000
225-8  Michel Turner  –  3,725,000

233-1  Rich Alsup  –  2,600,000
233-2  Andrew Easdale  –  600,000
233-3  Michael Haag  –  4,100,000
233-4  Maher Achour  –  4,075,000
233-5  Nirath Rean  –  6,175,000
233-6  Mitchell McCaughan  –  5,250,000
233-7  Daniel Samson  –  2,600,000
233-8  Nico Betbese  –  5,125,000

234-1  Michael Sydnes  –  5,350,000
234-2  Christopher Funari  –  1,700,000
234-3  Kevin Kim  –  3,250,000
234-4  Farzad Bonyadi  –  2,475,000
234-5  
234-6  David Jackson  –  2,850,000
234-7  Antoine Sankari  –  2,600,000
234-8  Chun Kwan  –  5,550,000

235-1  Sebastian De Narvaez Correa  –  2,350,000
235-2  Cole Ferraro  –  8,000,000
235-3  Alfie Poetra  –  6,325,000
235-4  Michael Conway  –  1,775,000
235-5  Mike Liang  –  4,725,000
235-6  Ryan Pedigo  –  1,325,000
235-7  Fausto Valdez  –  8,950,000
235-8  Laurentiu Dumitru  –  800,000

243-1  Justin Young  –  3,950,000
243-2  Joseph Lee  –  4,100,000
243-3  Matthew Dodd  –  5,950,000
243-4  
243-5  Uri Reichenstein  –  5,800,000
243-6  Blair Hinkle  –  3,050,000
243-7  Michael Linton  –  2,975,000
243-8  Marc-Andre Yelle  –  2,125,000

244-1  Elliot Smith  –  4,075,000
244-2  Millie Shiu  –  525,000
244-3  Pablo Beltran De Heredia Garcia  –  3,900,000
244-4  Andy Alzona  –  3,350,000
244-5  Zak Vankeuren  –  3,825,000
244-6  Steven Mccartney  –  6,850,000
244-7  Daniel Pearlman  –  5,125,000
244-8  Ivan Ruban  –  2,625,000

245-1  Mitch Garshofsky  –  1,625,000
245-2  Scott Stewart  –  5,750,000
245-3  
245-4  Hieu Tran  –  875,000
245-5  Peter Ng  –  3,625,000
245-6  Oscar Blanco Carrasco  –  5,500,000
245-7  Malik Zaman  –  8,550,000
245-8  Ryan Hoenig  –  5,875,000

Day 3 is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon, so stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT Prime Championship.

Photo:  Season 10 WPT Player of the Year Joe Serock will start Day 3 third in chips.

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