Hye Park raised to 50,000 from late position and Michael Savakinas moved all-in from the big blind for 92,000, with Park making the call.
Michael Savakinas :K♠K♣/XxXxXx
Hye Park: 9♠9♣/XxXxXx
Both players started with a pair and drew three cards.
Savakinas pair of kings were best and after peeling Q♥8♣4♣ he would need to hold in order to stay alive, which is exactly what happened after Park drew K♦Q♣5♣, giving Savakinas the full double.
Under the gun, Jon Shoreman raised to 20,000 and Hye Park called from middle position and Steve Zolotow called from the big blind.
Federico Quevedo laid out his theory of 2-7 as he folded. "I'm only playing pat wheels. Save the thinking for other games."
Each of the remaining players drew two cards, then Shoreman moved all in for his remaining 175,000. Park called and Zolotow folded.
Park turned over 8x7x6x3x2x and after two more draws, Shoreman could not improve his 8x5x3x2x draw, pairing an eight on his last chance to avoid elimination.
On the next hand Quevedo raised and took down the blinds. "Not quite a pat wheel," he joked, "but close."
Action caught up with Erick Lindgren in early position contemplating a river bet that was enough to put him all-in against Day 2 chip leader Jon Turner in middle position.
The full board read 10♠2♠Q♥6♣5♦ and after a few moments of deliberation, Lindgren made the call for his tournament life.
Erick Lindgren: A♠A♥4♣2♦
Jon Turner: A♣J♠10♣4♦
"Good call." said Turner after turning his second pair into a bluff and giving Lindgren the full double.
Alberto Fonseca raised to 20,000 from middle position and was called by Julio Belluscio in late position. David Funkhouser then committed his remaining 77,000 chips all-in from the small blind, with Fonseca calling and Belluscio folding.
David Funkhouser: A♠K♥6♠6♣
Alberto Fonseca: A♥K♦J♠3♥
Funkhouser had the slight lead heading into the 10♥5♠8♥ flop, but the 7♣ turn and the J♣ river would leave him unimproved and give Fonseca the scoop.
Day 3 of Event #73: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet is set to begin at the 2023 World Series of Poker in the event center at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Play resumes at 2 p.m. local time for the final day of this unique mixed-game event.
Jon Turner bagged the chip lead (1,433,000) at the end of Day 2, leading the final 24 players in a battle for this coveted WSOP title. A record total of 377 entrants generated a prize pool of $836,00, with the top 57 players earning a min-cash of $4,021. All remaining players have guaranteed themselves $5,938, with the champion taking home the top prize of $190,240 along with the WSOP gold bracelet.
Michael Noori
The long-time pro holds a narrow lead over Michael Noori (1,103,000), with plenty of other notable names giving chase. A total of seven bracelet winners remain in the field, including Day 1 chip leader, Erick Lindgren (803,000), Bryce Yockey (303,000), Anthony Zinno (308,000), and Benny Glaser (746,000).
Benny Glaser
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Jon Turner
United States
1,433,000
2
Michael Noori
United States
1,103,000
3
Dimitrios Michailidis
Greece
960,000
4
Erick Lindgren
United States
803,000
5
Jonathan Borenstein
United States
754,000
6
Benny Glaser
United Kingdom
746,000
7
Tomasz Gluszko
Poland
745,000
8
Hye Park
United States
719,000
9
Daniel James
United Kingdom
714,000
10
Stuart Rutter
United Kingdom
553,000
Players will return to the Paris Purple section and play 60-minute levels, with a break after every two, until a winner is determined. They will resume play with Level 20.
As always, keep it tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this championship event.
