2009 WSOP Main Event Day 3

Before we get to the poker, Im gonna update everyone interested in my 7 sports in 7 days tour. So far, so good. Monday was tennis, Tuesday was golf, Wednesday was basketball (and tennis), Thursday was corn hole/bocce, Friday was poker, and i have no idea what im going to do today. As of right now its pouring outside so who knows if im gonna be able to go play home run derby at the baseball fields. Stay tuned.

Now time for the main event. As many of you probably know already im keeping a ''notable chip count'' on my facebook after each day completes. We have many big names still left in heading into day 3, and we would finish day 3 will those big names still in (most of them).

Phil Hellmuth and Josh Arieh spent most of the day at the same table and provided some classic banter. The action started in the afternoon when Arieh moved all-in against Hellmuth on a flop of Q-8-4. Hellmuth thought it over and decided with his huge stack he could afford it, and called. Arieh tabled Q-Q for top set, and Hellmuth rolled over a terrible 8-4 offsuit. No eruption from Hellmuth and he just laughed and said, "I just donked off 100K with 8-4 offsuit."

Hellmuth would then use the tight image he had and bluff 4 more hands in a row to get that 100K back. He would finish the day with a healthy half a million chips. (chip avg 240K after day 3)

Jeff Lisandro was announced as this year's Player of the Year after taking home 3 bracelets in Stud, Stud H/L, and Razz. Becoming the first man ever to win the Stud triple crown. Congrats, Jeff. Lisandro was knocked out later in the day.

Peter Eastgate, who was down to just 8,000 chips on Day 2, has gained a stack of over 300,000 at the end of Day 3. Eastgate will try to become the first defending champ to cash since Joe Hachem in 2006. And maybe if he gets really lucky he can pull off the amazing accomplishment that Greg Raymer did in 2005 when he defended his title with a 25th place finish the next year.

Its with tremendous regret that I inform you Josh Arieh is out of the main event. No word on how he busted, but after having a big stack for 2 days, its an incredible disappointment for him. Not many players survive a tournament when they play at the same table as Phil Hellmuth all day.

At the conclusion of Day 3, Phil Hellmuth sat with 500,000 chips. Phil Ivey had a mediocre day and gained 40,000 to his stack, ending him with 365,000. Both Phil's sit over the chip avg of 240,000. Your over night chip leader is international poker sensation, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier who has an amazing chip stack of 1,380,000. Nearly 400,000 more than the 2nd place person, unreal.

Cards are back in the air for Day 4 at Noon today where 789 players will come back and try to make the money. Top 648 will cash. The tournament director has announced they will play either 4 levels or until 400 people are eliminated. Another blog will be out tomorrow morning recapping Day 4. Until then.....

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