Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 w/20,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 10
Average Stack: 4,190,000

There have yet to be any eliminations at the Event 99 final table but players are chipping up with Chris Tryba chief among them. Tryba took down a pot against Yaniv Peretz and is playing over 6,000,000 as a result.

On a flop of J♦4♦2♥, Tryba bet 500,000 under the gun into a pot of about 800,000 and Peretz called from the cutoff to the 8♦ turn. Both players checked and the K♥ completed the board. Tryba bet 1,070,000 and after a moment, Peretz let it go.

Peretz takes a hit down to 5,800,000 and Tryba is at roughly 6,200,000 with the blinds about to go up.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 w/20,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 10
Average Stack: 4,190,000

The final table is underway in Event 99 with Oddie Dardon in the chip lead. Dardon knocked out two players at the start of play and is trailed closely by Vaniv Peretz. There are plenty of bracelet winners at this final table at it should be a tough fight to the finish. Below is a look at the final table seat draw and chip counts.

1. Athanasios Polychronopoulos – 3,900,000
2. Chris Tryba – 5,600,000
3. Viet Vo – 4,300,000
4. Tono Seunsom – 4,250,000
5. Allen Cunningham – 2,000,000
6. Oddie Dardon – 6,360,000
7. Mitch Schock – 1,100,000
8. Yaniv Peretz – 5,900,000
9. Chance Kornuth – 4,820,000
10. Kurt Jewell – 1,640,000

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 w/20,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 10
Average Stack: 4,190,000

In just the first few hands off the deck, the final table has been reached in Event 99. Along with those bustouts, Yaniv Peretz doubled up through Viet Vo to chip up in a massive way.

Mathias Wessel went out for his last 1,040,000 by shoving all-in under the gun with A♦5♦ and losing to the 10♦10♥ of Chris Tryba. The board was all paint and Tryba took the hand.

Logan Dunn shoved with 9♠9♦ for 1,050,000 and Oddie Dardon called with K♣J♦. The J♣8♠3♣ flop put Dardon ahead and the turn and river held up.

Then, Timur Margolin shoved for 1,725,000 under the gun with A♠5♠ and action folded to Dardon. He thought for two minutes before calling A♦J♠ from the small blind. A jack hit the flop and Margolin was off to the payout cage.

In between all that, Peretz opened the cutoff and Vo three-bet to 600,000 on the button. Peretz shoved for 2,895,000 total and Vo called right away with K♦K♠. It was a dream spot for Peretz, who had A♣A♦. The board ran dry and Peretz took the pot to move close to 6,000,000. Vo drops to about 4,200,000.

A full redraw of the final table and chip counts will be posted shortly.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 w/20,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 13
Average Stack: 3,225,000

One of the largest DSE III fields of the summer returns to play down to a winner today in Event 99. Over 2,000 players entered the event and there is $311,000 awaiting first place. Viet Vo comes into the day as the chip leader but has Chance Kornuth and Chris Tryba right behind him. The 13 players will play down to a final table of 10 and then redraw for a final table. As with Days 1 and 2, all levels will be 40-minutes which should create fast-paced action. The Venetian Poker Room blog is here to cover the entirety of Day 3 as a new DSE III Champion awaits in the wings.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 w/10,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 13
Average Stack: 3,225,000

Viet Vo hit a late surge and enters Day 3 of Event 99 as the chip leader. 

Viet Vo leads the 13 remaining players coming into Day 3. Play will resume at 11:00 am and play down to a winner. A look at the seat draw is below with the final table only three eliminations away. The Venetian Poker Room blog will have complete coverage of all of tomorrow’s action with over $300,000 set to be awarded to the winner.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 w/10,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 13
Average Stack: 3,225,000

Will Givens battled with a short stack for as long as he could but his bid to make his third DSE III final table came up shy of the promised land.

Givens shoved for 755,000 from the hijack with K♠Q♦ and Chance Kornuth called with A♠J♠ out of the big blind. The J♥9♣4♦6♠5♦ board wasn’t enough for Givens wasn’t enough for Givens and he is out in 14th place.

Kornuth has fallen from his chip leader perch but is still playing 5,000,000. Level 30 is soon to be at an end and the final chip counts from the day along with the Day 3 draw will be posted shortly.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 w/10,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 14
Average Stack: 2,995,000

Athanasios Polychronopoulos knocked out Andy Philachack and is playing a stack of 4,200,000 as a result. 

Andy Philachack peaked a few levels ago but is now on the rail with Athanasios Polychronopoulos knocking him out to jump up the leaderboard.

Polychronopoulos opened to 200,000 in late position and Philachack shoved for 1,445,000 on his direct left. Polychronopoulos called with 4♦4♠ and had the 10♦9♠ of Philachack at risk.

Polychronopoulos found a way to hold through the A♦6♦6♠K♥3♣ board and notched the bustout. He is now playing 4,200,000 and at his peak for Event 99.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 29
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 w/10,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 15
Average Stack: 2,795,000

For as long as it took for the pace of play to slow down in Event 99, it has sped back up. Chance Kornuth eliminated Jonathan Tamayo to bring the field down to 18 players and then three more followed him out the door to bring the field down to 15.

Tamayo was all-in for 995,000 with 10♠10♣ and was crushed by the K♣K♥ of Kornuth. The 7♦4♥4♠2♣3♦ board provided no hope for Tamayo and he is out. Kornuth is the chip leader with 7,700,000.

Shortly after Tamayo’s departure, Thayer Rasmussen, Mutie Sughayar and Peter Nigh finished in places 16-18, each earning $17,371. The updated seating assignments and chip counts are below.

Table 17

1. Oddie Dardon – 3,100,000
2. Viet Vo – 3,200,000
3. Will Givens – 1,250,000
4. Allen Cunningham – 1,550,000
5. Mathias Wessel – 650,000
6. Logan Dunn – 2,275,000
7. Timur Margolin – 2,700,000
8. Chance Kornuth – 1,750,000

Table 16

1. Chris Tryba – 4,300,000
2. Kurt Jewell – 1,650,000
3. Yaniv Peretz – 3,850,000
4. Mitch Schock – 2,150,000
5. Tony Seunson – 3,900,000
6. Athanasios Polychronopoulos – 2,400,000
7. Andy Philachack – 2,100,0000