Jason Sagle jammed his remaining 495,000 from middle position and Hossein Ensan quickly called from the big blind.
Jason Sagle: A?9?
Hossein Ensan: 8?8?
It was a coinflip scenario as the 4?3?2? flop kept Ensan in front but gave Sagle additional outs. However, it was the 9? on the turn that gave Sagle the lead and it stayed that way on the 7? river as he found the full double.
Georgios Sotiropoulos raised to 90,000 under the gun and Jordan Glazer three-bet to 260,000 in the hijack. John Kenny called for 150,000 in the big blind, while Sotiropoulos also called to create a side pot.
The flop came 4?3?2? and Glazer bet 140,000. Sotiropoulos called and both players checked the 5? turn.
The river was the 7? and Glazer bet 400,000. Sotiropoulos paused for a moment before folding as Glazer showed K?Q? for king-high. Kenny turned over A?A? for a straight to triple up, while Glazer took the side pot.
"Almost found the hero-call with two eights, huh. You're too sick," tablemate Matthew McEwan said to Sotiropoulos.
Yasuhito Abe jammed his final 155,000 from middle position and was called by Georgios Sotiropoulos in the hijack, while all subsequent action folded.
Yasuhito Abe: K?3?
Georgios Sotiropoulos: A?8?
Abe pulled ahead on the K?Q?6? flop and it stayed that way on the 4? turn. However, the 2? fell on the river to give Sotiropoulos a flush as Abe hit the rail in the first orbit of play.
After two days of play and 20 levels, a starting field of 532 has been shaved down to just 46 in Event #12: $10,000 GGMillion$ NLH Championship here at the World Series of Poker Paradise. Day 3 kicks of at 10 a.m. local time at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.
Leading the way into Day 3 is Taylor von Kriegenbergh who bagged an impressive 4,360,000. The high-stakes crusher won a massive pot on the soft bubble against Hossein Ensan and never looked back as he continued to apply pressure.
In second place is Germany’s Fabian Niederreiter, who won a massive flip at the end of Day 2 on his way to a bag of 3,345,000. Rounding out the podium in third place is Jesse Lonis (2,520,000), who also won a huge all-in towards the end of play to rise up the counts.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Taylor von Kriegenbergh
United States
4,360,000
109
2
Fabian Niederreiter
Germany
3,345,000
84
3
Jesse Lonis
United States
2,520,000
63
4
Anh Do
Czech Republic
2,220,000
56
5
Marc Rivera
Philippines
2,065,000
52
6
Arthur Conan
France
1,905,000
48
7
Rui Neves
Portugal
1,900,000
48
8
Matthew McEwan
United States
1,705,000
43
9
Colby Covington
United States
1,565,000
39
10
Jordan Glazer
United States
1,555,000
39
Colby Covington
Play resumes for the final 46 at 10 a.m. local time. The action starts in Level 21 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain at 40 minutes in length, and play will continue until a winner is crowned.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$807,430
9
$100,880
2
$622,340
10
$70,930
3
$479,890
11-12
$58,310
4
$370,040
13-16
$48,060
5
$285,340
17-22
$39,620
6
$220,030
23-32
$32,660
7
$169,660
33-46
$26,920
8
$130,830
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action through to the conclusion of Event #12: $10,000 GGMillion$ NLH Championship and the other closing events here at WSOP Paradise.
