Day Three has come to a close, and 473 players remain. With the top 666 collecting from the prize pool, a huge sigh of relief was felt within the room when bubble boy Steve Chung was eliminated in 667th position. A break was called for all remaining players to celebrate, and not surprisingly, after playing Hand-for-Hand for the hours leading up to this, the play quickened, and almost 200 more players fell in the remaining hours of the day. Don't feel too bad for Mr.Chung, thanks to Milwakee's Best Light, Steve's entrance into next years Main Event is already paid for making 668th place the worst spot to finish.Remaining Notables:
Jeremy Joseph 1,458,000 - chip leader by almost 400,000
Alexander Kostritsyn 887,000 - 6th cash in WSOP 2008
Shahram (Shawn) Sheikhan 724,000 - never won a WSOP title
Phil Hellmuth 475,000 - looking to become a 12-Star General
Victor Ramdin 471,000 - cashed 3 times in 2008 WSOP so far
Mark Vos 468,000 - one WSOP bracelet on his wrist
Hoyt Corkins 439,500 - 2 WSOP championships
Mike Matusow 438,500 - 3 bracelets, one this year
Evelyn Ng 414,500 - best finish is 24 in any WSOP tournament
Allen Cunningham 386,500 - My pick to win prior to the event
Gus Hansen 355,000 - No bracelets, finished 61st last year
Hevad Khan 338,500 - finished 6th last year
Chip Jett 318,500 - no bracelets
Thomas Keller 294,000 - "Thunder"-struck once in 2004
Johnny Chan 252,000 - 10 WSOP Champ, looking to tie Hellmuth
Kido Pham 228,500 - won $170,000 a week ago
Robert Mizrachi 138,000 - 1 title last year, 5 cashes this year
To start Day Four, the blinds are $2,500-$5,000 with a $500 ante, so all players on this list are ok for now. The next person eliminated, and there are several below the starting chip count of 20,000, will get over $27,000 for their trouble, and the minimum prize at the final table for finishing 9th is over $900,000.
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