7th March 2026
Chad Eveslage

The remaining 83 gamers sat down at excessive midday on Monday for Day Three within the $3,500 Most important Occasion on the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Onerous Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open. After 20 ranges of play, it was Lucian Silveira with the one stack over two million.

The match’s 1,447 entries burst the bubble on Sunday evening to pay the highest 181 runners a min-cash of $5,700. The returning survivors will battle it out this week for the highest prize of $752,500 from a prize pool of $4,630,400.

Matt Bond trailed in second and the venerable Jerry Wong bagged the third-highest stack. Eric Zheng and Rayan Chamas rounded out the highest 5.

The ascent of Chad Eveslage and the ouster of Alex Foxen and Brian Altman are among the many early storylines on Day 3.

WPT RRPO Finish of Day 2 Prime Ten Chip Counts

Rank Participant Metropolis State/Nation Chip Depend
1 Lucian Silveira Gardena CA 2,070,000
2 Matt Bond Austin TX 1,935,000
3 Jerry Wong Davie FL 1,785,000
4 Eric Zheng Maple Grove MN 1,770,000
5 Rayan Chamas Montreal QC 1,760,000
6 Robert Kennedy Ocala FL 1,725,000
7 Kyle Julius Naperville IL 1,645,000
8 Istvan Briski Biatorbagv Hungary 1,615,000
9 Diego Paulo Uez Caxias Du Sol Brazil 1,595,000
10 Maksim Pisarenko Moscow Russia 1,540,000
Lucian Silveira
Day 2 chip chief Lucian Silveira

The Champions Membership is within the Hunt

Simply outdoors the highest ten was Foxen, winner of the WPT 5 Diamond Basic in 2019. He bagged 1,450,000 to complete simply outdoors the highest ten in pursuit of a second spot on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

Foxen was joined on Day Three by fellow Champions Membership members Darryll Fish, Likelihood Kornuth, and Alessio Isaia, in addition to Gamers of the 12 months Anthony Zinno, Altman, and Eveslage

Additionally among the many Day Three returnees had been Adam Hendrix, Boris Kolev, and Florida grinder Justin Zaki.

Early Day Three Highlights; Eveslage on the Transfer

The primary two ranges of the day noticed 34 gamers hit the rail, together with Altman, who fell in 72nd place when he whiffed on a bluff in opposition to Eric Zheng. The misfire left Altman with simply a few large blinds, and he was out on the subsequent hand when Zheng completed the job. Foxed additionally ran out of luck and obtained it in with jack-nine in opposition to Rishi Makkar, however Makkar held on with pocket fours to complete Foxen’s match in 60th place.

Brian Altman bowed out early on Day 3.
Brian Altman bowed out early on Day 3.

Sandy Sanchez was one of many large early movers on Day 3, thanks to an enormous double by way of Zhang. Sanchez made an enormous name on the flip with pocket eights and dodged Zheng’s flush draw to cross the two-million mark. Istvan Briski additionally made his transfer and he was on high of the counts when the clock ticked to zero on the second degree of the day. To not be outdone, Eveslage added his title to the two-million chip membership after he rivered a flush to finish Jared Hemingway’s run.

Norbert Szecsi bowed out within the first degree of the day trip after a conflict with Zinno, whereas Kornuth was eradicated in 68th.

Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno

Additionally cashing out early had been the likes of Yuval Bronshtein, Gal Yifrach, and Hendrix.

The plan for Day Three is to play all the way down to the ultimate 16 gamers with the ultimate two tables schedule to play all the way down to the WPT Remaining Desk of six on Tuesday. That remaining desk will bounce off on Wednesday at 2 p.m. native time, with livestream protection offered by WPT.

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