Oct 19 2011
Moorman and Silver Dominate Day 3 of the WSOPE Main Event
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The fourth official day of action at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event (given two Day 1 starting flights) started with 116 players and ended with 25, nine runners shy of the 16 that event organizers had hoped for. The pace of play was indeed below average, with Level 19 ending well after midnight.
The chip race is incredibly tight at this point, with Chris Moorman and Max Silver (both of the United Kingdom) battling it out for the lead. At the closing of Day 3, Silver led by an impossibly small margin of 11 chips, with both players holding roughly 1.78 million chips.
Despite remaining relatively unknown in the U.S., Silver is quickly gaining notoriety in Europe. In the fall of 2010, Silver won an EPT London side event and the title at UKIPT Dublin. More recently, Silver has made deep runs in the 2011 edition of EKIPT Dublin, WPT Paris and Event 4 of the current WSOPE. A victory in the Main Event would represent his biggest live tournament win by far, and solidify his status as a major name in professional poker.
Moorman is primarily known as an online poker expert, though that reputation is quickly changing as he gains more live tournament experience. He made a deep run in the 2011 Aussie Millions and cashed in multiple WSOP events over the summer for over $1 million.
On Day 3, Moorman absolutely obliterated previous chip leader Constant Rijkenberg, pushing all-in on a hand that could’ve sent him home just shy of the money. Rijkenberg was crippled and hit the rail soon after. Moorman also knocked out Melanie Weisner, Carbone Damiano, Freddy Deeb and Hoyt Corkins. Fan-favorite Barry Greenstein ended up in the dreaded bubble boy position.
Other big names remaining in the Main Event race include John Eames, Tony G, Erik Seidel, John Duthie, Jake Cody, Patrik Antonius and Shawn Buchanan, a dangerous field indeed.
Some of the pros that cashed on Day 3, but failed to survive included McLean Karr, Victor Ramdin, Barny Boatman and PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree.
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