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3mo ago

WSOP Main Event Bubble Bursts as Field Narrows to 522

Day 4 ended with a three-way bubble elimination awarding Mathew Frankland a $30,000 WSOP Paradise package with 522 players set to return for Day 5’s race toward the $10 million top prize.

Masashi Oya
The usual, familiar and utter chaos of the Main Event bubble.
John Pointer at risk on the bubble and no idea whether he wants to win or lose the hand.
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Overview

  • Marco Dickner, Sachin Joshi and Mathew Frankland bubbled out in hand-for-hand play, splitting the two $15,000 payouts before a one-hand flip awarded Frankland the $30,000 WSOP Paradise package.
  • Harold Lam holds the chip lead with 4.195 million, followed by Jeremy Kottler (3.725 million) and Julien Mariani (3.6 million) among the top stacks.
  • A total of 522 players bagged chips to return for Day 5, with 2012 champion Greg Merson among the advancing field.
  • Survivors have secured a minimum of $15,000 and will resume at noon local time to chase the $10 million first-place prize.
  • The Main Event drew 9,735 entries, generating a $92.58 million prize pool and marking the third-largest field in WSOP history.