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Jean-Luc Adam wins a WSOP bracelet while the team of Mike Ruter and Diglawi win the Tag Team event. Plus, the $50,000 Poker Players Championship is down to the final 10 players with Ryan Leng leading a stacked field.

We take a look at these events and more in the Main Event eve World Series of Poker update.

Jean-Luc Adam wins Super Seniors event

After three days of action, France’s Jean-Luc Adam is the winner of the $1,000 Super Senior’s No Limit Hold’em event, taking home his first WSOP bracelet and a first place prize of $255,623. In his path to winning gold, Adam defeated a field of 1,893 players including Eugene Saloman ($157,986) heads-up, Scott Sukstorf ($117,181) and Bill Stabler ($87,722).

In post-match comments, the 69-year-old Adam still seemed to be numb from the victory. “It’s a very strange sensation for me because I don’t realize that it’s a world championship. It’s very unbelievable, I don’t understand now. It’s too soon, I just finished the tournament. I can’t realize exactly everything now.”

With his victory, Adam scores his latest ever tournament cash, bringing his total recorded live earnings to $410,327.

Team Ruter secures $1,000 Tag Team Bracelet

The $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold’em event is in the books with the team of Mike Ruter and Samy Dighlawi coming out on top after three days of play to win a $113,366 prize and their first bracelets. The duo beat a field of 641 teams including Tomer Wolf/David Landell ($70,074) heads-up.

The pair, who last played the event in 2019 together, said they add their eyes on the Tag Team since being eliminated from the event. “The funny thing is (that) last year, after we busted, we said ‘We’re coming back next year.’ And we did,” said Samy Dighlawi in comments after the match.

Ongoing action

Poker Players Championship lead by Ryan Leng after three days

The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is down to the home stretch with just 10 players remaining after Tuesday’s play. Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Leng holds the chip leading heading into Day 4 on Wednesday with many strong contenders including Josh Arieh, Dan “Jungleman” Cates, Eli Elezra, Nick Schulman and Daniel Negreanu.

The remaining players are guaranteed at least $82,623 with six-figure prizes awaiting the top 8 players including $954,020 for first. Here is how the chip counts look when play resumes at 2 PM PT.

Poker Players Championship Chip Counts (After Day 3)

wdt_ID Position Playter Chip Count
1 1 Ryan Leng 4,500,000
2 2 Josh Arieh 3,025,000
3 3 Dan Cates 2,310,000
4 4 Chris Brewer 2,025,000
5 5 Eli Elezra 1,880,000
6 6 Matt Glantz 1,575,000
7 7 Nick Schulman 1,280,000
8 8 Paul Volpe 900,000
9 9 Daniel Negreanu 780,000
10 10 Mike Wattel 670,000
Position Playter Chip Count

Perry Ernest heads $600 Deepstack Championship

After two days of the $600 Deepstack Championship, Perry Ernest is ahead of a field of 40 survivors, which has been whittled down from 3,916 entires. The action picks up at noon PT, where players will be battling for the bracelet and a $252,491 first-place prize.

13 left in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo or Better

Matthew Kaplan leads the final 13 in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8 Handed event) after two days of play. When play resumes at 2 PM PT, he will be joined by notables such as Kevin Gerhart and Dustin Dierksen. The remaining players will be vying for at least $9,039 in guaranteed prizes with $186,789 set for first place, along with the gold bracelet.

Andrew Moon leads $500 Salute to Warriors

Heading into Day 2 on Wednesday, Andrew Moon leads a field of 169 players in the $500 Salute to Warriors, which has been whittled down from 1,738 entries. Action will pick up at noon PT with the winner of the event set to receive a $102,465 first-place prize.

David Prociak leads $5,000 Mixed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha

The $5,000 Mixed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha kicked off on Tuesday with 579 entries joining the action. It’s David Prociak who holds the chip lead against a field of 47, heading into Wednesday’s 2nd and final day of play. He will be joined by notables such as Tommy Le, Jason Somerville and John Racener.

Upcoming events

On the docket for Wednesday are two new events. First up is the $1,000 Mini Main Event, which got underway at 11 AM. This will be followed by Day 1 of Event #66, the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship kicking off at 3 PM PT.

Watch the WSOP

PokerGo is on break in its WSOP streaming action again on Wednesday. They will return tomorrow for the final table for the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Poker fans can tune in to watch this event and coverage throughout the WSOP Main Event starting this Thursday. Subscriptions are available for $14.99 per month or $99 per year.

Sights and sounds from the WSOP

In his Wednesday WSOP vlog, Daniel Negreanu makes it to Day 3 of the Players Championship where he grinds towards the bubble.

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