Four-word horror story? Chip leader Michael Addamo. The thought likely sent shivers down the backs of the other 35 remaining players in the WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event as the Australian high-stakes crusher, a few years ago regarded as one of the toughest opponents on the felt, bagged the Day 3 chip lead.
Addamo will be joined on Day 4 in The Bahamas by fellow big stacks Sirzat Hissou, the Lady Gaga-worshipping, fold-to-final-table strategizing Ren Lin, and Poker Boom igniter Chris Moneymaker, as the 2003 Main Event champion looks to add to his legacy by becoming the first-ever Super Main Event champion.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 85,350,000 | 107 |
| 2 | Marcelo Aziz | Brazil | 60,000,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Pablo Melogno | Uruguay | 54,325,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Christopher Nguyen | Austria | 49,350,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Yinan Zhou | China | 49,000,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 39,275,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Ren Lin | China | 37,850,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Joonhee Yea | South Korea | 36,400,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Sebastian Toro | Colombia | 36,250,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Chris Moneymaker | United States | 34,000,000 | 43 |
Big Names on Day 4
Science communicator and former PokerStars ambassador Liv Boeree, who took a photo with Maria Ho and Vanessa Selbst that would warm the heart of any 2010s poker fan, made the most of her rare appearance on the felt and advanced to Day 4 as the last woman standing. The 2010 EPT Sanremo champion has already locked up $140,900 to add to her $3.9 million in live earnings.
Boeree spent much of the day at the feature table and made a hero call with fourth pair against Marcelo Aziz. She had the right read that Aziz was bluffing but he was doing so with the best hand and chipped up nicely to end the night second in chips.
Addamo had the best Day 3 of all thanks to a three-way all-in that saw him cracking a set of aces with the nut flush. It's good to be Addamo, and you can read more about the Australian poker pro in this 2023 interview with PokerNews.
Other big names headed into Day 4 include Justin Bonomo, Matthias Eibinger, Lou Garza, Rainer Kempe, Christoph Vogelsang and Mustapha Kanit.
Action will pick up at noon local time on Level 27 with blinds of 400,000/800,000/800,000 and 60-minute blind levels. The plan is to play down to a final table before tomorrow's Day 5 plays to a winner, who will earn $6 million and the Super Main Event gold bracelet.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of the Super Main Event here in Paradise.
