Canadian Duo LeFrancois and Blais on Top
The leaderboard following Day 3 sees a Canadian dominance. Pascal LeFrancois closed the day as the chipleader with a stack of 126,400,000. A victory here could recreate his famous 2010 WSOP bracelet photo, shirtless. He aims to break a 15-year wait for a second bracelet.
LeFrancois ascended to the top during the late stages of the day when his kings K s K h clashed with Peter Chien's queens Q d Q c. All-in pre-flop, LeFrancois hit a full house on the board K c 7 c T h A d A c, securing the chipleader position.
Close behind, fellow Canadian William Blais amassed 123,300,000 in chips. Blais was also part of one of the largest pots of the day, overcoming Alex Kulev's aces with a set of kings.
💥 BIGGEST POT OF THE TOURNAMENT?!@alexkulev95 has aces against William Blais' kings in a huge preflop collision in the @WSOP Paradise $25K Super Main Event - surely there's no drama here... pic.twitter.com/L6GpqxuTFI
— PokerNews (@PokerNews) December 17, 2025
The top three is rounded out by Dutch player Daniel Reijmer (115,400,000), who ended the day by eliminating two opponents at once with Q h Q s against A d 5 c from Tomáš Kubaliak and A c J c from Lautaro Guerra.
Among other players advancing are Jean-Noel Thorel, who maintained a strong position from Day 2B as a chipleader (101,200,000), $50K PLO winner Charles Hook (94,200,000), and eight-time bracelet holder Benny Glaser (62,600,000).
The action continues on Day 4 today at 12:00 local time. This penultimate day aims to whittle down to the final table, which will be played on Thursday. You can follow the tournament progress via WSOP's YouTube livestreams.
Top 10 chip counts after Day 3:
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Pascal LeFrancois |
Canada |
126,400,000 |
|
2. |
William Blais |
Canada |
123,300,000 |
|
3. |
Daniel Reijmer |
Netherlands |
115,400,000 |
|
4. |
Jean-Noel Thorel |
France |
101,200,000 |
|
5. |
Charles Hook |
USA |
94,200,000 |
|
6. |
Bernhard Binder |
Austria |
89,500,000 |
|
7. |
Natasha Mercier |
Lebanon |
88,000,000 |
|
8. |
Belarmino De Souza |
Brazil |
86,500,000 |
|
9. |
Leonard Maue |
Germany |
70,000,000 |
|
10. |
Faraz Jaka |
USA |
63,300,000 |
Controversial Martin Kabrhel began Day 3 as the chipleader and his play was again full of drama. However, he was finally eliminated in 56th place, taking home $150,000. He was knocked out by Eric Wasserson, whom Kabrhel ironically nicknamed "Wassy boy." In Kabrhel's final hand, his 7 h 7 d fell short as Wasserman paired his ace on the flop.
GPI Player of the Year Race: Lonis Holds Top Spot
Day 3 was critical for the GPI (Global Poker Index) Player of the Year race. Jesse Lonis needed to finish 61st or better in the Super Main Event to stay ahead of Punnat Punsri, who ended the tournament in 99th place. Lonis finished in 55th place, narrowly holding onto his top GPI ranking.
Defending GPI Player of the Year David Coleman was also eliminated, falling to Natasha Mercier's aces. Other big names exiting the tournament on Day 3 included reigning champion Yinan Zhou, 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada, and recent Triton Invitational winner Kayhan Mokri.
GGMillion$ Single Day Turbo Requires Extra Day
Alongside the dramatic Day 3 of the Super Main Event, Event #14: $25,000 GGMillion$ Single Day Turbo also took place. Although intended to finish in one day, it will need an extra day to conclude. The tournament attracted 287 entries, creating a massive prize pool of $7,318,500.
The play ended with one of the largest pots of the tournament when Iago Sturzeneker called Michael Moncek's river all-in. On a board of 9 d 7 s 4 d 7 c K d, Moncek attempted a bluff with an unsuccessful straight draw 8 h 6 s, while Sturzeneker revealed K c T d, reducing Moncek to a short stack and taking a commanding lead. Play resumes today at 14:00 local time. The final six players are guaranteed a minimum of $272,600, with the winner taking home $1,534,645.
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Iago Sturzeneker |
Brazil |
33,800,000 |
|
2 |
Ramiro Petrone |
Argentina |
13,300,000 |
|
3 |
Eelis Parssinen |
Finland |
12,300,000 |
|
4 |
Andrija Robovic |
Serbia |
5,800,000 |
|
5 |
Johan Guilbert |
France |
3,700,000 |
|
6 |
Michael Moncek |
USA |
2,900,000 |
Sources: WSOP, PokerNews, The Hendon Mob
