WSOP: Renan Bruschi in Day 3 of Event 87

On Day 3 of WSOP Event #87, Renan Bruschi is the only The Brazilian still on the championship field.

In contention for the double title and second bracelet, Renan Bruschi will defend the title of his compatriot Yuri Martins, the event’s current champion. Gaucho is 28th in chips with 184,000 in chips. The number of applicants for the competition is 460.

The tournament lead is in the hands of Nick Pupillo, who has 1,298,000 in chips. Behind him is Yuval Bronshtein in second with 1,260,000 chips. Ali Engel (663,000), Patrick Leonard (651,000), Alex Livingston (328,000), Todd Brunson (196,000) and David Baker (173,000) are also in the game.

Day 3 begins at 5:00pm ET with Level 21 Blinds. Stakes are 25,000/50,000, with stakes of 5,000, Stud Hi-Lo. Players have earned $5,762 in ITM prize money, with the winner taking home $221,733 and the bracelet of their dreams.