Day 3 at the WPT LA Poker Classic saw the money bubble burst with 73 players of the starting field of 745 remaining by the end of the day. At this point Mark Newhouse holds a slight lead over Chris Moore and the Japanese high stakes gambler Masa Kagawa.


Other players still in the field include Annie Duke, comeback man Carlos Mortensen, Steve Sung, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Prahlad Friedman, Hoyt Corkins, Erica Schoenberg, Vanessa Rousso, and Jon Turner.

Top 6:
1. Mark Newhouse 498,000 (pictured)
2. Chris Moore 489,000
3. Masaaki Kagawa 432,000
4. John Cautela 417,000
5. Shawn Pilot 400,500
6. Millad Jorshari 386,000

Prize structure:
1. $1,788,001
2. $1,002,710
3. $665,136
4. $450,576
5. $321,840
6. $246,744
7. $185,952
8. $135,888
9. $100,128

Source: WPT.