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The biggest WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic in history is down to just 45 players with plenty of big names still in contention. After a long day on Thursday during which the bubble burst, it was Mo Arani who bagged the chip lead with 2.2 million chips followed by former WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen (2,030,000).

McKeehen is going for his fifth WPT final table, while record-holder Darren Elias remains in contention for his fifth WPT title. The day started with 178 players with 126 places getting paid, and, Adrian Mateos, Dominik Nitsche, Justin Bonomo, Noah Schwartz, and defending champion Ryan Tosoc, were among those falling short of the money.

Anthony Zinno (122nd – $18,584), Sergio Aido (118th – $18,584), Christoph Vogelsang (115th – $19,332), Brian Altman (114th – $19,332), Scott Vener (112th – $19,332), Justin Young (108th – $19,332), Mike Leah (96th – $20,381), Matt Glantz (94th – $20,381), Cliff Josephy (93rd – $20,381), Shannon Shorr (90th – $20,381), Joe Hachem (85th – $21,789), Nick Petrangelo (83rd – $21,789), Joe Cada (75th – $23,595),  Mohsin Charania (74th – $23,595), Kristen Bicknell (72nd – $25,886), Erik Seidel (69th – $25,886), Antonio Esfandiari (66th – $25,886), Tom Marchese (61st – $28,780), and Andy Andrejevic (46th – $36,945) made the money but will not return on Day 4.

Here’s an overview of the notable remaining players headed into the penultimate day of action. Play will conclude tonight when there are six players remaining.

Name Chip Count
Mo Arani 2,200,000
Joe McKeehen 2,030,000
Patrick Mahoney 2,005,000
John Dibella 1,825,000
Rory Young 1,750,000
Andrew Lichtenberger 1,660,000
Sorel Mizzi 1,255,000
Dylan Linde 1,210,000
Isaac Baron 1,065,000
Elliot Smith 950,000
Jeremy Ausmus 880,000
Barry Hutter 770,000
Cary Katz 750,000
Darren Elias 730,000
Tim Reilly 675,000
Robert Salaburu 665,000
Calvin Anderson 650,000
Andre Akkari 610,000
Mike Del Vecchio 595,000
Farid Jattin 560,000
Keven Stammen 410,000
Ravi Raghavan 270,000
Lisa Hamilton 220,000

The remaining payouts of this record-breaking WPT Five Diamond Main Event are as follows.

Place Payout Place Payout Place Payout
1 $1,631,468 7 $265,570 17-20 $70,599
2 $1,087,603 8 $206,982 21-24 $58,967
3 $802,973 9-10 $163,142 25-32 $49,840
4 $599,147 11-12 $130,052 33-40 $42,645
5 $451,880 13-14 $104,865 41-48 $36,945
6 $344,529 15-16 $85,542

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Joe McKeehen, Mo Arani