The penultimate day of the 2016 Master Classics of Poker Main Event ended with two bust outs at the same time, making for a final table of nine without any delay of hand for hand play.
Big names like Jussi Nevanlinna, Arne Coulier And Michiel Brummelhuis fell short but digital railbirds anxious to follow along won't be disappointed with some of the players that did make it. Longtime rounder Juha Helppi leads the final nine with Charlie Carrel, who cashed five out of five this week, also still in.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 2,360,000 | 148 |
| 2 | Hakim Zoufri | Netherlands | 1,603,000 | 100 |
| 3 | Samuli Sipila | Finland | 376,000 | 24 |
| 4 | Ivan Arbatsky | Russia | 1,843,000 | 115 |
| 5 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 811,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Fabio Sperling | Germany | 1,525,000 | 95 |
| 7 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 690,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Michiel Brosky | Netherlands | 890,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Rashed Zade | Netherlands | 564,000 | 35 |
Day 3 of the MCOP Main Event started with still 53 players in, all just in the money after the bubble had burst at the end of Day 2.