There were 2,572 players starting Day 3 of the WSOP Main Event, and nine of them took their seats at Amazon Orange 147. For much of the day, they — like everyone else — would compete to the utmost of their abilities to survive the bursting of the money bubble due to come at night's end.
One of the table's most active participants, Ngni "Henry" Tran, started the day with 384,000 chips and a reputation. Tran, who has almost $2 million in live cashes, has long been known as a both a wild player and a tanker.