1 man will win World Series of Poker's top prize, $7.6M.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — One has an overwhelming lead. Another has a professional poker pedigree. And the third considered saving his $10,000 entry fee after he was laid off from his California tech job.

All three men are within sight of $7.68 million and the World Series of Poker championship title, a distinction awarded every year since 1970 when the contest started at Benny Binion's Las Vegas casino as an invite-only affair, where the players themselves picked the winner.

Now nationally televised on ESPN with players sporting poker-related sponsorships, the event attracted 6,420 entries.

Joe McKeehen, the 24-year-old poker pro from Pennsylvania with a math degree, has held an unwavering chip lead and holds 67 percent of all the chips on the table going into Tuesday's showdown, or some 128 million worth. He was responsible for dashing the dreams of four of the "November Nine" members on Monday and Tuesday.

61-year-old Neil Blumenfield of San Francisco is in second, holding 21 percent of the remaining chips after nearly taking a pass on playing in the Main Event after he was laid off from his executive position at Intuit days before.

As for his decision to ultimately spend the $10,000 to enter, "it's one of the top ten for sure," he said before the Main Event restarted on Monday.




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By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL.