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Nick DiVella opened under the gun with a raise to 4,500 before Jack Allen shoved next to act for 40,800 total. The action folded back to DiVella, and he called.
DiVella: 
Allen: 
The board ran out 
and DiVella eliminated Allen on the first hand of the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000 | 42,400 |
|
Eliminé |
Avi Drori limped in under the gun and action folded around to the button where recent bracelet winner Ryan Leng raised, making it 7,100. Action folded back to Drori and he called.
The flop was 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. There, Drori put out a bet of 8,000 and Leng called.
On the 
river, Drori slowed down with a check. Leng put out a bigger bet of 26,600 and Drori quickly folded so Leng took down the pot to chip up early here on Day 3.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
105,000 | -10,100 |
The cards of Adam Goldberg were already in the muck and he had just paid off the 20,500 of Lauren Kling, who doubled with ace-queen high holding the on a board of 
.
David Goodman was less fortunate and became one of the early casualties in the Amazon Tan section.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | -21,700 |
|
50,000 | 25,000 |
|
Eliminé |
The action folded to Jason Mercier in the small blind, and he completed for 2,000. Chris Dombrowski plonked out a stack of chips to effectively put Mercier all-in, and the five-time WSOP bracelet winner snap-called for his 33,400 total.
Mercier:
Dombrowski: 
The dealer spread a 
flop to render Mercier drawing to just a jack to stay alive.
The turn of the 
changed little but gave Dombrowski outs to a flush, and when the river landed the to give him quads, Mercier was headed out the door early here on Day 3.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | 43,600 |
|
Eliminé |
Frank Lin opened to 5,000 from the hijack. Felix Merdinger, on the button, called.
A flop reading was dealt. Lin bet 7,000. Merdinger called. The turn brought the 
. Lin checked. Merdinger bet 13,000. Lin called. The river brought the and Lin checked again. Merdinger bet 16,000. Lin check-called.
Merdinger showed 
and Lin tabled 
to win the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
112,000 | 44,000 |
Vyacheslav Ioffe was on the button and up against Ryan Rivers in the big blind. Both players got all their chips into the middle, and Ioffe was at risk of elimination.
Vyacheslav Ioffe:
Ryan Rivers:
Board: 
Rivers was a huge preflop favorite and held to send Ioffe to the rail within the first 10 minutes of the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000 | 31,200 |
|
|
Eliminé |
We picked up the action on the turn with the board showing 
with roughly 23,000 already in the middle of the table. Matthew Ashton was first to act from the big blind and he checked it over to Mike Lancaster who decided to check behind.
The river was the and this time Ashton led out with a bet of 14,000. Lancaster tanked for a bit but eventually decided to fold. The former Poker Players Championship winner's stack is still down from where he started today but picking up this pot sent Ashton back in the right direction.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
161,500 | -13,600 |
|
95,000 | -13,300 |
Brian Altman raised to 4,500 from middle position and it folded to John Rocaberte in the big blind. Rocaberte moved all in for 50,200 and after verifying the chip count Altman called.
Brian Altman:
John Rocaberte:
It was a classic coin flip situation with Rocaberte at risk for his tournament life. The board ran out 
and Altman pocket tens held up to earn him the pot and the knockout.
Rocaberte was eliminated and Altman climbed over the half million chip mark.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
526,400 | 49,900 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Among those to bust on Day 3 in the Amazon Tan section were Michael Kirkpatrick and Grant Foster, the former mentioning an ace-king into aces exit on the way out.
Prince Cassell won a flip for his last 27,100 with 
against the of Kai Cai on a board of 
.
Last but not least, Oystein Stai bet the 
turn for 50,000 with less than that behind and Nathan Henry moved all in with his big stack. Stai gave it some thought and folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000 | 58,600 |
|
100,000 | -29,500 |
|
|
60,000 | 33,500 |
|
47,000 | -26,700 |
|
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Nicholas Dashineau raised to 5,000 from the button and Govert Metaal three-bet to 14,000 in the big blind. Dashineau called.
The flop came and Metaal continued with a bet of 10,000 which Dashineau called.
The turn brought them the 
, Metaal fired another 27,000 and Dashineau called once more.
The river completed the board with the , Metaal barreled another 66,000 bet over the line. Dashineau looked at the bet and called. Dashineau flipped over for the rivered straight to take down the whole pot as Metaal mucked his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | 118,100 |
|
238,000 | -117,400 |
