Action folded to Nikhil Nair in the small blind who went all in having the big blind covered. Louis Russo was in the big blind and called.
Louis Russo: A♦J♦
Nikhil Nair: K♦8♦
The J♣4♣3♣ flop was great for Russo as he hit top pair and neither player had a club in their hand. Unfortunately, the K♥ turn and K♣ river would seal the deal and send Russo to the rail in 24th place.
Michael Young went all in from early position and was called by Louis Russo, who had about the same sized stack.
Michael Young: A♠K♦
Louis Russo: A♣K♠
The flop was innocuous as it fanned out Q♣K♣4♥, but when the 5♣ rolled off it gave Russo a chance to scoop, as he had just picked up the nut flush draw. The river was a sigh of relief for Young as the 10♥ came off the top of the deck.
Just two hands later Young went all in through his own initiative but just picked up the blinds, showing A♠Q♥.
Niveau: 38
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Action was joined with two players all in. Day 2 chip leader Jesse Kertland was all in and at risk and had been called by Pete Chen.
The cards hit their backs.
Jesse Kertland: A♣4♣
Pete Chen: A♦J♠
The full board ran out 3♦6♠J♦A♠4♠ and although both players hit two pair, only Chen would drag the pot. Kertland hit the rail after an impressive showing.
Gabriel Baleeiro went three ways to a flop of 10♠8♦A♠ but only had one chip left behind. This is something that Darrick Arreola hadn't realized and when he did, he tried to bet the one chip. The dealer informed him he had to bet at least one big bind, as Moshe Refaelowitz was still in the hand. Baleeiro and Refaelowitz called.
Three ways to a turn, they saw the 8♦ and when Refaelowitz placed a wager, Arreola snap-folded.
The dealer forgot to table the all-in player's hand and when the 10♠ rolled off the river, Refaelowitz showed J♣9♣ for the nut straight and Baleeiro shook his head in disappointment before launching his hand in the muck.
With a pay jump of over $3,000 between 27th and 26th place, Manuel Bravo Martins put all but one of his chips in the middle. When the player to his left pushed forward a stack to ask for the rest, the table folded around.
Martins took another minute in his decision, but eventually the clock was called and the floor determined he would get another minute before a thirty-second count down. He did end up flicking the chip in and putting himself at risk.
Manuel Bravo Martins: A♣7♦
Pete Chen: K♦10♦
Martins was ahead with ace high going to a flop of Q♣3♦6♠. The turn was doom for Martins as the K♣ peeled, making it so he had to catch an ace to survive, but the river peeled the 6♥ instead.
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | Colin Robinson | United States | 15,000,000 | 15 |
| 27 | 2 | William Ackerman | United States | 38,000,000 | 38 |
| 27 | 3 | Ghadi Akari | United States | 24,000,000 | 24 |
| 27 | 4 | Nikhil Nair | United States | 35,700,000 | 36 |
| 27 | 5 | Brian Lamanna | United States | 16,000,000 | 16 |
| 27 | 6 | George Tomescu | Romania | 7,000,000 | 7 |
| 27 | 7 | Daniel Scalfaro | United States | 20,800,000 | 21 |
| 27 | 8 | Toshimasa Sakato | Japan | 10,700,000 | 11 |
| 27 | 9 | Abdulrahim Amer | United States | 19,000,000 | 19 |
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 18 | 1 | Gabriel Jansen Falcao Bal | United States | 6,900,000 | 7 |
| 18 | 2 | Dae Woong Song | South Korea | 29,200,000 | 29 |
| 18 | 3 | Francesco Micucci | Italy | 27,900,000 | 28 |
| 18 | 4 | Mitchell Watson | Australia | 15,200,000 | 15 |
| 18 | 5 | Richie Wong | United States | 12,500,000 | 13 |
| 18 | 6 | Moshe Refaelowitz | Israel | 25,200,000 | 25 |
| 18 | 7 | Ian Steinman | United States | 23,000,000 | 23 |
| 18 | 8 | Darrick Arreola | United States | 73,000,000 | 73 |
| 18 | 9 | Mitchell Smith | United States | 22,200,000 | 22 |
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 26 | 1 | Max Kingstone | United States | 28,400,000 | 28 |
| 26 | 2 | Manuel Bravo Martins | Portugal | 8,000,000 | 8 |
| 26 | 3 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | 36,300,000 | 36 |
| 26 | 4 | Jose Orozcogomez | Mexico | 17,600,000 | 18 |
| 26 | 5 | David Danlag | United States | 19,500,000 | 20 |
| 26 | 6 | James Rann | United Kingdom | 28,000,000 | 28 |
| 26 | 7 | Michael Young | United States | 13,800,000 | 14 |
| 26 | 8 | Jesse Kertland | United States | 10,000,000 | 10 |
| 26 | 9 | Louis Russo | United States | 27,500,000 | 28 |
Ken Barkoff went all in from late position and was rather deflated when Moshe Refaelowitz announced a call.
Ken Barkoff: K♠7♣
Moshe Refaelowitz: 10♣10♥
The flop was 4♣2♣Q♦, leaving Barkoff looking for a king, but it never came as the 8♣ and A♥ rolled off. Refaelowitz scooped the pot with a pair of kings and the players are now redrawing for the final three tables.
Denis Lee opened from late position and was called by Darrick Arreola on the button. Lee and Arreola have both been building their stack up throughout the day.
Heads up they saw a flop of 5♦6♠7♣. Lee continued with a bet of 2,100,000 and Arreola made the call.
The turn peeled the 4♠ and Lee slowed down with a check. Arreola took the green light and declared a bet for 5,000,000, jokingly annoyed he had to count the chips out, as Lee didn't fold right away. After some thought, Lee did fold and Arreola continued to build his mountain of chips.
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