Masaya Hayami opened to 5,500 from under the gun and found one caller in Shuyih Ng in the big blind.
Ng check-called a 5,000 bet from Hayami on the 9♠4♠Q♠ flop and then check-called a 7,000 bet on the K♥ turn.
Both players checked down on the 4♥ river and Ng turned over Q♥8♥ for queens and fours. They were no good against the K♦J♦ of Hayami for kings and fours and Hayami dragged the pot.
Rassoul Malboubi started the day with a healthy stack of 304,000 chips, but he had just 50,000 of them left when he pushed all in from under the gun. The player in the next seat over made the call while the rest of the table got out of the way.
Rassoul Malboubi: A♦K♦
Opponent: J♥J♦
The board brought a sweat when a flush draw turned for Malboubi on 6♠5♥3♦5♦, but the 4♠ river bricked out. Malboubi followed many others to the rail in the first level of Day 3.
Scott Berko bet 7,000 on the Q♣J♦3♥ flop from the small blind. Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior, the big blind, made the call.
The turn came 5♦, and Berko bet 35,000. Aziz Junior again called.
The 3♦ arrived on the river. Berko moved all in, which would force Aziz Junior all in to call. Berko never saw his opponent's hand when it was folded, but as he was winning the pot he flashed 10x2x.
"RIP Doyle," he said, as his bluff awarded him the pot. According to Berko, a couple of hands later he eliminated Aziz Junior.
Bill Klein raised under the gun to 6,000, the player in middle position called, as did Haewan Bae in the small blind and Francisco Angel in the big.
Four ways to a flop of 10♠4♥6♠. The action checked to Klein who bet out for 22,000, the player in middle position folded, Bae called and Angel raised all in for his last 50,000. Klein responded by moving all in himself and Bae called it off for his remaining 148,500.
Francisco Angel: 5♠4♠
Haewan Bae: 8♠7♠
Bill Klein: A♣A♥
The turn and river came the Q♥ and 9♦ respectively. Bae rivers one of his gutshot draws to eliminate Angel and cracks Klein's aces for a huge pot.
Mikael Berrio raised under the gun to 5,000 and got called by James Mendoza in the hijack.
The 6♦8♥3♠ flop didn't bring any action and a 9♦ showed up on the turn. Berrio bet 10,000 and Mendoza quickly called.
On the 6♥ river, Berrio sent another 10,000 in the middle and once again Mendoza called. Berrio tabled A♣8♣ for a pair of eights and it was enough to make Mendoza muck his cards.
A player on the button moved all in for 86,000 as action went back on Lucas Cullen in early position.
"My flight is at 8 p.m.," Cullen said as he called for most of his stack.
All-In Player: A♠Q♠
Lucas Cullen: A♣K♣
Cullen had his opponent dominated and jumped further in front on the 5♦7♠K♦ flop with top pair. The board ran out 2♦J♥ and Cullen secured the knockout, admitting he faces a 25-hour flight back home to Australia tonight but might have to miss it.
Vladas Tamasauskas raised to 5,500 preflop from the cutoff, with Andres Campero defending his big blind.
The flop came 4♦3♥J♠, with both players checking. The turn came K♠, and once again no chips were put forward.
The river came Q♠, and neither player wished to make a bet. Campero showed 10♦8♣, which fell to the A♥7♥ of Tamasauskas.
In a blind versus blind situation, Leandry Ainonkpo completed and Spencer Taylor raised it to 8,500. Ainonkpo made the call.
The flop brought 10♠A♣10♥ and Ainonkpo check-called Taylor's continuation for 4,500. The turn was the 8♠ and the same action happened, this time for 17,000.
A J♣ appeared on the river and after a last check from Ainonkpo, Taylor shoved for 125,000. After a minute of thinking, Ainonkpo let it go and Taylor flipped over Q♠3♥.
Barry Greenstein had already bet 20,000 on a completed board of 3♦4♥Q♣10♦4♠ from the small blind against his opponent, who was on the button, with several thousand already in the middle.
After a bit of tanking, Greenstein's opponent made the call and Greenstein tabled K♠Q♠, which got a quick muck.
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