Action folded around to Robert Lisser in the small blind, and he decided to move all in for his last 117,000 chips.
Australia's Melissa Gillett was in the big blind and had a mountain of chips in front of her, as she came in to the day as the overwhelming chip leader. After a few moments, Gillett called.
Lisser tabled and Gillett showed .
The flop came and Gillett picked up a pair of fives, putting Lisser in even more danger holding two under cards.
The turn was the and Lisser picked up some outs to make a flush or a straight. But the river was the and Lisser was unable to improve, sending him to the rail in 23rd place.
The final day of Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em is about to get started at 12:00 p.m. local time. The action will be taking place inside the Brasilia Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
When play resumes, Melissa Gillett will be leading the remaining 23 players with 3,443,000 chips. Her next closest opponent is Aditya Agarwal with 1,286,000 chips, and Billy Rodgers rounds out the top three with 1,277,000 chips.
The blinds will continue at 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante for another 30 minutes, and will then be increasing every hour. There will be a 20-minute break after every two levels and a dinner break after the sixth level around 7:00 p.m. The action will conclude once a winner is crowned, so the players should prepare for a long, grueling day.
Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts heading into Day 3:
Room
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
Brasilia
700
1
Nathan Pfluger
United States
653,000
41
Brasilia
700
2
Kevin Trettin
United States
385,000
24
Brasilia
700
3
Ivan Starostin
United States
276,000
17
Brasilia
700
4
Marquis Mccain
United States
460,000
29
Brasilia
700
5
James Miller
United States
380,000
24
Brasilia
700
7
Adam Bacon
United States
370,000
23
Brasilia
700
8
James Cerrotta
United States
418,000
26
Brasilia
700
9
Matthew Mlsna
United States
464,000
29
Brasilia
701
2
Graeme Ladd
United Kingdom
413,000
26
Brasilia
701
3
Phil Collins
United States
232,000
15
Brasilia
701
4
Jordan Young
United States
404,000
25
Brasilia
701
5
Joseph Brattole
United States
291,000
18
Brasilia
701
6
Yu Li
United States
472,000
30
Brasilia
701
7
David Pham
United States
356,000
22
Brasilia
701
8
Robert Lisser
United States
139,000
9
Brasilia
701
9
Melissa Gillett
Australia
3,443,000
215
Brasilia
702
2
Young Phan
United States
358,000
22
Brasilia
702
3
Billy Rodgers
United States
1,277,000
80
Brasilia
702
4
Roman Korenev
Russia
765,000
48
Brasilia
702
5
Caleb Patrick
United States
252,000
16
Brasilia
702
7
Aditya Agarwal
India
1,286,000
80
Brasilia
702
8
David Shober
United States
302,000
19
Brasilia
702
9
Huihan Wu
United States
454,000
28
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