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Artyem Perlov opened to 12,500 from under the gun, Art Pappas defended his big blind, and the flop fell 
. Pappas check-called 16,500 from Perlov, and the turn brought the 
.
Pappas checked, Perlov bet 27,500, and Pappas called.
The 
completed the board, and Pappas moved all in for 125,000. Perlov folded, and Pappas raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000 | -31,000 |
|
245,000 | 64,000 |
The cards are in the air, and the road to the final table starts now!
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Day 3 of the 2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour Mohegan Sun National Championship is set to begin in 30 minutes or so, and the chip leader of the remaining 36 players is Matt Kuba. Kuba won a nice-sized pot without a showdown against Vanessa Selbst before she busted on Day 2. Kuba bagged 777,000 chips, leading Nicholas Palma, who busted Mike Matusow during the last level of play, by just 12,000 chips.
Kuba has seen success here at Mohegan Sun - he won Event #1 of the Summer Showdown series here in August.
Joining Kuba and Palma on Day 3 are Jared Jaffee and Chip Jett. Jett, who has over $2.1 million in career live tournament earnings, bagged just 125,000 chips, while Jaffee, who has just over $700,000 in career live tournament earnings, bagged 319,000.
Another notable still remaining is Aaron Massey. Massey, who enters Day 3 with 170,000 chips, recorded his biggest score of his career this year, winning the 2012 The River Guaranteed $4,000,000 Poker Series ($651,559).
The plan is to play until we have an official, six-handed final table. There are 49 minutes and 34 seconds remaining in Level 17.
Be sure to stay tuned for all of your live up-to-the-minute updates from Mohegan Sun!
Main Event
Day 3 Started
