With about 35,000 in the pot before the flop Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Ben Tollerene saw a flop of . Ferguson led out for 25,000 and Tollerene paused momentarily before asking Ferguson, "How much do you have left?" After seeing that he had him covered, Tollerene announced "All In."
Ferguson called and rolled over , however, he would need to improve, as Tollerene showed for two pair.
The board filled out eliminating Ferguson from the tournament.
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Although Ferguson suffered a crushing defeat having his aces cracked in the third round, he still made time for fans on the rail immediately after his elimination. After being called over, Ferguson signed t-shirts and posed for a few quick snap shots, all with a smile on his face.
Scott Fischman was all in before the flop with . Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call, tabling and the race was on!
Fischman's horse ran too slow, as the board came . Timoshenko holds his sevens, winning the race and punching his ticket to Round 4. Pocket sevens were good to Scott Fischman early in the match when he used them to crack pocket kings, but they would prove to be his undoing on that final showdown. The sevens gaveth, and the sevens tooketh away.
Dragan Galic has just completed a nice comeback victory to eliminate Jesse Martin. Early in the match, Galic had flopped a flush on a queen-high all-heart flop. He ended up getting Martin all in with just top pair, but the foe would runner-runner a full house to knock Galic back under 40,000.
Galic battled back into the chip lead over the course of the next few levels, and Jesse Martin would find himself all in with against Galic's . The board would run , and Galic has come all the way back to knock off Martin.
After the final hand, there was an abundance of joy from Galic. He shook Martin's hand and congratulated him on the hard-fought battle. Martin didn't stick around long though. After waiting for his defeated opponent to get out of earshot, Galic pumped his fists several times, quietly yelling, "Yes! Yes! What a match. Wow, what a match!" He and the dealer exchanged conversation for a few minutes before the jolly amateur went over to collect his ticket for Round 4.
Tom "Durrrr" Dwan calls all in for his tournament life for 55,000 with against the of Roberto Romanello.
The board comes giving Romanello a pair of nines and the pot. Tom Dwan is eliminated from the tournament, allowing Romanello to advance to the next round.
Last March, Rousso showed her heads-up skills by finishing runner up in the 2009 NBC Heads-Up Championship. However, today she finishes just outside of the money.
Evan Roberts moved all in and Vanessa Rousso made the call for her tournament life with . Roberts showed pocket fives.
The board failed to improve Rousso's hand and she was eliminated from the tournament.