Andrew Mercaldi was needing a double-up that would never come as he shoved his 
into the 
of Aharon Shabtay.
The board ran out 
, Mercaldi out-kicked and sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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Busted | |
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Koray Turker raised to 8,500 from middle position and action folded around to Reza Vakili in the big blind. Vakilil popped it to 21,000 and received the call from Turker.
Flop: 
Vakili opted to check, at which point Turker fired out 20,000. Vakili then went for the check-raise, making it 60,000 to go. The action wasnt over yet, as Turker announced he was all-in. Vakili then snap-called and the players turned their cards over.
Vakili: 
Turker: 
Turker had Vakili dominated and when the turn and river ran out with repeat aces, it was all over for Vakili.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
145,600
|
145,600 |
|
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Busted | |
Fabian Craib has just managed a double-up after catching good holding 
against the 
of Scott Peel.
The baord ran out 
, the queen on the flop leaving Peel with only a little over 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
75,100
|
75,100 |
|
50,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Vinh Tran is the latest victim of the rail after shoving his stack all-in holding 
and getting called off by Aaron Lim holding 
.
The board ran out ten-high and Tran made his way out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted |
Antonis Kambouroglou is very easy to spot at the poker table, mostly due to the trademark toothpick which he has firmly placed in his mouth in every tournament.
If you only know Kambouroglou by name, then over on table 28 you might have a bit of trouble spotting which one he is.
Just a few moments ago Kambouroglou grabbed a pack of toothpicks from his pocket and every player at the table took one and put it in their mouth. As of right now, each player can be seen still chewing on their toothpicks.
Brett Chalhoub was happy to wake up with , moving his relatively short stack into the middle preflop. Although, Chalhoub wouldn't stay happy as he received the call from Keiran Harris who woke up with a dominating 
.
Board: 
Chalhoub headed towards the rail, as PokerStars Team Online Pro Keiran Harris added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Andrew Mercaldi had his short stack all-in against the shorter stack of Simon Taberham. It was Taberham who had the most to worry about, with his tournament life on the line.
Mercaldi held 
against the of Simon Taberham.
Mercaldi was looking good to knock out Taberham, with a flop landing 
and the 
on the turn.
The 
on the river would save Taberham and leave Mercaldi with barely a leg to stand on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
39,700
|
39,700 |
|
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|
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40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Folded to Scott Peel in the cutoff seat, he moved all-in for his 70,000 chip stack and sent the action to Norah Greer on his direct left. The last lady left in the tournament went into the tank before eventually calling.
Greer: 
Peel:
Peel would need some help, and with the 
on the flop, the two players would both hit top pair, with Peel out-kicked and on his way out of the tournament. That is until the turn, when the fell. The river bricked and it was a nice double-up for Peel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
140,000
69,600
|
69,600 |
The bust outs are coming fast early into the day, with Andrew Ferguson the latest victim.
Ferguson was in trouble when he ran his into the of Kyle Cheong.
No improvement on a board showing 
and it was home time for Ferguson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
201,700
|
201,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Micth Carle led the chip counts on Day 1 and has now dealt the first fatal blow on Day 3, taking all of Amir Minagar's chips and sending him to the rail in 37th place.
Carle raised in late postion and Minagar moved all-in from the small blind. Carle made the call and the players turned their hands over.
Carle: 
Minagar:
It was a nightmare for Minagar, who couldn't catch up as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
77,700
|
77,700 |
|
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Busted |
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