World Series of Poker Europe bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen just got very lucky. The Aussie moved all in preflop for 28,800 and was called by Henry Wang.
Henry Wang: 
Andrew Hinrichsen: 
The board ran out 
, and Hinrichsen doubled up with his lucky straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | -30,000 |
|
60,000 | 18,000 |
This hasn't been Tsugunari Toma's level so far as he just doubled up another player. Jacques Zaicik, who had been short for quite some time, just ended up all in for 31,200 against Toma.
Jacques Zaicik: 
Tsugunari Toma:
The board ran out 
, and Zaicik was gifted another chance in this event with just 33 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
143,000 | -32,000 |
|
65,000 | 35,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
344,000 | 4,000 |
|
296,000 | -14,000 |
|
247,000 | -3,000 |
|
174,000 | -19,000 |
|
172,000 | 27,000 |
When we arrived at the table, Seungsoo Jeon had 18,000 in front of him on the 
flop. Gary Lam made the call, and the dealer dealt the 
on the turn. Jeon fired 38,000, and Lam made the call.
The then completed the board on the river, and Jeon slowed down with a check. Lam bet 55,000, and Jeon made the call.
Lam turned over the 
for top two pair, but that was no good against the 
for Jeon, who had flopped bottom set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
316,000 | 131,000 |
|
300,000 | -80,000 |
Ping Lin just ended up all in preflop for 52,900 against Tsugunari Toma with the best possible hand. The showdown went as following.
Ping Lin:
Tsugunari Toma: 
The board ran out 
and Lin doubled up even after Toma's cry for a five on the river. Lin is back in the hunt while Toma remains just a tad above the average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | -99,000 |
|
115,000 | 9,800 |
The players have returned from the dinner, and the cards are back in the air.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The remaining 33 players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Michael Kanaan won the ANZPT Sydney event back in 2011, and he's in great shape to add a ACOP Macau title to that list. Even though that's still far away Kanaan has amassed a big stack putting him currently in second place.
Just now we witnessed Kanaan pick up a nice one after check-raising the flop. The flop read 
when Kanaan checked to a player who fired out 15,300. The player on the button called and Kanaan check-raised to 37,000. Both his opponents folded and Kanaan raked in the pot.
On the very next hand Kanaan raised to 4,000 and the big blind called. The flop brought 
and Kanaan's opponent check-called 5,000. On the turn the 
hit and Kanaan picked up the pot with a 11,000-chip bet.
Kanaan has been in control of his table for quite some time, and he will probably not slow down any time soon!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 75,000 |
Alan Sass and Andrew Gaw have been doing their fair share of battling with one another here on Day 3. It all began early in the day with a big, big clash between the two that was an aces-versus-kings confrontation where Sass spiked a king to double up in a big way. In the following hand, the two collided again in what turned out to be a massive pot worth nearly 340,000 in chips.
From the cutoff seat, Gaw opened with a raise to 4,500 before play folded over to Sass in the big blind. Sass put in a reraise and made it 15,000 to go. With the action back on Gaw, he took his time, then reraised to 41,500. Immediately, Sass announced that he was all in. Gaw seemed very surprised by the move at first and looked as though he didn't like it. He kind of shook his head and then called after a couple of seconds.
When the cards were turned up, it was another war between two big pairs with Sass' 
behind the 
for Gaw. Gaw was the player at risk in the hand, and his entire stack of 167,700 in chips was on the line.
On the flop, the 
fell, and Gaw's kings stayed in front. The turn brought the , and now Sass was down to just the river card to spike a queen and win the hand.
In the aforementioned hand from earlier in the day, Sass was able to hit his two-outer king to crack Gaw's aces, but it wouldn't be this time when the landed on the river. Gaw's kings held up, and he won the pot to move back to a massive stack with very solid position in the tournament as the field approaches the money. Sass was left with just under 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000 | 208,000 |
|
|
193,000 | -167,000 |
