Tom Alner just grabbed some more chips when his riverbet was called by an inferieur hand. The board read 
and Alner fired out 25,900. After his opponent called he turned over 
and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
A player in the cutoff raised to 4,500 after which the button and the small blind called. Mike Watson three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind after which the initial raiser folded. Rahul Byrraju called from the button and the small blind also decided to lay his hand down.
Watson bet 15,600 on the 
flop, and Byrraju made the call to see the come on the turn. Watson fired again for 28,300, and Byrraju raised all in to put Watson at risk. Watson quickly double checked his hand to make sure he had what he thought he had, then called with the 
. Byrraju got caught with his hand in the cookie jar with the 
.
The river completed the board with the 
and Byrraju sent over the chips to give Watson the double. Watson was all in on the turn for 103,400 and now has about 270,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
41,000
-259,000
|
-259,000 |
Action moved to Aaron Lim in the hijack seat, and he raised to 4,000. In the next spot in the cutoff seat was Andrew Gaw, and he put in a reraise to 10,000. After the players folded to put the action back on Lim, he called.
The dealer produced the 
on the flop, and Lim checked. Gaw bet 11,000, and Lim made the call. That brought out the 
on the turn, and Lim checked again. Gaw fired 20,000, and Lim folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
217,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
|
132,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
On a 
flop Rahul Byrraju ended up all in for his final 40,000 chips. His opponent showed 
, and Byrraju was well out in front with 
. The turn brought the and the river the 
giving Byrraju a double up.
On the very next hand it was Mike Watson who raised to 4,500 and Byrraju's opponent moved all in for less than that. Watson showed 
and busted his opponent who showed 
when the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
90,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Team PokerStars Pro Vivian Im has just been knocked out by Alan Sass. Sass raised to 4,000 preflop and Im moved all in for her final 26,000 chips. Sass quickly called, and the showdown went as following.
Alan Sass: 
Vivian Im:
The board ran out 
and Im was knocked out. Just two Team PokerStars Pro remain right now, Raymond Wu and Celina Lin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
333,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
310,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
275,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
274,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
|
250,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
240,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
185,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
150,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
145,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
110,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
96,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
84,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
50,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
42,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
||
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
|
208,000 |
|
|
193,000
-167,000
|
-167,000 |
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
|
75,000 |
The remaining 33 players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
