We were informed that Hayato Kitajima had gotten 
in against the 
of Dingxiang Ong on Table 8. There was an ace on the flop and no miracle comeback as Kitajima was eliminated.
That boosted Ong's stack over the one million chip mark.
Earlier on Day 3, Mihai Barbu showed PokerNews a text he had received telling him that "Whatever you do - fold " According to Barbu, for the past two years he has been eliminated holding pocket aces.
This time around, it wasn't aces that Andrew Theakstone held when he sent Barbu to the rail, but rather the exact opposite.
Getting his last 100,000 chips in the middle with 
on a 
flop, Theakstone held 
for a pair and would need to dodge straight or pair cards to eliminate Barbu. The turn and river came 
and Barbu was eliminated.
Matt Wakeman raised to 18,000 from the cutoff before Ryan Otto re-raised to 78,000 from the big blind. Wakeman called.
The flop came 
and Otto checked. Wakeman bet 88,000. Otto called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn before the 
completed the board.
Otto thought for a moment and slid out a bet totalling 195,000. Wakeman went into the tank for several minutes before finally releasing his hand to the muck.
Andrian Chin opened to 22,000 from under the gun and Mike Del Vecchio called on the button, as did Chao Duan from the big blind.
The flop landed 
and Chin continued for 22,000. Del Vecchio called, and Duan check-called as the turn landed the 
.
Duan opted to shove all in for 165,000, and once Chin folded, Del Vecchio called.
Duan: 
Del Vecchio: 
Duan would need only a seven on the river to stay alive, and when the 
completed the board, he exited in 49th place for an AU$25,400 payday.
First to act, Farid Jattin raised to 19,000 and Ravi Maravar on the button three-bet to 60,000, which Jattin called after some consideration. On the 
flop, Jattin checked and Maravar continued for 125,000. Jattin gave it plenty of thought and moved all in, and Maravar shrugged before calling it off a few seconds later.
Ravi Maravar: 
Farid Jattin:
The board completed with the turn and 
river, ensuring the double of Maravar for 354,000. It was the first major pot that Jattin has lost in the last few hours, but he remains firmly near the top of the leader board.
On a 
board Daniel Chambers bet 53,000 and opponent Chun Kwok raised to 150,000.
Chambers took 30 seconds or so before calling.
"Flush," said Kwok, leaning forward to deposit 
on the felt. Chambers mucked and lost a big chunk to Kwok.
Ryan Otto raised to 16,000 from under the gun before Takahiro Nakai moved all in for 65,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back around to Otto who called.
Ryan Otto: 
Takahiro Nakai:
Nakai stood up from the table and watched as the board ran out 
.
Otto had spiked a queen on the river to take down the pot with a higher pair.
Nakai was gracious in defeat, tapping the table, before making his way to the exit.
Huijie Zhou was all in with against the 
of Matthew Wakeman.
The board came 
with Wakeman missing some straight outs to double his opponent up. Zhou's double was for 218,000, knocking Wakeman below a million in chips.
Hussein Hassan opened to 18,000 in middle position and Antonio Tavella shoved all in from the hijack for 97,000. Action folded back to Hassan who called.
Hassan: 
Tavella:
The board ran out 
and Tavella turned trips to stay alive.
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