The final 19 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
The final 19 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Spencer Davies moved all in for his last 1,300,000 first to act and it was folded to Rehman Kassam, who also announced he was all in for more. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.
Spencer Davies: K♦9♥
Rehman Kassam: A♥J♥
Davies needed some help to stick around, but the 8♠8♣6♦2♠Q♥ runout whiffed for both players — leaving Kassam best with his ace to send Davies to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,500,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Busted |
Nathan Ong raised to 400,000 on the button and was three-bet to 1,200,000 by Troy Sweet in the small blind. Action was back on Ong, who annonced he was all in. Troy snap-called all in for 4,500,000 total and hands were revealed.
Troy Sweet: J♠J♦
Nathan Ong: A♠2♠
It was bad timing from Ong, who had shoved into Sweet's jacks.
The 8♦4♥3♥9♠8♥ runout changed nothing and Sweet doubled up a second time in the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,200,000
4,800,000
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4,800,000 |
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4,000,000
3,900,000
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3,900,000 |
Luke Martinelli opened to 400,000 from the cutoff and called a shove from Troy Sweet in the big blind for 2,100,000 total.
Troy Sweet: A♣J♠
Luke Martinelli: A♠8♥
Sweet had Martinelli dominated and held up on the 5♥2♣9♦4♥5♣ runout to be awarded the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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4,400,000
2,625,000
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2,625,000 |
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3,000,000
900,000
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900,000 |
Corey Kempson raised to 400,000 first to act, leaving himself just 25,000 behind, and it was folded to Michael Gathy, who three-bet to put Kempson all in.
Kempson tossed his time banks into the middle and used up all of them before announcing a call.
Corey Kempson: J♣9♣
Michael Gathy: K♠Q♦
The board ran out 10♥10♦6♥A♦8♣ — leaving Gathy best with his king and eliminating Kempson early in Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,000,000
3,500,000
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3,500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Corey Kempson opened to 400,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 1,200,000 by Ehsan Amiri in the small blind. Kempson responded by moving all in and Amiri tanked for a whle before comitting his last 4,350,000 into the middle.
"Here we go," Kempson said.
Ehsan Amiri: K♥Q♥
Corey Kempson: 6♦6♣
It was a massive flip for Amiri's tournament life, and the Q♦8♦7♠9♥3♣ runout paired his queen to award him the double up and leave Kempson with just 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,000,000
3,900,000
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3,900,000 |
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400,000
8,725,000
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8,725,000 |
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Joe Hachem moved all in from early position for his last 1,500,000 and it was folded to Ehsan Amiri, who also went all in for more on the button. Everyone else got out of the way and a showdown was held.
Joe Hachem: A♠4♠
Ehsan Amiri: J♠J♥
Hachem would need some help, but the 4♣8♦7♠2♥6♦ runout wasn't enough and the Aussie poker legend was elminated.
At another table, Jaxon Byrne was also eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,100,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Romain Morvan raised from middle position and Michael Egan defended his big blind.
Egan checked on the J♠10♣5♣ flop and Morvan continued for 475,000. Egan then check-raised to about 1,700,000, leaving himself just 50,000 behind, and Morvan moved all in.
Egan used up all of his time extensions and then committed his last chips into the middle.
Michael Egan: K♥Q♥
Romain Morvan: A♠A♥
Egan was behind, but had some outs with his open-ended straight draw.
It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 6♣8♣ runout bricked out for Egan and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,500,000
4,200,000
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4,200,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Action folded around to the blinds, where Spencer Davies raised enough from the small blind to put Joe Hachem all in for his last 675,000 from the big blind. Hachem looked down at his hole cards and committed his stack to put himself at risk.
Joe Hachem: A♠2♦
Spencer Davies: K♦9♠
Hachem had the best of it with his ace and remained ahead on the J♠4♠5♦A♣3♠ runout to be awarded the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,300,000
1,675,000
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1,675,000 |
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1,400,000
475,000
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475,000 |
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