Bag and Tag: We're Out of Here

Mercifully, Day 3 has come to an end according to the original structure -- with thirty-one players remaining. It was a long day for many of the players. Sorel Mizzi, Joe Hachem, Isabelle Mercier, Lee Nelson, Andre Akkari and Marcel Luske all came up short -- with Luske being agonizingly short as the bubble boy.

But once the tournament money bubble burst, things were only getting started. It was a constant battle for chips from there through the end of the day. Three players were contesting all day for the chip lead: Matthew Woodward, Ludovic Lacay and Marc Naalden. When the chips were tallied and put in the bags for overnight storage, it was Woodward's 2.66 million chips that led the field. All of the official counts will be posted overight once they have been logged by the tournament staff.

Tomorrow there will be a re-draw for seats and the remaining thirty-one players will play down to a final table of eight. Play kicks off at noon local time. PokerNews will be there to bring you all of the live updates from the tournament floor.