Players in Day 3 of the Main Event are heading for their final 20-minute break of the day. There are just 54 players remaining in contention.
Only half a level more will be played today with the timing slightly altered to accommodate the exclusive cash game between Chris Eubank Jr, Spraggy, and friends, which can be found on Spraggy's Twitch and YouTube channel starting at 9 p.m. local time.
Level 19 Highlights:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
1,690,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
||
|
1,610,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
1,315,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
1,205,000
321,000
|
321,000 |
|
||
|
1,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,185,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
1,160,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
1,030,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
1,030,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
960,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
960,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
930,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
875,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
870,000
549,000
|
549,000 |
|
860,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
850,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
760,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
740,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
725,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
720,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
700,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
695,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
650,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
640,000
621,000
|
621,000 |
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Matthew Davenport raised to 20,000 in middle position and Apoorva Goel called in the small blind.
The flop came K♣10♥8♦ and Davenport bet 15,000. Goel called to the 9♠ turn, where he led out for 50,000.
Davenport called and the 3♠ fell on the river. Goel then bet 85,000, Davenport moved all in, and Goel called for 341,000.
Davenport showed Q♠Q♣, but Goel had K♠K♥ for top set to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,120,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
872,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Action folded to Jerome Sgorrano who limped in from the small blind. Sebastian Malec then moved all in and Sgorrano snap-called for 319,000.
Jerome Sgorrano: A♦K♥ 
Sebastian Malec: A♥2♣
Sgorrano had sprung a successful trap on Malec as he had the EPT champion dominated. The J♣3♣3♠ flop left open the possibility of a chop, while Malec picked up a straight draw on the 4♠ turn, but Sgorrano held on through the 7♠ river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
||
|
650,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
Action was on the turn on a board of J♦10♥3♠Q♦ with around 180,000 in the middle and Georgi Sandev was already all in with less than one big blind.
Attila Ivacson checked and Andreas Goeller pushed all in for 233,000. Ivacson folded to give Goeller the lion's share of the pot and he and Sandev flipped their cards to play for the rest.
Goeller had K♠K♣ for an overpair and straight draw. Ivacson showed 8♣7♣ and was drawing dead. The river was a blank and Goeller claimed the full pot, sending Sandev to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
430,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
[Removed:533] raised to 26,000 on the button and Georgios Karakousis and Khossein Kokhestani called in the blinds.
La [Removed:534] continued for 28,000 on the Q♣8♥6♥ flop and both opponents called. The turn was the A♦ and La [Removed:534] bet another 130,000.
Only Kokhestani called this time and the 5♥ fell on the river. La [Removed:534] then moved all in, sending Kokhestani deep into the tank.
Kokhestani took several minutes and burned through most of his time banks before calling for 592,000. La [Removed:534] could only show K♦9♥ for a bluff as Kokhestani threw down A♠6♠ for two pair and slammed the table in celebration.
"He had a flush or nothing," Kokhestani said, snapping a photo of the board before raking in the massive pot worth 1,600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
|
840,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
580,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
Jerome Sgorrano raised to 25,000 from under the gun, Sebastian Malec three-bet to 80,000 and Sgorrano called.
The flop came 2♠8♣5♥ and Sgorrano checked. Malec continued for 57,000 and Sgorrano called. On the 10♦ turn, Sgorrano checked again and Malec sized up to 165,000. Sgorrano once again made the call.
The river was the 7♣ and Sgorrano checked for a third time. Malec weighed up a bet, using a time bank card before deciding to check back.
It was a wise choice, as Sgorrano tabled 10♠10♣ for a set of tens that he'd been checking to induce bluffs. In any case, Sgorrano still claimed a significant pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
920,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Vid Zagar raised to 24,000 in middle position and Stoyan Obreshkov three-bet to 55,000 in the hijack. Zagar then moved all in and Obreshkov snap-called.
Stoyan Obreshkov: K♥K♠
Vid Zagar: A♥2♥
Zagar was looking for an ace to crack Obreshkov's kings, but he found no help on the 5♦J♦9♦6♠3♠ board. Zagar got up to make his exit before the stacks were counted. It was determined that Obreshkov had 208,000 while Zagar had him covered by just 20,000 as he returned to the table to nurse his extreme short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
20,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
