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When we caught up with the action, there was a pile of chips in the middle and a board of 
on the felt. Carlos Herrera checked to Terrence Chan, who put out a bet of 26,000. Then Herrera check-raised to 70,000 total. Chan called without much hesitation, which wasn't what Herrera was going for. Both players checked the 
river, and Herrera turned over 
. Once again, Chan had picked off a bluff with 
. He's all the way up to 525,000 and the chip lead.
Fernando Davicino raised preflop from late position only to have Nicolas Alberto Fierro Gottner move all-in behind him. Davicino made the call and was the one at risk.
Davicino: 
Gottner: 
The 
flop was no help to either player and all Gottner's king-high was still in the lead. The on the turn was inconsequential and it was down to the river. The dealer burned and put out the 
and it was over for Davicino, who shook hands with Gottner and made his exit in 23rd place. Gottner is up to 370,000, about where he was before a devastating last level yesterday.
The short stack, Nicolas Alberto Fierro Gottner, got all of his chips in preflop against the chip leader, Francisco de Belaustegui, and was in good shape to double up.
Gottner:
De Belaustegui: 
The flop was good news for Gottner as it came down 
, giving him a set; however, de Belaustegui could still hit a ten to take the lead. The on the turn changed nothing and neither did the 
on the river. Gottner doubles and is sitting with around 220,000.
Fernando Suaya, the shortest stack to return on Day 3, has already made his exit. He got his chips in on the feature table with 
, but he failed to improve against big slick. Argentinian Suaya takes home $8,820.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 500
The top 24 are in their seats and ready to go. There are two tables on the main tournament floor, and there is one group of players on the television stage. Their action is being projected on a screen, so we can see the board cards, but the action will remain a mystery as no one is allowed near the stage. We will do our best to bring you the action from all three tables.
There are 12 minutes left in Level 17. Shuffle up and deal!
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Table 1
Seat 1: William Ross
Seat 2: Fernando Suaya
Seat 3: Martin Sansour
Seat 4: Angel Guillen
Seat 5: Francisco de Belaustegui
Seat 6: Bolivar Palacios Vasquez
Seat 7: Fernando Davicino
Seat 8: Nicolas Alberto Fierro Gottner
Table 2
Seat 1: Gustavo Flessak
Seat 2: Ivan Saul
Seat 3: Mario Niciforo
Seat 4: Matthias Habernig
Seat 5: Matias Ruzzi
Seat 6: Luis Alberto Bonnet
Seat 7: Jose Luis Guevara
Seat 8: Hector Balsano
Table 3
Seat 1: Branimir Brunovic
Seat 2: Carlos Augusto Perez Herrera
Seat 3: Fredy Torres Gomez
Seat 4: Roberto Bianchi
Seat 5: Terrence Chan
Seat 6: Gerardo Godinez Estrada
Seat 7: Daniel Ades
Seat 8: Horacio Buffoni
The final 24 players in the LAPT Season 3 Grand Final will return in less than two hours to play down to a final table and their shot at a $322,280 payday. Yesterday was full of eliminations including a laundry list of poker pros. Maria Mayrinck, Veronica Dabul, Leo Fernandez and Dennis Phillips were just a few of the Team PokerStars Pros who hit the rail short of the money. Likewise, their fellow pro, Jose "Nacho" Barbero, was eliminated midday and his hopes of capturing a third LAPT title came to an abrupt end.
Once the money bubble burst, the eliminations came fast and furious. Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari (Brazil) made a deep run and finished in 38th place. Others who made the money but failed to survive the day include Jesper Höög (34th), Jose Nadal (33rd), Eduardo Panno (29th) and Robby Westrom (25th). On the other hand, some familiar faces will return to action today. Nicolas “PKaiser” Fierro, who ended Day 1 as the chip leader with 278,200, held his chip lead throughout much of Day 2; unfortunately, some late night losses saw him drop to just 110,000. Our new chip leader is Francisco de Belaustegui (346,000), but nipping on his heels are a number of players including Bolivar Palacios (342,000), Gerardo Godinez Estrada (331,000), Terrence Chan (324,000) and Angel Guillen (172,000).
Matthias Habernig (272,500), the young Austrian who took down the LAPT Florianopolis title just last month, is still in contention. If Habernig can take down the Grand Final, he will equal Barbero’s feat of claiming back-to-back LAPT titles. The LAPT Grand Final is set to resume at 12:00 ARG to the final table. Stay tuned to PokerNews for up-to-the-mintue news, chip counts and eliminations as players compete for their share of the $1,176,200 prize pool.
Main Event
Day 3 Started
