Thomas Mayer was down to his last 30,000 when he got it all in against Filippo Lazzaretto.
Thomas Mayer: 
Filippo Lazzaretto: 
"I'll take a split," Mayer said as the flop came 
. "Deuce," he called out.
The 
on the turn gave both players top pair, while they improved to trips on the 
river.
Lazzaretto's eight-kicker played and Mayer stopped to snap a picture of the board before making his exit.
Dawid Smolka shoved all in from middle position before the flop and Yuriy Zakharov called for around 800,000.
Yuriy Zakharov: 
Dawid Smolka: 
With a massive pot of more than 1,500,000 at stake, the 
flop gave Smolka top pair. Zakharov didn't get any help on the 
turn, and Smolka improved to trips on the river as he busted Zakharov and moved over 3,500,000.
On the main feature table, Tony G was all in for around 150,000 from the small blind and up against Joseph Haddad in the big blind.
Tony G: 
Joseph Haddad: 
The board ran out 
and Haddad won the pot with king-high.
"I had to do it. There's more value in the bubble," Tony G said before making his exit.
Thomas Mayer was all in for his short stack holding the 
up against the 
of Nikolai Tulin. The watching crowd started to get excited as this was the best chance yet for the bubble to burst.
The flop came 
. The turn was the and the river came the to counterfeit Tulin's eights and give Mayer a dramatic double as he celebrated.
Tamazi Skhirtladze was all in for 472,000 from middle position and up against Huseyin Akgul in the big blind.
Tamazi Skhirtladze:
Huseyin Akgul: 
Skhirtladze took the lead on the 
flop with a pair of kings and stayed ahead as the board ran out 
, avoiding elimination on the money bubble.
All other hands were completed and attention turned to the far back corner table as there was a sizeable pot brewing between Christopher Frank and David Peters with the board reading 
.
Frank bet 225,000 from the cutoff. Peters checked his cards once and used up a time extension before jamming all in. Frank instantly folded and shuffled his chips in frustration while shaking his head and Peters took some more chips from Frank as he has chipped up early on Day 3.
Jordan Woodall four-bet shoed for 571,000 on the button as Osman Ihlamur tanked for several minutes before calling.
Jordan Woodall:
Osman Ihlamur: 
Ihlamur got some hope on the 
flop with a pair of tens. "It's never easy," a tablemate said.
The 
on the turn was no help to Ihlamur, while Woodall improved to a flush on the 
river as he doubled up on the bubble.
Dean Hutchison raised to 33,000 from early position. It folded to Justus Held in the big blind who three-bet all in and Hutchison nearly beat him into the middle with a snap-call. The players waited to reveal their cards.
Dean Hutchison:
Justus Held: 
As expected from the speed of the call, Hutchison had the rockets while Held would need to find a nickel to bust the bubble. The flop came . The turn was the 
and the river came the to keep the aces safe and give Hutchison a key double.
With around 550,000 in the pot, Simon Higgins and Anatoly Nikitin were heads-up on a board of 
. Higgins, from under the gun, moved all in for 450,000.
Nikitin, with around 250,000 remaining, threw in four time banks as he went into the tank. "What are you going to do with queens," a tablemate said before being warned not to talk about the hand with action pending.
Nikitin eventually called and Higgins turned over 
for a bluff before the floor arrived at the table. Nikitin waited until he showed for a flush to double up.
Paul Phua was all in and at risk for 121,000 from the hijack, against Viktor Kudinov in middle position who had Phua easily covered.
The players waited for hands to finish and the cards were revealed,
Paul Phua:
Viktor Kudinov:
Phua was in big trouble and would need to spike a queen in order to survive. The flop came . The turn was the and the river was the 
to bust Phua and bring the field just one elimination away from making the money.
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