Scott Blackman opened to 1,100 from middle position, only to see Jason Mercier three-bet to 2,850 from the cutoff.
Blackman called and the flop ran down 
. Both checked, leading to the 
turn. Another check from Blackman and another check from Mercier brought the 
river. Blackman checked for a third time, prompting Mercier to bet 4,500. Blackman gave it up and Mercier won the pot to up his stack to about 53,000.
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Joe Sweeney raised from middle position to 1,200 and Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov called from the hijack seat. In the small blind was Jonathan Jaffe and he reraised to 3,800. Another Team PokerStars Pro, Jason Mercier, folded from the big blind before Sweeney and Katchalov made the call.
The flop came down 
and Jaffe fired 4,800. Sweeney ducked out of the way and Katchalov called to see the 
fall on the turn. Jaffe bet again, making a wager of 7,000. Katchalov studied for a bit and then raised to 20,000. Jaffe took a minute or two and then gave it up. Katchalov scooped the pot.
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Jonathan Jaffe raised to 1,400 and Micah Raskin called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Both players checked and the 
appeared on the turn. Raskin fired 3,000 and Jaffe mucked his hand.
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Scott Blackman raised to 1,500 in early position and found calls from Micah Raskin on the button and Eugene Katchalov in the big blind.
Flop: 
Katchalov checked it to Blackman and he bet 2,200. Raskin popped it to 6,000, forcing Katchalov to get out of the way. Blackman responded with a three-bet to 12,200. Raskin didn't seem to mind, immediately four-betting to 25,000. Blackman went into the tank, but eventually gave it up.
Raskin upped his stack to about 59,000, while Blackman slipped to about 35,000.
Eugene Katchalov opened to 1,500 from the cutoff, but was immediately popped to 4,000 by Jimmie Guinther on the button. Katchalov called and the flop came down 
.
Katchalov check-called a bet of 5,000. The 
turn was checked by both and the 
followed on the river. Katchalov checked it to Guinther who fired 7,500. Katchalov called, happy to see Guinther tabled 
. The PokerStars Pro tabled 
to win the pot.
That's three levels down, zero players eliminated. For their survival, the nine players have stepped out for a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,350
13,350
|
13,350 |
|
||
|
69,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
65,675
6,675
|
6,675 |
|
63,450
8,450
|
8,450 |
|
53,325
-3,675
|
-3,675 |
|
41,400
-7,600
|
-7,600 |
|
||
|
34,525
-5,475
|
-5,475 |
|
28,875
-6,125
|
-6,125 |
|
24,400
-22,600
|
-22,600 |
|
|
||
