Andrew Chen just got it in before the flop with 
up against Olivier Busquet's 
.
The board ran out 
and Chen doubled.
It's three handed at table 4, besides Chen (Canada) and Busquet (USA), Dario Sammartino for Team Italy is still alive.
The third heat is far from over, but here are some early point movements in the standings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
33,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
32,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
24,000 | |
|
21,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
10,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
3,000 |
Olivier Price has amassed a big stack three-handed after he busted Andrea Dato in fourth place.
News reached us that Price flopped top pair versus Dato's flush draw and the chips went in. Dato turned the flush but the card also gave Price two pair and he filled up on the river.
If Price goes on to win his heat, Ukraine will be much deeper in trouble and a few steps closer to being eliminated.
Christopher Frank put Vladimir Troyanovskiy all in from the small blind, and the Russian pro called from the big.
Frank: 
Troyanovskiy: 
The board ran out 
and Troyanovskiy was knocked out in fourth place for 1,000 points. Frank now remains with Dan Smith and Sylvain Loosli.
Lois Salter earned a point for the UK after he busted from Table 4.
He was crippled by Andrew Chen after he ran pockets fours in the Team Canada member's pocket tens, and failed to improve.
The very next hand she moved in with 
andwas called by Olivier Busquet who held 
. The board ran 
to make Team America a stright.
Eugene Katchalov was just all in for his tournament life and he was up against Dan Smith in a big pot.
Katchalov: 
Smith:
The board ran out 
and Smith's hand held up in this big clash. There are now four players remaining at the featured table.
As the third round moves along further and further players are anxiously walking around the room to check up on their team mates. It's important to keep gathering those points, as the last-place team will get knocked out at the end of the day.
On the other hand, the chip leading team will automatically qualify for the semi finals of the Global Poker Masters World Cup.
We've just lost Bertrand Grospellier from one of the outer tables, and he collected zero points in this round.
On a board of 
George Danzer shoved all in. Oliver Price was the one calling with the nuts: , Danzer's 
soon landed in the muck.
Just Ladouceur (Canada), United Kingdom (Price), Italy (Dato) and France (Bruel) left at table 1, time to distribute the points.
Ole Schemion first doubled up Isaac Haxton when he called Haxton's shove on 
with 
. Haxton had 
and Schemion was left with about 4,500 after a blank on the river.
Schemion shoved not much later and Sorel Mizzi right next to him shoved as well.
"It's amazing, three way all in!" yelled Oleksandr Gnatenko before he over shoved.
Mizzi:
Schemion:
Gnatenko:
The board ran out and Gnatenko eliminated two players in one hand.
Just Ukraine (Gnatenko), France (Grospellier), USA (Haxton) and Russia (Bilokur) remain at table 2. The bubble has burst.
