A pot with about 7,000,000 in chips in the middle was going down, and Cate Hall was faced with a decision from the big blind.
The board read , and Hall had checked to Sasan Mehrabian who was under gun. Mehrabian moved all in for his last seven million chips, and Hall went into the tank. After several minutes, Mehrabian called the clock. The dealer counted down, and Hall ended up deciding to call with one second to go.
Mehrabian tabled for a set of sixes. Hall mucked, but the dealer quickly flashed her cards, which appeared to be for two pair, queens and nines.
Hall was left with about 3,000,000 and was seen at the payout desk just a few moments after that to pick up her 63rd place payout worth CA$22,500.
Jocelyn Poirier had about 12,000,000 chips behind on the button, and was faced with an all in for 10,000,000 from Jean-Philippe Piquette in the small blind. After thinking about it for a moment, Poirier called.
Poirier:
Piquette:
Piquette got it in with the best of it, but the flop came , giving Poirier four extra outs to make a straight. The turn was the , but Piquette couldn't fade the on the river, giving Poirier a straight to eliminate him.
Piquette earned himself CA$22,500 for his 64th place finish today.
Just 60 players remain on the last break of the day! Two more 75-minute levels remain, after which time the field will bag and tag to come back for Day 4 tomorrow at noon.
With the board reading and nearly ten million in the pot, Jonathan Bussieres led out for 7,700,000 from the small blind. Julian Milliard-Feral moved all in for over 20,000,000. Bussieres called and Milliard-Feral knocked the table and said "Nice call". Bussieres showed for a flush and that was good enough to eliminate Milliard-Feral and vault himself into the chip lead.
Jean-Pascal Savard raised to 1,100,000 from under the gun, and Michael Addamo called from early position. Michael 'The Mooks' Smith moved all in on the button for about 6,500,000. Christopher Annouza was in the small blind and moved all in over top for 7,075,000. Savard thought about it for a moment and eventually folded. Addamo asked for a count, but ended up folding also.
Annouza:
Smith:
It was a flip for Smith's tournament life and he was slightly ahead, but the flop came and Annouza pulled ahead with a pair of aces. The turn was the , and Smith started to gather his things just before the hit the river.
Smith finished in 59th place, collecting $22,500 for his deep run.
Louis Boutin opened to 1,100,000 from early position and Marc Guerbilsky re-raised to 3,850,000. Danny Noseworthy was on the button and he moved all in for 4,475,000. Both Boutin and Guerbilsky called.
The action was checked all the way to the river with the board reading . On the river, Boutin checked and Guerbilsky bet 4,200,000. Once Boutin folded the two remaining hands were tabled.
Guerbilsky:
Noseworthy:
Guerbilsky is now leading his table while Noseworthy was sent to the rail.
Austin Peck moved all in from late position for his remaining 2,725,000 chips. Elliot Smith was in the big blind and decided to call.
Smith:
Peck:
Peck was ahead, but not by much. After calling, Smith turned to Michael Addamo and asked, "That's a call, right?" he smiled. The flop came and Smith took the lead. The turn was the and Peck was drawing dead to the on the river.
Sasan Mehrabian raised from early position and Sam Trickett pushed his remaining chips in the middle. The action was folded back around to Mehrabian who took no time calling. Mehrabian was holding vs Trickett's king-jack off suit. The board ran out dry for Trickett and his tournament life has come to an end here at the Playground Poker Club.
, and Hall had checked to Sasan Mehrabian who was under gun. Mehrabian moved all in for his last seven million chips, and Hall went into the tank. After several minutes, Mehrabian called the clock. The dealer counted down, and Hall ended up deciding to call with one second to go. 
for a set of sixes. Hall mucked, but the dealer quickly flashed her cards, which appeared to be 
for two pair, queens and nines. 
, but Piquette couldn't fade the 
on the river, giving Poirier a straight to eliminate him. 
and nearly ten million in the pot, Jonathan Bussieres led out for 7,700,000 from the small blind. Julian Milliard-Feral moved all in for over 20,000,000. Bussieres called and Milliard-Feral knocked the table and said "Nice call". Bussieres showed 
for a flush and that was good enough to eliminate Milliard-Feral and vault himself into the chip lead.
and Annouza pulled ahead with a pair of aces. The turn was the 
, and Smith started to gather his things just before the 
hit the river. 
on the river.
