James Romero was under the gun and raised to 470,000. David Eldridge was to his immediate left and called. Griffin Benger was on the button and three-bet to 4,800,000, leaving himself about 800,000 behind.
Romero went into the tank and thought about it before deciding to call. Eldridge folded. Before the flop came down, Romero piled a stack of chips in the middle in front of him, putting Benger to the test for his remaining chips.
The flop came and the action was on Benger. The tournament clock showed 122 players, just three players away from the money. Benger went into the tank for a few minutes before one more player dropped, putting the tournament just two players from the money. After a few more minutes, the tournament director announced that hand-for-hand play was being implemented. Several minutes later, a player from another table called the clock. Benger had 60 seconds to go before he was forced to make a decision. Just a few seconds in, Benger called.
"Ace king", he said, tabling . Romero tabled , and the dealer put the on the turn, and the on the river. Benger was eliminated in 121st place, just two spots from the money.
Hand-for-hand play will continue, as all remaining players are on the bubble.
Tensions have been high around the room with everyone sweating the CA$10,000 money bubble.
Steven Warburton had just folded his small blind, leaving himself with just 20,000 in chips, good for less than the 25,000 ante. On the button, Warburton was forced all in. "I got the all in button before I even got my cards!" he laughed.
Action folded around to Tim West in the cutoff, and he raised to 700,000. Sam Trickett was in the big blind and thought for about a minute, then opted to fold. "I was thinking if you raised I would just pile it in", laughed West. Trickett laughed and said, "You wouldn't have piled it in there."
There were two players all in at other tables, so everyone was waiting for the tournament director to give the go-ahead.
Warburton hadn't looked at his cards yet, and when it was time, he first flashed the and then slowly peeled the for his second card. West held , and took a commanding lead when the flop came . The turn was the and Warburton was drawing dead to the on the river.
Warburton is the official bubble boy, and all remaining 119 players are guaranteed a payout of CA$10,000.
Over the course of the bubble, there were a couple of double ups worth mentioning.
Kenneth Mcfarlane limped from middle position and Niall Farrell went all in from the big blind. Mcfarlane's tournament life was on the line but he still made the call. Mcfarlane held vs Farrell's . The board ran out dry and Mcfarlane was able to secure the double up.
On another table, Nipun Java raised from middle position and Lawrence Leblanc moved all in from the button for 690,000. It wasn't much more for Java to call so indeed he did. Leblanc was in good shape with vs Java's . The board ran out securing the win for Leblanc.
Since the bubble burst, the action has picked up and some players have started to pull away from the field. Here is a look at some of the large stacks in the room:
Michael Hahn was under the gun and raised to 600,000. Cate Hall called from the hijack and Sam Trickett called on the button.
The flop came , and both Hahn and Hall checked. Trickett was on the button and bet 900,000. Hahn and Hall both called.
The turn was the . Hahn checked, and Hall paused for a moment before betting 1,600,000. Tricket went into the tank, and looked back at his cards several times before deciding to release his hand. Hahn asked to have a look at Hall's stack, seeing she had about 7,100,000 behind, and decided to move all in. Hall had a decision to make, and looked to be very torn. Eventually, she folded.
As Hahn was raking in the pot, Trickett asked, "If I call do you still go all in?" Hahn replied, "I'd have to think about it."
Players are heading on a 45-minute dinner break midway through Day 3. Scott Montgomery is leading the field of 89 remaining players with 38,100,000 chips. Here is a look at the top chip counts:
Play has been fast and furious since the remaining players made the money! Here is a look at the eliminations from 105th place through 119th place. Each of these players pocketed CA$10,000 for a min cash, with all results available under the Payouts tab above:
and the action was on Benger. The tournament clock showed 122 players, just three players away from the money. Benger went into the tank for a few minutes before one more player dropped, putting the tournament just two players from the money. After a few more minutes, the tournament director announced that hand-for-hand play was being implemented. Several minutes later, a player from another table called the clock. Benger had 60 seconds to go before he was forced to make a decision. Just a few seconds in, Benger called. 
. Romero tabled 
, and the dealer put the 
on the turn, and the 
on the river. Benger was eliminated in 121st place, just two spots from the money. 
and then slowly peeled the 
for his second card. West held 
, and took a commanding lead when the flop came 
. The turn was the 
and Warburton was drawing dead to the 
on the river. 
vs Farrell's 
. The board ran out dry and Mcfarlane was able to secure the double up.
, and both Hahn and Hall checked. Trickett was on the button and bet 900,000. Hahn and Hall both called. 
. Hahn checked, and Hall paused for a moment before betting 1,600,000. Tricket went into the tank, and looked back at his cards several times before deciding to release his hand. Hahn asked to have a look at Hall's stack, seeing she had about 7,100,000 behind, and decided to move all in. Hall had a decision to make, and looked to be very torn. Eventually, she folded. 
