On the next hand after losing a healthy portion of his stack to Scott Clements, Matt Waxman went all in for about 95,000 from middle position. Next to act was Michael Malm and he isolated the pot with a re-raise to 200,000.
Waxman: 
Malm: 
The board ran out 
, ending Waxman's tournament in the middle of Level 19.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
910,000
625,600
|
625,600 |
|
800,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
685,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
665,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
450,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
380,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
380,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
335,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
160,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
|
145,000
74,400
|
74,400 |
|
|
130,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Anthony Borde opened to 16,000 from under the gun, Marcello Miniucchi called in the small blind, and Joe Serock defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned 
, and the action checked to Borde, who continued for 22,000. Only Serock called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Serock checked a third time, and Borde tossed out 40,000. Serock tanked for a minute or so, check-raised to 135,000, and Borde folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
715,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The player under the gun plus one opened to 18,000 and Mohsin Charania flat called from the next seat over. Joel Micka was next to act. He peered at his cards and announced all in for 122,000 total. Michael Lipman was in the next seat and he stood up from the table. He tanked for a long time before making what looked to the table to be a painful fold.
When Lipman shot his cards to the muck, the 
was exposed.
"Well," chimed in someone from the other end of the table. "Now we all know what he had."
Action folded all of the way back around to Charania and he called.
Charania: 
Micka: 
The board came 
and Micka's set of nines were the best hand. His double up was able to get his stack up to around 270,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
94,500
|
94,500 |
|
260,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,060,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
830,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
595,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
505,000
306,900
|
306,900 |
|
435,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
300,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
265,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
260,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
240,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
215,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
210,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
180,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
180,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
180,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Olivier Busquet is doing well here on Day 3 of the 2013 PCA Main Event, partially due to a misplay by an opponent.
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Nicolas Godoy opened to 17,000 under the gun and Griffin Benger three-bet all in for 167,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Godoy who called.
Godoy: 
Benger: 
It was a sweat for Benger, but he held on through the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
970,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
350,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Carlos Mortensen and Olivier Busquet were all in. Mortensen held the 
and was all in for 273,000. Busquet held the .
The flop, turn and river ran out 
, and Busquet sent over the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
550,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
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