Johan Guilbert raised to 17,000 from under the gun and Pedro Neves made it 51,000 from the next seat over. Action folded around and Guilbert tossed in the chips to call.
The flop was 
and Guilbert check-called a 30,000 bet from Neves.
The turn was 
and Guilbert checked again. Neves tossed 65,000 into the middle and Guilbert quickly got away from it.
Meanwhile, Artur Martirosian is near 1,000,000 at the same table.
Action folded around to Michael Rocco in the small blind who raised to 36,000 with 
. Mustapha Kanit was in the big blind and called with 
in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked through.
The 
was the turn and Rocco bet 115,000. Kanit made the call.
The river came the 
giving Rocco the nut king high flush while Kanit had rivered broadway with the blocker. Rocco moved all in for 481,000 effective. Kanit went into the tank and eventually made the call for his tournament life which sent him home as Rocco moved into a dominant chip lead.
Sergi Reixach raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Michael Gathy in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Gathy checked. Reixach bet 13,000 before Gathy put in the check-raise to 30,000. Reixach thought for a while before moving all in for 125,000 effective, which caused Gathy to fold.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The final 68 players have returned from break and they will play one more 90-minute level before the survivors bag up for Day 4.
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The 68 remaining players are now on a 75-minute dinner break, with play resuming around 9:12 p.m. ET.
While the players get a bite to eat, be sure to catch up on what's happened over the last few levels:
Alberto Meran raised to 14,000 from early position before Tinay Aksoy three-bet to 42,000 in the small blind. Meran called.
The flop came 
and Aksoy continued for 21,000. Meran called.
The 
was the turn and Aksoy checked. Meran bet 40,000. Aksoy called.
The river was the and Aksoy checked again. Meran paused before moving all in for 158,000. Aksoy went into the tank before asking for a count.
Aksoy pondered his decision for a few minutes as the remaining players went on dinner break. Eventually Aksoy made the call and Meran tabled 
for two pair and Aksoy showed 
for a better two pair to eliminate Meran from the tournament on the last hand before break.
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