Action began with the under-the-gun player open limping. The player directly behind him also limped and it was folded around to the small blind, who completed. Phil Galfond checked his option from the big for a four-handed pot.
The flop came 
and Galfond took the initiative by leading out for 4,200. The original limper folded, however, the second limper called. The player in the small also folded, which meant it was heads-up going to the turn.
The turn brought the 
and Galfond deliberated a bit before pushing out a bet of 10,300 into the middle. His last remaining opponent quickly folded and Galfond scooped the pot.
Galfond is sitting on 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
.
and river the 
, and Shulman was eliminated.
, including John Leathart and Jason Mercier. Mercier fired 2,900, a player raised to 7,600, and Leathart quickly called. Mercier proceeded to re-rase, tossing out 19,800, and both players folded.
on the button and he had called with 
. A king-high flop sealed the deal and Cheong dispatched Greenstein here in the first level of Day 3.
and Juanda firing a bet of 14,500. His opponent called, then the river brought the 
. Juanda bet 28,800 this time, and his opponent raised all in for 168,000 — well over what Juanda had left.
. Hastings showed 
, and the flop was a dream for him, coming 
. Blackman would have to catch the 
and 
was spread out in front of the three players. Negreanu checked and Daniel continued out for 15,000. Peltekci snap-raised the action to 35,000 and Negreanu folded his cards.
, Batchelor checked, Collins checked and Chiu bet 2,700. Batchelor folded and Collins called.
and both players checked. The river came 
