The hand started with Jason Gray opening to 13,000 and was called by Lamar Wilkinson in the hijack. The flop came down , as Gray bet out 30,000, before Wilkinson thought about his decision, before committing the remainder of his chips into the middle, totalling 43,000. Gray made the call, and both players tabled their cards.
Gray:
Wilkinson:
The board ran out the and to see Wilkinson spike the nine on the river, giving him a jack-high straight.
The plan for today is to either play three more 100-minute levels or play down to 24 players, whichever comes first. Last year, with fewer players registered, Day 3 ended with 26 survivors.
Tommy Hand opened for 15,000 under the gun and received a call from Justin "Boosted J" Smith in the hijack. Ofir Mor came along from the big blind and three players saw a flop of . Two checks put action on Smith and he fired out 32,000. Mor called, Hang got out of the way and the dealer burned and turned the , which both players checked.
Mor checked for a third time on the river and then snap-folded when Smith bet approximately 75,000.
Jonathan Duhamel opened to 15,000 from the button, and was called by Matthew Ashton from the big blind. The flop came down , before Ashton check called a 24,000 continuation bet. The fell on the turn, and both players were happy to check their option, before the completed the board.
Ashton checked once more, before Duhamel reached for his chips, betting out another 45,000. Ashton sat motionless in his seat, staring down both the board and his opponent. Over a minute passed, before he looked down at his cards one last time, before tossing them into the muck.
Bryn Kenney raised in early position, Joe Cassidy called on his direct left, and John Hennigan called on the button. The dealer fanned , Kenney continued for 27,500, and only Cassidy called. The turn was the , Kenney led out again - this time for 61,500 - and Cassidy folded.
The very next hand, Erick Lindgren raised to 12,000 on the button, Mike Leah three-bet to 30,500 out of the small blind, and Lindgren called. The flop came , and Leah continued for 25,000. Lindgren folded.
"Pick one," Leah asked Lindgren. "The right or the left?"
In the last hand of no-limit hold'em at Table 354, there was around 60,000 in the pot and a flop reading when Erick Lindgren and Mike Leah checked from the small and big blind respectively. John Hennigan took the opportunity to bet 16,500 from the button, Lindgren folded and Leah made the call.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Leah check-called a bet of 36,000 and the completed the board on the river. Leah checked for a third time and Hennigan kept the pressure on with a bet of 117,000. Leah gave it some thought and then ditched his hand.
, as Gray bet out 30,000, before Wilkinson thought about his decision, before committing the remainder of his chips into the middle, totalling 43,000. Gray made the call, and both players tabled their cards.
and 
to see Wilkinson spike the nine on the river, giving him a jack-high straight.
, which both players checked.
, before Ashton check called a 24,000 continuation bet. The 
fell on the turn, and both players were happy to check their option, before the 
, Leah check-called a bet of 36,000 and the 
completed the board on the river. Leah checked for a third time and Hennigan kept the pressure on with a bet of 117,000. Leah gave it some thought and then ditched his hand.
