We weren't able to catch how he did it, but we did notice that Daniel Negreanu is now sitting with significantly more chips than what he had to start the day — more than double, to be exact — so it's safe to assume that he likely scored a double-up during early action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,500
37,600
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37,600 |
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With more than 30,000 in the middle already, the flop came 
and Meikat Siu checked. Timothy Zettel bet 27,000, and Siu called. The turn brought the 
. Siu checked again and when Zettel shoved for 34,000, Siu called.
Zettel turned over 
and Siu showed 
. The river brought the 
just to hammer the point home, bringing an early double-up to Zettel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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156,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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26,000
26,000
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26,000 |
World Poker Tour winner James Calderaro has just been knocked out by Lucas Greenwood.
The action started with a raise to 4,000 from middle position by the Canadian player and a Calderaro three-bet from the cutoff to 9,000. It folded back to Greenwood who looked at Calderaro's stack for a few seconds before sliding a big stack of orange chips forward. This was enough to put his opponent all in, and after about 25 seconds Calderaro called off his remaining 40,000 chips.
Calderaro: 
Greenwood: 
The board ran out 
, and the king on the river ended Calderaro's chances of making it deep in this year's Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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280,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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Catching the action on the turn with the board reading 
, a healthy pot was brewing between Thomas Popov and Taylor von Kriegenbergh.
Popov had bet 58,000 — effectively all in since he left just a 1,000-denomination chip to cap his cards — and von Kriegenbergh was deep into the tank. Several minutes went by before von Kriegenbergh pushed out a stack of orange 5,000-denomination chips and Popov tossed in his last chip to call all in.
Popov: 
Von Kriegenbergh: 
With Popov in the lead with his overpair and needing to fade a five, four, or ace, the dealer would smack the on the river to send Popov off to the rail in a hurry as von Kriegenbergh was pushed the pot to send him to over 300,000.
As von Kriegenbergh began raking in the pot, he discussed the hand a little with the players around him before concluding, "play bad and win is my strategy!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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301,500
72,000
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72,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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471,000
10,500
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10,500 |
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440,000
50,800
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50,800 |
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300,000
37,800
|
37,800 |
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278,000
278,000
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278,000 |
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157,100
157,100
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157,100 |
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149,500
27,300
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27,300 |
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134,000
134,000
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134,000 |
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125,500
125,500
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125,500 |
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123,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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37,100
5,900
|
5,900 |
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28,800
21,800
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21,800 |
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A player in early position opened to 4,000, Sam Jaddi three-bet to 6,500 from late position, then Maxx Coleman four-bet to 14,500. The original raiser folded, Jaddi five-bet to 23,500, then Coleman slid out a large stack of orange chips, forcing an all-in decision on Jaddi.
Jaddi quickly called, putting himself at risk tabling . Coleman turned over 
and the dealer rapped the table.
The board ran out 
and Jaddi had an easy sweat for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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135,600
600
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600 |
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We're not sure of the preflop action, but we do know a raising war between Peter Nguyen and Kelsey Hendriks resulted in the former getting his stack in.
Hendriks: 
Nguyen: 
It appeared Nguyen had picked the wrong time to shove, but then the flop came down 
to give him the lead. The turn gave Hendriks a flush draw to go with his overs, and it hit when the 
spiked on the river to end Nguyen's Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Gary Lent opened for 3,600 under the gun, and Paul Pierce called from the next spot. Action folded to the cutoff, who came along, and the flop came . Lent bet 8,500, and Pierce tossed out a min-raise. The cutoff folded, and Lent made the call. On the 
turn, Lent checked and Pierce immediately slid his whole stack in. The wager was 16,300.
"Can you spread the pot please?" Lent asked. "I hope I have outs."
Lent decided to call, and he turned over 
for a pair and a flush draw, but Pierce had his pair dominated with . Pierce faded the clubs and tens as a 
arrived on the river, and has earned an early double-up here on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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153,300
153,300
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153,300 |
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81,600
33,000
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33,000 |
