Action was joined on the 6♠J♥J♣ flop. Jeremy Kottler checked from middle position before Chris Brewer bet 23,000 from late position. Kottler made the call.
The turn came K♥, and this time Kottler led out in the amount of 80,000 with Brewer coming along.
The 6♣ arrived on the river, and Kottler took his time. "140," he announced, to which Brewer immediately slid his cards into the muck.
A player in early position raised to 10,000 and was called by the player on the button. Andrew Neeme then shoved for his last 70,000 from the big blind and only the inital raiser called to put Neeme at risk.
Andrew Neeme: 9♣9♦
Early-position player: 10♠10♣
Neeme looked resigned to his fate on the 6♣Q♠A♥ flop, but the 9♠ drilled Neeme's pocket pair for a set of nines on the turn. The Q♦ river was safe for Neeme and he doubled up late in the evening.
Max Hirshik and Andreas Putz were heads-up on a completed board of 3♥4♥5♥10♦A♣ when Hirshik, in the big blind, led out for 71,000.
Putz then announced a raise to 300,000 and buried his head on the rail of the table while Hirshik considered the decision. "Do you even have 300," Hirshik wondered as he peeked at Putz's stack.
Hirshik eventually called and Putz showed him A♥6♥ for the nut flush. The dealer confirmed Putz had enough to make the raise before handing him the pot.
A player opened to 10,000 and it was called by the cutoff and the button before Sergio Aido squeezed to 55,000 in the big blind. Only the cutoff stayed interested and called.
The flop gave 9♥K♣7♠ and Aido continued for 44,000. After some thinking, his opponent called.
On the J♣ turn, Aido announced all in for 225,000 and after a minute, his opponent eventually folded.
Shota Nakanishi raised from middle position to 12,000, finding three callers; the hijack, cutoff and the big blind.
On a flop of 2♥10♣10♥, the action checked to the hijack who bet 17,000. The cutoff called, the big blind folded and Nakanishi raised to 65,000. All remaining players folded.
On a flop of A♦4♥5♦, Nicolas Zakhem raised all in for roughly 75,000 over a bet from his opponent. The player snap called and the cards were tabled.
Nicolas Zakhem: 4x4x
Opponent: A♠A♣
The flop had given both players a set, but Zakhem was the one drawing very slim for his tournament life. The last remaining four did not appear on the 6♠8♠ runout and his opponent's set of aces held up to spell the end for the chairman of the Botswana Football League.
Three-handed on a board of A♥9♥8♦10♠, a player on the button bet 21,000 before Rami Boukai, in the small blind, raised to 130,000.
Richard Seymour in early position tanked for a moment and asked Boukai how many chips he had left before he called, while the button got out of the way.
The river came the 6♦ and both players quickly checked. Seymour had 9♦9♣ for a set, but Boukai showed him 7♠6♠ for a turned straight to take down the big pot.
David Pham opened to 12,000 from early position and was called by a player in middle position, the hijack, and Blair Hinkle in the big blind.
Action checked to the hijack on the 8♦10♠8♠ flop and he bet 12,000. Hinkle then check-raised to 40,000 and everyone folded in turn.
Francisco Benitez had opened when a short stack went all in for around 50,000 chips. Benitez doubted for a while but eventually made the call.
Opponent: Q♠Q♦
Francisco Benitez: A♦10♠
It was looking like the player would double up on 3♠10♥4♦8♣, but the A♥ river granted Benitez the better hand and he won the pot.
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In the meantime, the tables in the Silver section are breaking at rapid speed as the Day 3 field is shrinking by the minute.
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