Three ways to the K♦10♠8♣ flop, Riva Arthur in the small blind bet 9,000 and the big blind folded. Christopher Davis then jammed a shorter stack and Arthur snap-called.
Christopher Davis: A♦K♣ 
Riva Arthur: K♥10♥
The Q♠ turn gave Davis more outs to survive but the 4♠ river was not among them, sending the chips over to big stack Arthur.
Pedro Garcia opened to 6,000 from middle position, only to see David Macisaac put in a three-bet to 16,000 from the button. Garcia contemplated for a moment and chose to call.
The flop came down 2♦2♣10♣ and Garcia immediately checked. Macisaac then moved all in for 35,000.
Garcia took his time in deciding what to do, ultimately deciding Macisaac's range was strong, and folding with the 10♠ face up.
Macisaac immediately windmilled the K♥5♥ across the table, as the dealer pushed the pot in his direction.
With around 90,000 in the pot on a completed board of 6♦9♥6♠8♦7♥, Sean Rafael checked from middle position and faced a bet of 55,000 by Miles Ward on the button. Rafel decided to check-jam for around 275,000, causing Ward to go deep into the tank. After agonizing over the decision for quite some time, Ward reluctantly folded.
Rafael was happy to put Ward out of his misery and reveal what he had shoved with, as he smiled and windmilled J♣9♣ across the table for just a pair of nines.
Jonathan Tamayo raised to 6,000 from early position and in the hijack Alen Tenorio three-bet to 17,500. Action folded back around to Tamayo who moved all in for 107,500 and Tenorio called.
Jonathan Tamayo: 8♥8♠
Alen Tenorio: A♣K♣
The board ran out A♦J♣9♣9♠Q♥ and the aces and nines were good for Tenorio to take down the pot. The 2024 WSOP Main Event champion took his leave from the tournament, opening the opportunity for another world champion to rise.
Michael Zulker opened to 6,500 from under the gun and Leon Sturm called from early position. Phil Hellmuth three-bet shoved for 93,000 from the hijack, Zulker called with a covering stack and Sturm mucked 8♠8♣.
Phil Hellmuth: A♠K♦
Michael Zulker: Q♠Q♦
It was a classic race that Zulker was ahead of on the 3♠4♣J♣ flop. Hellmuth became a huge favorite after making top pair on the K♣ turn, leaving Zulker drawing to just one out given that the Q♣ was folded preflop. The Q♥ river gave Zulker his one out to a set, eliminating the 17-time bracelet winner from the Main Event.
A big hand just played out between Yiqian Song and Tamas Lendvai, which the latter recalled after the pot was pushed his way.
Song opened to 6,500 from the hijack and Lendvai three-bet to 21,500 from the small blind. Song called.
On the 3♣9♥8♥ flop, Lendvai bet 25,000, which Song called. Lendvai bet again for 65,000 on the 4♦ turn, and again Song called.
When the K♠ hit the river, Lendvai shoved for 104,500, which sent Song deep into the tank. Several minutes passed and Lendvai eventually called the clock on his opponent. During the 30-second countdown, Song called.
Lendvai then flipped K♣K♦ for a rivered set, and Song's K♥J♥ went into the bin.
Riva Arthur came in with a raise from under the gun to 6,000 with Charles Lee calling from the next seat and Harold Evans calling out of the hijack.
Arthur continued with a bet of 11,000 on the Q♦K♥2♦ flop. Lee folded, but Evans quickly called.
The 6♠ appeared on the turn and Arthur bet again, this time for 16,000. Evans immediately called.
When the 6♦ came on the river, Arthur tossed out a bet of 30,000. Evans looked back at his cards and then made the call for about half of his remaining chips. Arthur turned over K♦8♦ for a flush, and Evans had to muck.
Shishir Gandhi opened up to 7,000 from early position and [Removed:548] three-bet the cutoff to 24,000. When it got back to Gandhi, he put in a four-bet to 55,000. [Removed:549] didn't need too long to think before he shoved for 233,000, which gave Gandhi a tough decision.
After confirming the count, Gandhi counted out his own stack and had a little over 320,000 in front of him. A few moments later, he announced a call.
[Removed:548]: A♥K♣
Shishir Gandhi: Q♥Q♠
Gandhi had the edge with his pocket queens, but had to fade the dreaded overcards to in the pot, and if he did so, he would have heaps in front of him. [Removed:549] took a sip of coffee then watched the dealer put out a flop of 9♦4♦8♠, which wasn't great news for the Austrian player.
However, what was great news for [Removed:549] was seeing the A♠ land on the turn, which gave him top pair and left him one card away from a huge double-up. No drama arrived on the 5♦ river, and Gandhi was forced to cough up the chips and send them across the table.
Daniel Negreanu opened to 6,000 from early position and Jean-Francois Alexandre called from the cutoff. Jason Wheeler three-bet to 21,000 from the button and Negreanu folded 9♣7♣. Alexandre four-bet shoved, slightly covering Wheeler who started the hand with 123,500. Wheeler snap-called and was at risk.
Jason Wheeler: K♠K♣
Jean-Francois Alexandre: J♦J♣
Wheeler's kings held up on the 4♣9♥K♥3♦10♦ runout and he doubled up, leaving Alexandre with just over one big blind. Alexandre was eliminated shortly afterward.
The first level of Day 3 has been completed, and the remaining 2,833 players are going on their first 20-minute break of the day. Over 500 players have been eliminated so far. Here is a look at the highlights from Level 11:
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