Billy Argyros got a scare in a hand versus Grant Levy but was soon roaring in celebration at doubling up.
He had pocket aces and found a willing customer in Levy holding pocket queens. The window card was a queen but the board ran to make Argyros top set and a safe double up.
Mexican pro Angel Guillen opened the action with a raise from the hijack and action folded to Raiden Kan in the big blind. He opted to put his big stack to good use by moving all in, but it didn't shake Guillen who called off for approximately 53,000.
Guillen:
Kan:
Guillen got it in good, but the flop paired Kan to make him a heavy favorite. The turn left Guillen in need of a jack to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the useless paired the board on the river.
There's been a flurry of eliminations here in the opening minutes of Day 3.
In the most recent, a short-stacked Jing Zhu got his last 8,200 all in preflop holding the and was up against the of Andrew Hinrichsen. The flop gave Hinrichsen a set, and the turn officially left Zhu drawing dead.
Meanwhile, Liam O'Rourke got his stack of 50,000 or so all in preflop holding the and was flipping against the of Gregory Goldberg. O'Rourke needed to improve to stay alive, but that proved easier said than done as the board ran out a dry .
Today is bubble day at the APPT Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event. The remaining 135 players all have their eyes firmly set on making the last 72 and locking up a minimum payout of AU$15,000. Thoughts of cashing for AU$1.6million should be a long way off.
Jan Suchanek continues to set the pace, he remains out on front with 483,900. He'll be chased by the likes of Andrew Chen (344,900), Grant Levy (324,500), Richard Lyndaker (320,600), defending champion Ami Barer (318,600) and Phil Ivey (278,300) amongst others.
Seven levels are scheduled for today but the ultimate goal will be to get down to 36 players remaining so the tournament will be all set for the six-max stage that will see out the Main Event from there on in.
Cards are in the air at 12:30PM so join us back here then for what promises to be an exciting day of poker action.
to see the American's hand hold up.
to make Argyros top set and a safe double up.
flop paired Kan to make him a heavy favorite. The 
turn left Guillen in need of a jack to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the useless 
paired the board on the river.
of Andrew Hinrichsen. The 
flop gave Hinrichsen a set, and the 
turn officially left Zhu drawing dead.
.
