Hand #1: Eugene Katchalov raised to 32,000 in the cutoff, and won the hand.
Hand #2: Cary Katz raised to 32,000 in the small blind, Davidi Kitai defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Katz check-folded to a bet, and Kitai took down the pot.
Hand #3: Kitai completed from the small blind, Dario Minieri checked his option, and the flop came . Kitai led out for 18,000, Minieri called, and the turn brought the . Both players checked. The completed the board, the two checked again, and Minieri showed a to win with tens and sixes.
Hand #4: The action folded to Kitai, who raised to 30,000 on the button. Minieri three-bet to 108,000 out of the small blind, and Kitai folded.
Hand #5: Kitai raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and won the pot.
Hand #6: Kitai raised once again, this time to 32,000 in the hijack seat. Chris Johnson moved all in on the button, both blinds released, and Kitai snap-called.
Johnson:
Kitai:
Kitai held as the board rolled out , and Johnson was eliminated in ninth place.
Jesse Martin, who was the chipleader coming into Day 3, has been eliminated on the final table bubble.
Martin opened for pot (56,000) from under the gun, and action folded to Eugene Katchalov on the button. Katchalov repotted, and the blinds folded. Martin called off his last 30,000 or so.
Martin:
Katchalov:
The flop came , and it looked like we were heading for a chop. A turn brought a sweat for Martin, and a river meant Katchalov had made his backdoor flush, sending Martin to the rail.
Jesse Martin raised to 28,000 from early position, Cary Katz three-bet the pot (102,000) on his direct left, and the action folded back to Martin, who moved all in. Katz snap-called for 148,000 more.
Martin:
Katz:
Both players flopped a set when the dealer fanned , and Martin couldn't find quad eights a second time as the board came , respectively.
Katz doubled to 518,000 chips, while Martin plummeted to 115,000.
Jesse Martin raised to 27,000 from middle position, Dimitar Danchev defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Danchev led out for 22,000, and Martin made the call.
The completed the board, Danchev checked, and Martin slid out 52,000. Danchev tanked for nearly two minutes, then called. Martin showed for quad eights, winning the pot.
Cary Katz raised to 20,000 from early position, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier three-bet to 52,000 from middle position, and Vincent Bartello announced pot in the small blind. The all-in bet was for 103,000 - less than the pot - and Katz quickly folded. Despite getting a great price, Grospellier flicked his cards into the muck as well, and Bartello picked up the pot.
Davidi Kitai opened to 22,000 from middle position, and Dario Minieri three-bet to 49,000 from his immediate left. Kitai made the call after everyone else folded.
Kitai checked the flop, and Minieri bet 50,000. Kitai called. The turn came , and both players checked. An arrived on the river, and Kitai checked once more. Minieri fired 160,000.
Kitai went deep into the tank, alternately staring at the board and then at MInieri, who never wavered his gaze from Kitai. After about three minutes, Minieri patted the table and said "time." About 10 seconds later, Kitai slid out a tower of pink chips to call.
"You win," Minieri said. "Ten-high."
Kitai turned over and dragged the massive pot with third pair.
Steven Kelly raised to pot from middle position, and everyone folded to Eugene Katchalov in the big blind. He seemed to ponder for awhile before gently placing a stack of pink T5,000 chips in the center. Kelly called off the other half of his chips.
Katchalov:
Kelly:
A flop of meant Kelly had a lot of cards to dodge. He was unable to do so on the turn, when the fell. He got out of his seat in anticipation of elimination, and sure enough, the river was a .
Players have redrawn to an unofficial final table of 10.
Dario Minieri raised to 16,000 from under the gun, Dan Kelly re-raised the pot on his direct left, making it 46,000 to go, and Cary Katz re-potted out of the big blind. Minieri folded, and Kelly called all-in for less.
Kelly:
Katz:
Katz held as the board came , and Kelly was eliminated in 12th place.
A short-stacked Mark Herm limped in on the button, leaving 25,000 or so behind, and Chris Johnson checked in the big blind. The flop came , Johnson checked, and Herm fired out a min-bet. Johnson moved all in, and Herm called.
Herm:
Johnson:
Johnson flopped a pair and multiple draws, and made two pair when the turned. The bricked on the river, and Herm was eliminated in 13th place, earning