Jason Duval raised from middle position, Sean Drake three-bet him from the cutoff and Duval called.
Duval then checked the flop, Drake made a continuation bet of 125,000 and Duval called. The on the turn slowed both players down and they both checked. Duval tapped the table and checked again when the [4] completed the board. Drake pushed 475,000 in a long snake-like trail in front of him and Duval mucked.
Clement Giraudo-Pourchot's tournament is over after he jammed into Lynne Beaumont's and the latter hand stayed good. Beaumont is now up to 2,600,000 while Giraudo-Pourchot is on his way to collect $17,937.
Mathew Frankland opened the preflop betting round with a raise to 100,000 from under the gun. Mark Peckham called on the button and the big blind came along for the ride.
The dealer placed the flop onto the green felt and the action checked to Frankland who bet 140,000. Peckham raised to 325,000 and both players folded.
The next hand, there was a raise to 120,000 from under the gun and the players folded in turn around to Frankland in the big blind. Frankland raised to 265,000 and the initial raiser called. Frankland led out on the and no sooner had his chips landed on the table, his opponent released his hand.
Day 3 of the monster-sized Monster Stack event began with 576 players and at the end of nine 60-minute levels all but 62 of those players had fallen by the wayside.
As an army of players busted, a number of players' stacks grew with Sean Drake's growing the most. Drake's 4,975,000 stack is the largest of any of Sunday's returnees and he therefore has the title of overnight chip leader. He also knows that he is in pole position for the massive $1,327,083 first place prize, which comes with the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.
Hot on Drake's heels is Austin Bursavich of Los Angeles who narrowly missed out on the chip lead by finishing with 4,915,000 chips. Both Bursavich and Drake will no doubt sleep well tonight knowing they return for Day 4 in a favorable position.
Other players to look out for when play resumes at 3:00p.m. on Sunday afternoon include British trio Lynne Beaumont (3,950,000), Mathew Frankland (1,575,000) and Tom Alner (1,785,000), French pro Ludovic Riehl (1,970,000), the ever-dangerous Jason Duval (3,465,000) and Thayer Rasmussen (3,005,000).
Each of the 62 returning players is guaranteed to win at least $21,758 for their efforts thus far, but by the time play ends on Day 4, that prize money should have increased to around $127,364 if the nine-handed final table is reached.
Until the restart of this epic tournament at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, we say goodnight and thank you for following our coverage.
flop, Drake made a continuation bet of 125,000 and Duval called. The 
on the turn slowed both players down and they both checked. Duval tapped the table and checked again when the [4] completed the board. Drake pushed 475,000 in a long snake-like trail in front of him and Duval mucked.
into Lynne Beaumont's 
and the latter hand stayed good. Beaumont is now up to 2,600,000 while Giraudo-Pourchot is on his way to collect $17,937.
flop onto the green felt and the action checked to Frankland who bet 140,000. Peckham raised to 325,000 and both players folded.
and no sooner had his chips landed on the table, his opponent released his hand.
