Jason Tang open-shoved from under-the-gun and was called by Arkadiy Tsinis. Tang flipped over and Tsinis showed down for a a commanding lead.
Tang would need to spike a six or a straight to come from behind, but when the final board rolled out , he hit the rail in 21st place. His run through this event will earn Tang $15,950 in prize money.
With his stack shrinking, Daniel Bobick made a stand with and open-shoved from the button. Jamie Armstrong woke up with and made the easy call, putting Bobick at risk with his dominated ace.
Theflop fell and Bobick picked up additional outs to a chop, but the turn and river came and respectively, failing to pair the board and busting Bobick in 20th place. His showing in this event was good for $15,950.
Christopher Homan and Hoai Pham got all of the chips in the middle before the flop.
Showdown:
Pham:
Homan:
Pham was in great shape to double up with his made hand, but the flop came and the dagger came in the form of an ace. The turn card was the and Pham was down to his last chance, needing a queen on the river to stay alive.
River:
Pham's pocket pair had been cracked by Homan's naked ace and the former bracelet winner was eliminated in 19th place, taking home $15,950 for his work.
David Rounick raised to 45,000 and watched Michael Blanovsky reraise to 75,000. This move prompted Rounick to shove all-in with his and Blanovsky called him down with his to put the short-stack at risk.
The pair over pair confrontation was a bit of a cooler for Blanovsky, and the final board of offered no relief. Rounick doubled up to 450,000 with the win, while Blanovsky fell to 635,000.
After Matt Wilkins raised to 41,000 from the hijack, Francis Lynch responded by shoving all-in from the cutoff. Paul Nash, perhaps emboldened by the raucous chanting of his British countrymen in the nearby final table arena, decided to push all-in as well. Wilkins quickly got out of the way and left Nash and Lynch to settle their score.
Showdown:
Nash:
Lynch:
It was a classic coin flip situation and Lynch would need help to overcome the pocket pair of Nash.
The flop was a dry one for Lynch, coming . With no clubs on board, he would be looking for aces or jacks from here on out.
Turn:
River:
The board stayed low and Nash's pair of nines remained the best hand. Lynch was eliminated in 18th place and will take home $19,708 for his efforts.
Michael Blanovsky raised to 36,000 from UTG+1 and Jamie Armstrong called from early position. The flop fell and Blanovsky check-called a bet of 45,000 by Armstrong.
The turn card came and Blanovsky led out again, this time sliding 165,000 forward. Armstrong came along and the river fell . Blanovsky announced that he was all-in and Armstrong made the quick call, only to hear the fatal pronouncement of "trip threes" from Blanovsky as he showed his .
Armstrong was visibly upset with Blanovsky's catch on the turn, shooting out of his chair as he headed to the cashier's cage with a 17th place finish. He earned $19,708 for his run to Day 3 of this event.