From the cutoff seat, Surindar Sunar raised to 30,000. Sami Kelopuro reraised from the button to 80,000 and Sunar made the call.
The flop came down and Sunar bet all in. Kelopuro called with the . Sunar held the . The turn brought the and the river was the . Those two fives gave Kelopuro trip fives and the win. He eliminated Sunar on the hand in 36th place.
From under the gun, Felipe Ramos raised to 20,000. Action folded to Tristan Clemencon in the small blind and he made the call. Jyri Merivirta called from the big blind as well and the three players saw the flop come down .
Clemencon checked and Merivirta fired all in for 58,000. Ramos reraised the pot and then Clemencon folded.
Merivirta:
Ramos:
The turn was the and the river the , giving Ramos a Broadway straight and sending Merivirta to the rail in 37th place. Everyone remaining is now in the money.
After the player on the button called, Hans Winzeler raised to 38,000 from the small blind. Abe Mosseri three-bet from the big blind for the amount of the pot. The player on the button got out of the way and Winzeler put in the rest of his chips.
Mosseri:
Winzeler:
The board ran out and Winzeler was able to find his double. Because he didn't bust, we are still looking for our bubble bursting hand.
From under the gun, Sami Kelopuro raised to 25,000. Adeeb Harb three-bet from the button to 90,000. The blinds folded and then Kelopuro folded to give Harb the pot.
Humberto Brenes opened the action from the button with a raise and both Will Failla from the small blind and Benjamin Kaupp from the big blind called.
The flop was , Failla checked and Kaupp bet 60,000. Brenes called all in for less and Failla decided to come along for the full price of the bet.
The turn was the and both players with action remaining checked. The river was the and again, neither player wanted to bet the other out of the hand. Kaupp tabled which was good for the side pot. Brenes could only show and Kaupp scooped the main pot as well.
With that bust out we now sit squarely on the money bubble.
Jesus Cortes found his final 214,000 in the middle preflop against Tristan Clemencon. Cortes held against the of Clemencon.
While the did not directly improve either hand, Clemencon now had a flush draw and still had four outs to make a set. Cortes also flopped an up and down straight draw.
The turn was a dagger to Cortes when it landed the and he now needed a non-spade Ace, Seven or Deuce. And as a lesson to us all, and especially Clemencon, the Poker God's can giveth just as easily as they can taketh away. The river brought Cortes back into the lead just like that the 530,000 pot was shipped his way.
Will "The Thrill" Failla wasted little time in going after more chips. Action folded to him in the hijack seat and he raised to 20,000. From the cutoff seat, Benjamin Kaupp made the call and then Cory Wood called from the big blind. The flop came down and Wood checked. Failla bet 40,000 and Kaupp called. Wood folded.
The turn was the to pair the board and Failla fired 75,000. Kaupp gave it up and Failla won the pot. That's now two in a row for The Thrill.
Will "The Thrill" Failla has wasted little time in building his chip stack here on Day 3. After Mike McDonald raised to 20,000 from middle position, Failla called from the cutoff seat and the two players saw the flop come down . McDonald bet 36,000 and Failla made the call.
The turn was the , which brought in some straight draws. McDonald checked and Failla fired the pot for 127,000. McDonald tanked and then made the call.
The paired the board on the river and both players checked their option. Failla showed the for a king-high straight and won the hand. McDonald mucked.
John Kabbaj began this hand in the cutoff seat and raised to 26,000. Todd Barlow moved all in for 73,000 from the button and action folded back around to Kabbaj. He called and the cards were on their backs. Kabbaj held the and the at-risk Barlow held the .
The flop nailed both players with sets, but Barlow's was a little bit better as it came down . The turn brought the and the river the . Barlow went on to make Broadway and earned the double up.