Mike Vanier opened to 60,000 on the button and Byung Shin three-bet jammed a stack of 410,000 in the big blind. Vanier called with a bigger stack.
Byung Shin: K♠K♥
Mike Vanier: A♣5♥
Shin grimaced as an ace landed in the window, but the flop fanned K♣J♠A♦ to give him a big lead as the J♣5♦ runout improved him to a full house to double through Vanier.
"I was already out in the parking lot in my mind. I was turning left on Las Vegas Boulevard."
Action folded to Martin Carnero in the small blind who raised to 90,000. Brian Frasca called and they went heads-up to the J♦9♠6♠ flop.
Carnero then bet 190,000 and Frasca moved all in for 350,000. Carnero snap-called.
Brian Frasca: J♥10♠
Martin Carnero: K♣K♦
Frasca had flopped top pair, but Carnero showed down two kings to leave him at risk of elimination. Frasca picked up a straight draw on the Q♣ turn, but the 9♣ fell on the river and he was sent to the rail in 19th place.
Just 18 players remain after Day 3 of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) $5,300 Main Event at Resorts World Las Vegas, with Victor Paredes leading the way in the quest for the $765,200 top prize. Close behind Paredes are three-time bracelet winner David "ODB" Baker and Mike Vanier and Martin Carnero, who respectively sit second on the Nebraska and Peru all-time money lists.
Those who advanced through Day 3 include PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova, 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen, Japanese content creator Masato Yokosawa and high-stakes pros Matthew Wantman, Brock Wilson, Marco Johnson and Jared Jaffee.
End of Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Victor Paredes
United States
3,400,000
85
2
David "ODB" Baker
United States
3,235,000
81
3
Mike Vanier
United States
2,460,000
62
4
Martin Carnero
Peru
2,160,000
54
5
Jeff Madsen
United States
1,895,000
47
6
Jared Jaffee
United States
1,765,000
44
7
Yang Li
China
1,430,000
36
8
Brock Wilson
United States
1,235,000
31
9
Masato Yokosawa
Japan
1,225,000
31
10
Curt Kohlberg
United States
1,150,000
29
Day 3 Highlights
The field of 77 players on Day 3 quickly dwindled with the money bubble already burst the previous day. Some of those who fell early on include reigning champion Sami Bechahed and qualifiers Andrew Voor, Jordan Glazer, Nathan Wasson, Jonathan Newman, and Brent Burrows.
Data of the tournament entries showed 35 different countries represented among 543 unique entries. About three-quarters of the field was American, while other countries represented included Canada, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Hong Kong, Argentina, Greece and Hungary.
Konnikova received an early boost as she picked up aces to bust Louise Francoeur. The PokerStars ambassador battled throughout the night with her mentorErik Seidel just a few feet away in the $10,300 NAPT High Roller.
Jon Swift's elimination after dinner break made way for the final three tables. Reigning WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo was one of the first to go at this stage after having his aces cracked by Nick Marchington.
Jonathan Tamayo
Other late-night eliminations included Brian Yoon (21st - $26,000), Frank Brannan (20th - $29,900) and Gold Pass qualifier Brian Frasca (19th - $29,900).
Brian Frasca was the last qualifier standing
Action will pick up on Saturday, Nov. 9 at noon local time on Level 25 with blinds of 20,000/40,000/40,000. There will still be another day of play before the next NAPT Main Event champion is crowned on Nov. 10.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be back on-site tomorrow for continued coverage of the NAPT Main Event at Resorts World Las Vegas.
