Raphael Duval opened from under the gun and Helene Marie Dufour was all-in on the button for 3,300,000. Duval called.
Dufour was at risk with 
, well behind Duval's 
.
The board ran out 
and Dufour's run came to an end in 14th place for a payout worth $8,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000,000
5,500,000
|
5,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Brandon Aaron Kitchen opened to 1,300,000 from late position and Matthew Wilkins moved all-in for 8,650,000 from the cutoff. Kitchen called
Wilkins was the player at risk with 
, up against Kitchen's 
.
"Queens against tens!" exclaimed kitchen to his rail. He was on his feet as the flop came 
, and Wilkins took the lead with a set of tens. He shook his head in disappointment but then turn was the 
to give the lead back to Kitchen with a bigger set. The river was the 
and Wilkins was eliminated, taking home $8,500 for his run in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000,000
8,800,000
|
8,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
The remaining players are now on their first break of the day. Just two hours have passed and there have already been 12 eliminations.
Play resumes in about 15 minutes.
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The online qualifier who was not able to make it to play the live Day 3 has just finally blinded out. With the remainder of his stack all-in paying the small blind, Riseley's cards were mucked and Raphael Duval picked up another pot after opening preflop and getting the player in the big blind to fold with a bet on the river
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,500,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
Busted |
With the recent elimination of Romio Mikhael in 17th place ($7,000), the final two tables have come together
The start-of-day chip leader Raphael Duval has almost doubled the stack he began the day with, and sits on 42,800,000 chips, more than double the next-biggest stack. That stack belongs to online qualifier Jeff Cuccurullo with 21,000. Debra Ann Holman sits in third place for now, with the only other online qualifier Nicholas Riseley blinding out and sitting in last place with 440,000. Riseley was unable to make it to the event and has laddered up significantly after starting the day with just over 5 million in chips.
Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 37 | 1 | Paul Scott | 5,700,000 |
| Table 37 | 2 | Raphael Duval | 42,800,000 |
| Table 37 | 3 | Debra Ann Holman | 16,000,000 |
| Table 37 | 4 | Nicholas Riseley | 440,000 |
| Table 37 | 5 | Spencer Jean-Baptiste | 12,300,000 |
| Table 37 | 6 | Brian Van Bart | 5,100,000 |
| Table 37 | 7 | Helene Marie Dufour | 3,700,000 |
| Table 37 | 8 | Sean Burstein | 10,000,000 |
| Table 38 | 1 | Said Michailidis | 9,000,000 |
| Table 38 | 2 | Brandon Aaron Kitchen | 12,200,000 |
| Table 38 | 3 | Jeff Cuccurullo | 21,000,000 |
| Table 38 | 4 | Matthew Wilkins | 9,500,000 |
| Table 38 | 5 | Anatoly Zharnitsky | 12,000,000 |
| Table 38 | 6 | Franco A | 7,000,000 |
| Table 38 | 7 | Ryan Morrell | 10,500,000 |
| Table 38 | 8 | Eric Portelance | 6,400,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,800,000 | |
|
21,000,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
16,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
12,300,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
12,200,000
3,350,000
|
3,350,000 |
|
12,000,000
-6,365,000
|
-6,365,000 |
|
10,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
10,000,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |
|
|
9,500,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
|
9,000,000
2,985,000
|
2,985,000 |
|
|
7,000,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
6,400,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
5,700,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
5,100,000
3,550,000
|
3,550,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
440,000
-4,860,000
|
-4,860,000 |
Romio Mikhael was all-in from the cutoff for his last 3,150,000 and was called by the monster-stacked Raphael Duval in the big blind.
Mikhael was at risk with 
, behind the 
of Duval.
The flop came 
and Mikhael picked up a straight draw, with two of his outs in Duval's hand. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending Mikhael home in 17th.
A two-table redraw will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,800,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Brandon Aaron Kitchen moved all-in from the cutoff for his last 4,110,000 and was called by Helen Marie Dufour in the small blind.
Kitchen was at risk with 
, flipping against Dufour's 
.
The flop came 
and Dufour paired her king but Kitchen improved to a set. The turn was the and Dufour was drawing dead to the on the river. Kitchen locked up the double and Dufour was left with just over 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,850,000
4,950,000
|
4,950,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
-5,270,000
|
-5,270,000 |
Action folded around to Jean-Francois Marin on the button and he moved all-in with his last 12 big blinds. Ryan Morrell looked down at pocket kings in the big blind and snap-called.
Morrell:
Marin: 
The board fanned out 
and Marin's run came to an end in 19th place, good for $5,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
Busted |
Sean Burstein raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack and Mark Young called for his last 900,000 from the small blind. He just lost a big hand to Burstein the hand before and they decided to tangle again.
This time it was a flip, with Young holding 
, up against Burstein's 
.
The flop came and Burstein extended his lead to a set, but Young still had outs with a straight draw. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Young to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,500,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
