Austin Buchanan opened to 32,000 under the gun and Stephen Kats shoved for 344,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Buchanan called, tabling .
Kats turned up and took the lead when the flop came down with two spades. The hit the turn, meaning Buchanan suddenly had plenty of outs to take down the pot. He sure got there as the fell on the river to seal the deal, sending Kats to the payout desk in 19th place.
Frank "gator93" Hernandez opened the pot to 38,000 from middle position, and Don Todd three-bet all in for 136,000 from the small blind. The call came quickly from Hernandez, and he was flipping for the knockout.
Showdown
Hernandez:
Todd:
The flop missed Todd, but it did give him another three outs to make a better two pair. The turn was a blank, though, and so was the river. With his ace-king letting him down, Don Todd has exited in 20th place, good for nearly $9,000 in cash.
Under the gun, John Riordan opened with a raise, and Thomas Aprea called from the cutoff seat. Next door on the button, Josh Dichkewich three-bet shoved for his last ~135,000 or so, and Riordan reraised to isolate himself against Dichkewich with a chance at the knockout. When Aprea folded, the cards were on their backs:
Riordan:
Dichkewich:
The flop was bad news for Dichkewich, but he did have nine outs to the diamond flush to sweat. The turn and river were both red, but they were the wrong shade. The and filled out the board, missing Dichkewich and sending him out the door in 21st place.
Josh Dichkewich moved all in for his last 64,000 under the gun, and Ryan Lenaghan was the only caller, splashing in the extra few thousand from the big blind to put his man at risk.
Showdown
Dichkewich:
Lenaghan:
The flop kept Dichkewich safe for now, and the turn locked up his double up one card early. When the landed on the river, Lenaghan paid off his small debt to bring his opponent back to life with 160,000.
Marc Levy opened the pot with a raise before Joseph Daddario moved all in for about 140,000. Levy quickly called, turning up . Daddario showed down , content to flip for double or nothing.
Levy's jacks held off the overcards, however, as the board ran out . Unable to improve, Joseph Daddario has become our third casualty of the day, falling by the wayside in 22nd place.
Zhen Cai opened to 37,000 under the gun and next to act, Ryan Lenaghan popped it to 70,000. Action folded back to Cai and he called.
The flop came down and Cai checked. Lenaghan bet 50,000, only to see Cai shove for about 140,000. Lenaghan quickly called , but was trailing Cai's . That changed quickly when the hit the turn to give Lenaghan a winning a full house, making the river card irrelevant.
Cai is the first player eliminated on Day 3, while Lenaghan upped his stack to nearly 1,700,000.
Welcome to Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event here at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. A field of 712 players began the quest a few days ago and after nine levels on Day 1, 386 were left. Another 14 levels were played on Day 2 to dwindle the field down to 24 -- all with their eyes on the first-place prize of $210,180. Leading the way into the final table is Jesse Okonczak with 1,717,000. Hot on his heels are Ryan Lenaghan (1,438,000), John Riordan (1,394,000), and Austin Buchanan (1,236,000).
Here is the table draw for Day 3:
Player
Table
Seat
Chips
M. Arshad Siddiqui
41
1
222,000
Marc Levy
41
2
340,000
Austin Buchanan
41
3
1,236,000
Joseph Daddario
41
4
135,000
Mike Minetti
41
5
982,000
Mike Morton
41
6
230,000
--empty --
41
7
0
Luke Graham
41
8
773,000
Stephen Kats
41
9
420,000
David MacDonald
66
1
605,000
Frank Hernandez
66
2
484,000
--empty --
66
3
0
Jacob Naquin
66
4
245,000
Josh Dichkewich
66
5
100,000
Jerry Zehr
66
6
650,000
Don Todd
66
7
479,000
Jon Brody
66
8
338,000
Jesse Okonczak
66
9
1,717,000
Barry Wiedemann
67
1
604,000
Jorge Rivera
67
2
475,000
John Riordan
67
3
1,394,000
Gerald Timmons
67
4
524,000
Zhen Cai
67
5
231,000
Ryan Lenaghan
67
6
1,438,000
--empty--
67
7
0
Thomas Aprea
67
8
186,000
Howard Appledorf
67
9
213,000
Play starts at noon local time, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for all of the exciting action!
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and took the lead when the flop came down 
with two spades. The 
hit the turn, meaning Buchanan suddenly had plenty of outs to take down the pot. He sure got there as the 
fell on the river to seal the deal, sending Kats to the payout desk in 19th place.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop missed Todd, but it did give him another three outs to make a better two pair. The turn 
was a blank, though, and so was the 
river. With his ace-king letting him down, Don Todd has exited in 20th place, good for nearly $9,000 in cash.
flop was bad news for Dichkewich, but he did have nine outs to the diamond flush to sweat. The turn and river were both red, but they were the wrong shade. The 
and 
filled out the board, missing Dichkewich and sending him out the door in 21st place.
. Daddario showed down 
, content to flip for double or nothing.
. Unable to improve, Joseph Daddario has become our third casualty of the day, falling by the wayside in 22nd place.
against Thomas Aprea's 
, delivering no help to Appledorf. He is out in 23rd place while Aprea increased his stack to about 480,000.
and Cai checked. Lenaghan bet 50,000, only to see Cai shove for about 140,000. Lenaghan quickly called 
. That changed quickly when the 
hit the turn to give Lenaghan a winning a full house, making the river card irrelevant.