Anh Van Nguyen raised from under-the-gun, Mark Klecan three-bet all-in for 33,000, Jameson Painter called from the big blind and Van Nguyen called as well. Painter and Van Nguyen checked down the board.
Painter and Van Nguyen showed down first. Painter turned up and Van Nguyen mucked. For the main pot, Klecan showed , having flopped the nuts.
"When he asked you guys to open first, I was worried. I didn't want to slow-roll you!" said Klecan as he motioned toward the dealer. Everyone enjoyed a chuckle around the table as Klecan tripled to 115,000.
Dave Baker raised in position, and Matt Keikoan three-bet him from the small blind.
The dealer spread out , and the turn and river came and . Keikoan bet all three streets, each time a little more slowly and deliberately than the previous. Baker called him down to the river, and Keikoan turned over at showdown. It was the best hand as Baker returned his cards quietly to the muck.
Mark Klecan raised from the button, and Daniel Idema reraised from the small blind. Klecan made it four bets to play, and Idema called to see a flop.
It came out , and both players checked. The on fourth street drew a bet from Idema, and Klecan quickly called. One more bet on the river saw Klecan call, and Idema turned up for top pair with the cherry kicker. Klecan double-checked his cards and slid them into the muck, and that loss leaves him all the way down to just 35,000.
Michael Mizrachi opened for a raise from early position and Kyle Ray defended his big blind.
Ray checked the flop over to Mizrachi, who bet. Ray called. The turn was the and Ray checked again. Mizrachi bet and Ray came back at him with a raise. Mizrachi called and they went to the river which fell the . Ray bet out and Mizrachi called.
Ray showed for kings full of deuces and Mizrachi mucked with a frown. He's down to 290,000 while Ray is back up to 540,000.
On the next hand, Kyle Ray raised from the cutoff, and Michael Mizrachi three-bet again from the blinds, this time the small.
The flop came with Ray calling a Mizrachi bet, and that action repeated on the turn. Both players check-checked the river, and Mizrachi said, "Ace-king." Ray nodded, and Mizrachi flipped up his winning to take his second consecutive pot.
The Grinder has, well, grinded his stack up to about 375,000, a six-figure increase over his starting stack.
David Chiu raised in early position, and Michael Mizrachi three-bet from the big blind.
The two men took a flop of , and Mizrachi check-raised. Chiu threw out the calling chips, but as the dealer burned a card, he yelled, "Wait!" Chiu apparently intended to reraise, but he had only put in 30,000 total, and that was only good enough for a call. That brought them to the turn, and Mizrachi fired right out again.
Chiu cut out the calling chips and eyed up his remaining stack before deciding a fold was in order. He'll save his 54,000 remaining chips for a better spot.
T.D. Nikki has run through a few quick announcements for the players, including a note about the schedule. We'll play down to ten players before we combine into one table, and we'll make a move over to the main featured table once we set our official final table of nine.
With all of the paperwork out of the way, it's time to get down to business. The players are all here, the chips are stacked, and the cards are in the air on Day 3.
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board and hit the rail in 13th place.
board.
and Van Nguyen mucked. For the main pot, Klecan showed 
, having flopped the nuts.
and 
. Keikoan bet all three streets, each time a little more slowly and deliberately than the previous. Baker called him down to the river, and Keikoan turned over 
at showdown. It was the best hand as Baker returned his cards quietly to the muck.
, and both players checked. The 
on fourth street drew a bet from Idema, and Klecan quickly called. One more bet on the 
river saw Klecan call, and Idema turned up 
for top pair with the cherry kicker. Klecan double-checked his cards and slid them into the muck, and that loss leaves him all the way down to just 35,000.
. Ray bet out and Mizrachi called.
river, and Mizrachi said, "Ace-king." Ray nodded, and Mizrachi flipped up his winning 
turn, and Mizrachi fired right out again.