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All the money was in the middle before the flop between Bassel Moussa and Bryn Kenney when we arrived on the scene; Moussa had moved the last of his stack in with 
, but was flipping for his tournament life against Kenney's 
.
However, the dealer spread the board of 
to give both players two pair - and an equal share of the pot!
Our PokerNews reporter picked up the action on a board that read 
; Jason Gravatt bet out 55,000 and Mark Zajdner called before both players checked down the river 
.
"You should be good," Gravatt said, rolling up 
. "I know I'm good," Zajdner replied, showing down 
for two pair and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
510,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Selim Oulmekki moved all in preflop with 
and Donald Depew called holding 
. The board ran 
and Depew's 
saved his tournament life and doubled him to 540,000 and Oulmekki is down to 308,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
308,000
-277,000
|
-277,000 |
Yoonjun Park opened with a raise in late position and Albert Strickland moved all in right behind him. Park tabled and was ahead of Strickland's 
.
The board ran 
and Strickland's very short Day 3 came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Unlike yesterday's frenetic action, Day 3 of WSOP Event #56 has gotten off to a rather sedate start. However, Matt Lawrence is now our first player to reach one million in chips after winning a pot against Scott Abrams.
On a flop that read 
, Abrams led out for 33,000 into a pot worth around 80,000 and Lawrence called before the dealer peeled off the 
on the turn. Abrams checked, Lawrence bet 45,000 and Abrams mulled it over for a couple of minutes before dropping his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,105,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
|
165,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
||
Yoonjun Park and Albert Strickland got it all in preflop with Park having the shorter stack. Park held and Strickland held 
.
The board ran 
and Park's ace queen held and he doubled to 362,000.
Cards are in the air.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Although the 58th event on the schedule has kicked off today (just a little $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Event, no biggie) , the PokerNews Live Reporting Team are back here to bring Event #56 home!
Leading the field of 42 players is none other than Gavin Smith, who tops the chip counts at 864,000 and seeking his second WSOP bracelet. Hot on his heels is James Boyle (850,000), Ryan Gooindo (838,00), Matt Lawrence (772,000) and Hasan Anter (719,000). A couple of the other players to watch out for include Bryn Kenney (554,000) and founder of ChipMeUp Rayan "rkruok" Nathan (393,000).
Play will get underway at 2.30pm PST (GMT -7) in the Tan section of the Amazon Room, so be sure to keep your browsers locked right here for all the updates!
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 1 | Daryl Katz | 206,000 |
| 115 | 2 | Marcello Iacino | 278,000 |
| 115 | 4 | Pratyush Buddiga | 177,000 |
| 115 | 5 | Gavin Smith | 864,000 |
| 115 | 6 | Cassimiro Lima | 387,000 |
| 115 | 7 | Joseph Whittaker | 192,000 |
| 115 | 8 | Kevin Boudreau | 401,000 |
| 115 | 9 | Massimo Di Cicco | 183,000 |
| 116 | 1 | John Borzio | 260,000 |
| 116 | 2 | Rayan Nathan | 393,000 |
| 116 | 3 | James Boyle | 850,000 |
| 116 | 4 | Antonio Rodrigues | 206,000 |
| 116 | 5 | Selim Oulmekki | 585,000 |
| 116 | 6 | Andy Philachack | 325,000 |
| 116 | 7 | Jani Mikkola | 358,000 |
| 116 | 8 | Donald Depew | 263,000 |
| 116 | 9 | Simon Ravnsbaek | 151,000 |
| 120 | 1 | Bassel Moussa | 205,000 |
| 120 | 2 | Shawn Busse | 205,000 |
| 120 | 3 | Michael Meyers | 321,000 |
| 120 | 4 | Nemer Haddad | 354,000 |
| 120 | 5 | Paul Fehlig | 277,000 |
| 120 | 6 | Bryan Paris | 204,000 |
| 120 | 7 | John Horvatich | 118,000 |
| 120 | 8 | Lars Brobak | 592,000 |
| 120 | 9 | Bryn Kenney | 554,000 |
| 121 | 1 | Bradley Myers | 215,000 |
| 121 | 2 | Yoonjun Park | 163,000 |
| 121 | 3 | Albert Strickland | 293,000 |
| 121 | 4 | Grudi Grudev | 292,000 |
| 121 | 5 | Nikolai Sears | 173,000 |
| 121 | 7 | Ryan Goindoo | 838,000 |
| 121 | 8 | Hasmukh Khodiyara | 471,000 |
| 121 | 9 | Lamberto Collina | 145,000 |
| 125 | 1 | Steven Michaelis | 375,000 |
| 125 | 2 | Jason Gravatt | 580,000 |
| 125 | 3 | Hasan Anter | 719,000 |
| 125 | 4 | John Cook | 285,000 |
| 125 | 6 | Scott Abrams | 233,000 |
| 125 | 7 | [Removed:4] | 367,000 |
| 125 | 8 | Mark Zajdner | 441,000 |
| 125 | 9 | Matt Lawrence | 772,000 |
