With the elimination of Jon Aguiar, in 55th place, only 54 players at six tables remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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As this Day 3 progresses at a torrid pace, the players have been pushing their chips around the table early and often. Matthew Goldman was the latest to get his stack into the middle, but his 
was crushed by the 
held by Dan Kelly.
A flop of 
appeared to be quite safe for Kelly's overpair, but the presence of connected low cards must have been a bit disconcerting. The 
on the turn confirmed those fears, offering Goldman a lifeline in the form of an open-ended straight draw.
River: 
Just like that, Goldman had doubled his stack of 240,000 through the dangerous Kelly, and he now sits with an average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
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510,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
Anthony Maio raised to 26,000 from under the gun and Ryan Welch three-bet all in for 108,000 from UTG+2. Joe Kuether called on the button before Maio eventually reraised all in for a little bit more. Kuether called.
Maio: 
Kuether: 
Welch: 
The flop came down 
, giving Kuther a comfortable lead. However, he lost out on the double elimination as the 
turn gave Welch a set to win the main pot. Adding insult to injury, the river fell to give Maio two pair to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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520,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
|
360,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
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278,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
The remaining 51 players have departed the Amazon Room for a 20-minute break.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,340,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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1,140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
930,000
663,000
|
663,000 |
|
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920,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
430,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
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415,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
210,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
|
|
100,000
-141,000
|
-141,000 |
With one of the biggest stacks left in the Amazon Room's Tan section, Benny Chen is playing power poker to perfection.
On a flop of 
, the small blind led out for 34,000 and Chen flatted to see the turn. After the 
arrived, Chen's opponent continued again, this time for 40,000. After a moment of thought, Chen announced himself all-in, effectively forcing the smaller stack to a test for his tournament life.
This pressure proved to be too intense, and the player mucked his cards, sending yet another pot in Chen's direction.
The last woman left in contention for the "Millionaire Maker" crown has just been eliminated, leaving the fellas to compete for the seven-figure payday.
With her stack dwindling and blinds chipping away at her stack, Khammy Lim shoved all-in from under the gun with 
. Her bet of 121,000 was called by a player in the big blind who tabled , dominating Lim's ace and putting her in a deep hole.
The flop fell 
and Lim was in desperate need of a jack on the turn or river, but running deuces left her outkicked and out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
The shorter stacks are being forced to move their chips if they hope to stay in contention, and Jason Liberto did just that with . He got his last 150,000 or so chips into the middle before the flop, and was called in one spot by an opponent holding 
.
The flop of 
vaulted Liberto into the led with trip kings, and the 
secured his double up, leaving his opponent with no outs in the deck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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730,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
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|
630,000 | |
|
470,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
330,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
|
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|
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265,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
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|
260,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
