Samuel Devers was in early position with 26,000 in front of him on a board of 
. Gus Hansen was thinking things over on the button and flicked in a couple of chips. Devers simply fired his hand into the muck with a "good hand" and Hansen stacked yet more chips, continuing a banner first level of Day 3 for the Dane.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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In a battle of blinds, Arsenii Karmatckii bet 8,000 on the 
flop and Marius Pospiech raised to 24,000. Karmatckii called.
They checked the 
as well as the 
and Pospiech tabled the best hand with 
. Karmatckii sighed, showing he had a huge draw with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
60,300
|
60,300 |
|
140,200
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
The board read 
and Chen Li had a bet of 23,000 in front of him and Lucas Fritz was all-in from the button for 82,700 in total. Li tanked for a while and ended up making the call with the bigger stack.
Lucas Fritz: 
Chen Li: 
They had both flopped a pair of jacks but Fritz was ahead with the ace-kicker.
The river completed the board with the 
for Fritz to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
645,000
177,600
|
177,600 |
|
||
|
210,000
89,400
|
89,400 |
|
92,000
-132,600
|
-132,600 |
On the tail end of a pot between Thomer Pidun and Perry Friedman with the completed board showing 
, Friedman in the small blind check-called a bet of 26,500 by Pidun and mucked when he was shown the .
Down to around 30,000, Friedman busted one hand later and handed his funky big glasses over to Michael Gagliano, who had dealt the final blow. Friedman has already handed similar glasses in previous events this summer and Gagliano snapped a quick picture with them for the group chat before proceeding with the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
206,500
|
206,500 |
|
|
||
|
85,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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On a 
board Tyler Cornell checked to Julian Milliard who bet 80,000. Cornell considered his options before calling.
Milliard showed 
for missed straight and flush draws, with Cornell taking down the pot with 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
More than 400 players have been eliminated in the first level of the day and the clocks show 2,398 hopefuls remaining at the completion of level 11. They have been sent on a 30-minute break in which the T-100 chips will be colored up.
Here’s a look at some recent highlights from play:
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Andy Seth raised to 6,500 from early position, Simon Deadman three-bet all in from the big blind for 83,500 and Seth called after some thought.
Seth: 
Deadman:
The board ran out 
, safe for Deadman to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
174,500
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
135,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
In a four-way pot with 
on the felt, Chanracy Khun bet 8,000 into about 30,000 after the big blind checked. Justin Hutton called on his left and the other two players folded. Both players checked the 
and and Khun opened 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
202,000
90,800
|
90,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
200,000
81,700
|
81,700 |
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