The pot stood at 75,000 with two players looking at a board that read Q♥8♠K♦.
The player in the cutoff checked to Keith Olsby on the button who bet out for 27,000. His opponent called.
The 4♠ on the turn saw the cutoff check again, this time snap-folding to a bet of 85,000 from Olsby.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
Dirk Perdrix was all in from the small blind for around 80,000 and up against an opponent in the cutoff.
Dirk Perdrix: A♠Q♥
Opponent: K♠Q♦
Perdrix had his opponent dominated heading to the 6♠A♥J♥ flop, which gave him top pair. The board ran out 7♣3♦ and Perdrix survived. "Wee," he cried out as he collected the pot.
Perdrix had just finished stacking his chips when Alex Foxen raised to 10,000 the next hand, then Perdrix shoved again. The rest of the table folded, including Foxen who flashed K♠10♠. Perdrix showed him J♥J♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
|
190,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
Johnny Chan opened to 13,000 from the small blind and got a call from the player in the big blind.
The flop came A♦10♣Q♠ and Chan made a continuation bet of 10,000, receiving a call from his opponent.
On the 2♠ turn Chan bet again, this time for 30,000 which was enough to force a fold from the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
A player opened to 10,000 from middle position and was called by Punnat Punsri on the button.
Action checked to Punsri following the J♠A♦3♠ flop and he led out for 7,000. His opponent made the call.
The 6♥ turn saw the middle position player check for a second time before once again calling when Punsri fired off a chunky 36,000.
Both players checked on the 7♠ river and the middle position player turned over K♣K♦, prompting Punsri to muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Thomas Taylor opened to 12,000 from early position and received a call from both the button, and the big blind.
The flop came 10♠7♥4♠, and the big blind check-folded to Taylor's continuation bet of 16,000, while the button called.
The A♠ fell on the turn and both players checked to the A♦ river
Taylor fired out a bet of 32,000 and his opponent tank-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
112,500
|
112,500 |
Francisco Benitez had opened when a short stack went all in for around 50,000 chips. Benitez doubted for a while but eventually made the call.
Opponent: Q♠Q♦
Francisco Benitez: A♦10♠
It was looking like the player would double up on 3♠10♥4♦8♣, but the A♥ river granted Benitez the better hand and he won the pot.
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In the meantime, the tables in the Silver section are breaking at rapid speed as the Day 3 field is shrinking by the minute.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
David Pham opened to 12,000 from early position and was called by a player in middle position, the hijack, and Blair Hinkle in the big blind.
Action checked to the hijack on the 8♦10♠8♠ flop and he bet 12,000. Hinkle then check-raised to 40,000 and everyone folded in turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
|
||
|
163,000
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
||
Three-handed on a board of A♥9♥8♦10♠, a player on the button bet 21,000 before Rami Boukai, in the small blind, raised to 130,000.
Richard Seymour in early position tanked for a moment and asked Boukai how many chips he had left before he called, while the button got out of the way.
The river came the 6♦ and both players quickly checked. Seymour had 9♦9♣ for a set, but Boukai showed him 7♠6♠ for a turned straight to take down the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
312,500
|
312,500 |
|
||
|
340,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
705,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
||
|
700,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
610,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
546,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
545,000
250,500
|
250,500 |
|
|
||
|
510,000
465,500
|
465,500 |
|
||
|
480,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
435,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
278,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
||
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
230,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
220,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
150,000
-176,000
|
-176,000 |
|
118,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
82,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
On a flop of A♦4♥5♦, Nicolas Zakhem raised all in for roughly 75,000 over a bet from his opponent. The player snap called and the cards were tabled.
Nicolas Zakhem: 4x4x
Opponent: A♠A♣
The flop had given both players a set, but Zakhem was the one drawing very slim for his tournament life. The last remaining four did not appear on the 6♠8♠ runout and his opponent's set of aces held up to spell the end for the chairman of the Botswana Football League.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
