Thomas Muehlemann shoved all in for 40,500 in middle position. Hendrik Latz called a couple of seats down, and everyone else folded. Latz was in a dominating spot with and Muehlemann needed help with . The didn't bring much for Muehlemann but a turn gave him a chance to chop. It wouldn't be so as a hit the river.
The three hefty stacks at the table decided to get involved in a hand and action went right to the river.
In a pot with about 60,000 in the middle already, on a board reading , Rasmus Glæsel checked out of the small blind.
Nick Maimone was in the big blind and bet 35,000. Pascal Lefrancois was under the gun and went into the tank before asking for confirmation on the amount. He eventually called.
Action was back on Glæsel and he moved around in his chair with an uncomfortable look on his face. He looked back at his cards several times before opting to fold.
Maimone flashed the and said, "Just a four", prompting Lefrancois to table his for a pair of tens.
As Lefrancois was raking in the pot he asked Glæsel, "Ace-six? Something like that?" To which Glæsel replied, "No. Frickin' ace-jack."
Byron Kaverman was under the gun and betting 32,000 when we got to his table. On the felt: . Kaverman's opponent, big blind Valentin Messina, called. Messina checked a on the river, and Kaverman cut out 37,000. The bet was barely pushed in before Messina flicked in a chip to call. Kaverman showed but Messina had better: .
Christian Harder and Nadezhda Magnus got it all-in for two very big stacks of over 300,000 on a full board of . Incredibly, both players had the same hand, with Harder turning over and Magnus showing .
"That's incredible." said a tablemate. Both winning players agreed, but neither looked too happy to chop.
From middle position, Rex Clinkscales opened for 9,000. Aleksei Opalikhin over in the cutoff three-bet to 21,500 and his neighbor November Niner Cliff Josephy cold four-bet to 51,500 from the button.
Both blinds folded and action was back on Clinkscales. He asked how much it was to which Josephy replied "Take your sunglasses off and you can see."
Clinkscales folded but Opalikhin called.
The flop came and Opalikhin lead for 64,000. As the hit the turn, Opalikhin shoved. Josephy instantly called for 161,000 total.
Cliff Josephy:
Aleksei Opalikhin:
"Ow I'm in good shape!" Josephy said.
The meaningless hit the river and Josephy scored the full double.
Hendrik Latz raised to 9,000 from the button and was met by a three-bet to 28,000 from Smit Trivedi in the big blind. Latz responded by moving all in and Trivedi wasted little time in calling off for 142,000 total.
Trivedi:
Latz:
Trivedi was way out in front, but not after the flop paired Latz. The turn saw Trivedi get out of his seat, but he got to sit back down when the spiked on the river to save his tournament life!
Benjamin Wittams-Smith was all in when we got to his table. He was down to just 27,500 in the small blind and was at risk with against Nenad Medic, who had in the cutoff. Medic missed as the board ran out , and he's rather short now.
PokerStars Team Pro Barry Greenstein is off to quite the start on Day 3, having run 95,000 up past 400,000.
He just took down one pot with a river raise after an opponent bet 42,000 into him from the big blind on a board of . Greenstein made it 120,000 to go from the button and his opponent tanked a couple of minutes and mucked.
Jaime Staples raised to 8,500 from the button and Valentin Messina defended from the big blind, which brought about a flop.
After both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the . Messina led out for 12,000, Staples called, and the completed the board on the river.
Messina bet again, this time 32,000, and Staples thought for the better part of a minute before calling with the for a pair of jacks. It was good as Messina had missed an open-ended straight draw with the .
and Muehlemann needed help with 
. The 
didn't bring much for Muehlemann but a 
turn gave him a chance to chop. It wouldn't be so as a 
hit the river.
and said, "Just a four", prompting Lefrancois to table his 
for a pair of tens. 
. Kaverman's opponent, big blind Valentin Messina, called. Messina checked a 
on the river, and Kaverman cut out 37,000. The bet was barely pushed in before Messina flicked in a chip to call. Kaverman showed 
.
but to his disappointment he ran into Benjamin Philipps' 
on the button.
hit the turn, Opalikhin shoved. Josephy instantly called for 161,000 total.
hit the river and Josephy scored the full double.
flop paired Latz. The 
, and he's rather short now.
. Greenstein made it 120,000 to go from the button and his opponent tanked a couple of minutes and mucked.
completed the board on the river.