We missed the hand as it played out, but we noticed that Constant Rijkenberg is up to about 560,000 early on. Always willing to fill us in, Rijkenberg told us that he opened one of the first pots, then called the ~80,000-chip shove from Ayaz Manji. Rijkenberg had pocket jacks and Manji ace-king, and the Dutchman turned a full house to earn the elimination and an early chip boost.
We don't like to pick favorites. But that table -- Table 11 -- is our favorite table in the field. It contains Pierre Neuville, Barry Greenstein, Joel Dodds, Shawn Buchanan, Fabrizio Gonzalez, and Rijkenberg.
Dmitry Motorov is in a good position after placing the stack of Michel Pomaret on the top of his own. Motorov raised to 6,000 and when it folded around to Pomaret he moved all-in for 80,000 and Motorov called.
Showdown
Motorov
Pomaret
We did not see the board but we know Motorov hit one of his six-outs to eliminate Pomaret.
It's been 20 minutes now here on Day 3 and there's still no Patrik Antonius. His chips are out of the bag and his bag is draped over his seat, but we don't see Antonius anywhere.
"Don't wake him up," said Mike Leah, who has the seat directly to Antonius' right.
On the first hand of the day, Jose De La Guardia hurried to his chair as the cards were already out, and he made a larger-than-standard raise to open the pot. A few players at the table raised an eyebrow at his late arrival, but he was allowed to play his hand. In any event, McLean Karr toyed with the decision for a bit before folding, and James Dempsey flatted to see the flop.
"Flushy" and De La Guardia would end up playing a relatively small pot on a jack-high board that included . At showdown, De La Guardia turned over for the set, and Dempsey was thrilled to see that he'd managed to lose the minimum with his overpair .
As thrilled as Dempsey was, he was only half as thrilled as Karr. De La Guardia claimed he didn't realize the blinds were only 1,200/2,400, and his over-raise allowed Karr to fold his pocket deuces without incident. Things could have gotten awfully messy for Karr if he'd been allowed to play that pot, and he and Dempsey are still discussing the ordeal a few minutes later.
Action folded to Robert Mizrachi in the small blind and he limped in. Matt Waxman checked his option in the big blind and the flop came down . After Mizrachi checked, Waxman bet the minimum for 2,400. Mizrachi called.
The turn brought the and Mizrachi led for 4,300. Waxman gave it some thought, but then folded his hand. Mizrachi showed the with a smile.
Martin Jacobson started the day with 180,600 and a player of his quality can do a lot with a stack like that. Unfortunately, he has gotten off to a bad start, by losing his first hand, but there is a long way to go.
Jacobson raised to 5,100 in mid-position and Ricardo Tavares three-bet to 17,000 on the button. Jacobson decided to call and they shared a flop of . Jacobson check-called a 22,000 flop c-bet but then both players shut down and checked both the turn and the river . Tavares was first to turn over, as the first aggressor, and his prompted Jacobson to muck his hand.
Matt Waxman has started the day with luck very much by his side. Robert Mizrachi opened up the pot with a standard raise in mid-position and Waxman was seated to his direct left and moved all-in for 48,800. The action folded around to Michael Pesek (125,600) in the small blind and he also moved all-in. Mizrachi sensed that the two needed a room so he moved out and let them get on with it.
Showdown
Waxman
Pesek
So Waxman needed some help and it arrived on the flop.
. After Mizrachi checked, Waxman bet the minimum for 2,400. Mizrachi called.
and Mizrachi led for 4,300. Waxman gave it some thought, but then folded his hand. Mizrachi showed the 
with a smile.
. Jacobson check-called a 22,000 flop c-bet but then both players shut down and checked both the turn 
and the river 
. Tavares was first to turn over, as the first aggressor, and his 
prompted Jacobson to muck his hand.
and Smith the 
.
and Krakow doubled up.
