Friday, July 10, 2015 4:24 PM Local Time
Justin Schwartz is in the process of negotiating a fee from two of his tablemates to be quiet at the table. He says: "You give me $200 and I won't say another word except for poker. No other word except raise, fold, call, or bet size."
One of his tablemates says: "You want me to put up, you've got to put up too!" They discuss whether it should be $200/$400 or $300/$600. Schwartz doesn't have enough cash on him and his tablemates are wary of accepting the bet without seeing the money.
Schwartz is reluctant to pay an ATM fee but eventually gets out his wallet and waves around his debit card, saying: "I'm going to give my f*cking debit card to a railbird!"
Getting angry, Schwartz says: "I don't need to be paid to shut my mouth, I don't want to talk to you idiots anyway!"
Changing his mind, Schwarz says: "I'm gonna talk and talk - unless you give me $200. I'm gonna get all my talking in!"
Schwartz's tablemates ask how they'll know if Schwartz starts talking, should their table break. Schwartz says he won't: "I'll be listening to music, I'll be happy in my zone!"
In an effort to reassure them, Schwartz says the only bet he's gone back on, was when he said he'd be a virgin for ten years. Schwartz says he bought out of that one.
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:22 PM Local Time
From the cutoff, Timo Pfutzenreuter raises to 4,400 and the player in the small blind calls and checks a flop.
Pfutzenreuter continues for 3,400 and his opponent calls as the turn lands the .
The small blind leads out for 7,000 and Pfutzenreuter quickly folds.
Timo Pfutzenreuter - 152,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:21 PM Local Time
Joshua Hertz opens the action in middle position to 5,200 and the player next to act, calls before a player in late position three-bets to 18,000.
The table folds back around to Hertz, who moves all-in, for just over 75,000.
The caller folds and the three-bettor calls, with Hertz tabling and in a good position to score a double as his opponent holds .
The board runs out with Hertz fading a flush draw on the river, laughing as his flopped set of aces almost backfired due to what would have been a pretty sick runout.
Joshua Hertz - 160,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:20 PM Local Time
John Gallaher raises to 4,000 and picks up a call from Victor Ramdin in the small blind.
The flop fans
and Ramdin check-calls 5,000 saying, "You can't bluff me!"
The turn is the
and Ramdin check-calls another 10,200 before both check the
river. Gallaher opens
and it's good to beat Ramdin's ace-queen.
Victor Ramdin - 370,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:18 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Jeffery Theis on the button who opens with a raise to 4,000. Ilya Shpiner calls out of the small blind and Alejandro Duques three-bets to 19,500 from the big blind. Theis tanks for nearly 30 seconds before releasing his hand and Shpiner calls.
The dealer spreads a flop of and Shpiner quickly checks. Duques bets 16,700 and Shpiner thinks about it for over a minute before he folds. Duques takes down the pot.
Alejandro Duques - 138,500
Ilya Shpiner - 65,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:11 PM Local Time
Jean-Pascal Savard opens to 4,600 in the hijack and his opponent in the cutoff three-bets to 12,000.
Once the action returns to Savard, he four-bets to 34,400 as his opponent goes into the tank for several minutes before folding.
Jean-Pascal Savard - 301,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:11 PM Local Time
Carlos Difini and an opponent are heads up on a flop of . Difini's opponent checks, prompting the Italian player to bet 5,100. Difini's opponent comes over the top with a check-raise to 14,000. Difini calls to see fourth street.
The turn is the and the action goes check-check, allowing the to fall on the river. Dinifi's opponent bets 17,000 and Difini instantly calls.
Difini shows for aces up and is awarded the pot. He now sits on about 515,000 in chips.
Carlos Difini - 515,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:10 PM Local Time
JC Tran calls a raise from the small blind after Nikita Nikolaev three-bet to 16,000 from the big blind.
Tran checks the flop, with Nikolaev continuing for 17,700. Tran calls to see the turn.
The falls and Tran checks for a second time. Nikolaev fires a second barrel, this time sized at 33,000 and after a few moments of thought and an inspection of Nikolaev's close to 90,000 chip remaining stack, Tran announces himself "all-in".
Nikolaev goes deep into the tank, thinking for nearly two minutes before he eventually calls, tabling .
Tran flips over for both flush and straight draws and he will need to hit to score the knockout, as he has Nikolaev well covered.
The completes the board, missing both of Tran's draws and Nikolaev is able to breathe a sigh of relief, as he secures the double up with top-top.
Nikita Nikolaev - 275,000
JC Tran - 220,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:07 PM Local Time
Brad Garrett opens the action for 2,000 and Jan Heitmann, directly to his left, three-bets to 11,000. Action folds back to Garrett who calls and they see a flop of .
Garrett checks, Heitmann checks and they see the come on the turn. Garrett checks again and Heitmann bets 13,000.
Garrett folds and taps the table saying it was a good flop for his opponent, which gets a smile and a nod from the pro.
Jan Heitmann - 129,000
Brad Garrett - 75,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:06 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings raises from under the gun to 5,300. A player in middle position moves all in for 31,300. Buck Ramsay, next to act, calls the all-in. Tim Klemin, on Ramsay's left, shoves all in for over 70,000. Ryan Riess folds the small blind and Hastings folds. Ramsay calls Klemin's all in and the hands are turned up.
Tim Klemin -
Buck Ramsay -
Opponent -
The board runs out clean with no sweat for the kings, . Klemin's kings hold up and he rakes in over 180,000 chips.
Tim Klemin - 181,800
Buck Ramsay - 117,400
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:06 PM Local Time
Luther Tran and Michael Shanahan are even in chips with 650,000 each. They are currently 3rd and 4th in the chip counts. Having a massive stack at your table is intimidating enough. Having two sitting right next to each other is just terrifying.
Luther Tran started the day with a leading stack of 479,700. His highest count of the day was around 720,000. Michael Shanahan is a different story. He began Day 3 with an average stack of 172,400. He has hit, and hit, and hit all day long. Every button round he has more and more chips. Shanahan has not gone down much at all. His stack has been on a consistent incline since he sat down.
Luther Tran - 650,000
Michael Shanahan - 650,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:04 PM Local Time
Yury Gulyy was down to less then 20 big blinds one hour ago, but he is fighting back. He is heads-up on a board, and his opponent checks to him. Gulyy bets just under 10,000, and his opponent check-raises to 27,600, Gulyy calls. His opponent checks again on the turn. Gulyy's 14,500 bet is enough to win the pot.
Yury Gulyy - 113,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:04 PM Local Time
A player raises from early position to 4,300 and Jeffrey Morzella and Susie Zhao call. The flop comes and the action checks to Morzella, who bets 4,500, his opponent calls. The turn is the and the action is checked to Morzella once again. He bets 11,000, his opponent calls. Both players check the river and then showdown.
Morzella shows and his opponent mucks.
Jeffrey Morzella - 46,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:04 PM Local Time
A player limps in from mid position and calls when Garry Gates raises to 6,500 from the button. The flop fans
and a Gates' c-bet for 5,500 if good to get his opponent to check-fold.
A few moments later on a nearby table, Ricardo Souza and Scotty Nguyen take to a
flop. The former bets 7,000 buts folds when Nguyen raises to 17,000.
Neither Gates or Nguyen have had a Day 3 to remember so far, but any pot win - not matter how small - is good for the soul.
Garry Gates - 54,000
Scotty Nguyen - 117,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:00 PM Local Time
Johnny 'Run Good' Gallaher makes it 4,500 from mid position. 2011 Ladies Event bracelet winner Marsha Wolak calls from the big blind. The flop comes . Wolak checks. Gallaher throws out 5,500 and Wolak snap calls.
The turn brings the , pairing the board. Wolak snaps out 9,000. Gallaher insta-calls. Fifth street completes the board with the . Wolak fires out 20,000 and Gallaher tosses the chips in.
Wolak says "You got me" and shows . Gallaher turns over for a rivered flush.
The next hand, Gallaher gets in with big stack Victor Ramdin. Gallaher takes that one down with over Ramdin's on a board of rags and an ace. Johnny 'Run Good' Gallaher is definitely living up to the name this series.
John Gallaher - 212,000
Marsha Wolak - 55,000
Victor Ramdin - 480,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:00 PM Local Time
Kyle Bowker moves all in for his last 19,800 from under-the-gun and is called by Albertus Stegeman in the cutoff. Bowker shows and needs to improve against Stegeman's .
The flop is and Bowker is left drawing to runners. The turn is the and the river is the to eliminate Bowker and almost give a big boost to Stegeman's stack.
Albertus Stegeman - 43,000
Kyle Bowker - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 3:54 PM Local Time
David Sands and Max Greenwood are heads-up on a board with around 28,000 in the pot. Sands bets 19,400, and Greenwood calls. Sands checks to his left neighbor. Greenwood takes a few moments and bets 28,000, and Sands folds quickly.
Max Greenwood - 220,000
David Sands - 196,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 3:54 PM Local Time
Kyle Cartwright opens the action with a raise to 4,000 from the hijack only to find the player in the cutoff make it 11,000 to go. The button and blinds fold, putting action back on Cartwright. He calls to see a flop.
The dealer fans on the felt and Cartwright checks. His opponent continues for 10,000 and Cartwright thinks for a moment before folding his cards.
Kyle Cartwright - 210,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 3:52 PM Local Time
The player under the gun makes it 6,200 to go. Luther Tran calls and Michael Shanahan calls behind him. The flop comes . All three players check. The turn comes . The preflop raiser checks, and Tran bets 10,200. Both players call. The river is the . All players check. Shanahan turns over for a flopped queen-high flush. The other players muck their hands and Shanahan takes it down.
Michael Shanahan - 590,000
Luther Tran - 715,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 3:52 PM Local Time
After an opening raise from the hijack to 4,200, Marc-Andre Ladouceur raises to 11,000 in the cutoff. The blinds fold and it's back around to the cutoff, who calls.
On the flop, the cutoff checks and Ladouceur bets 12,500. The cutoff calls and the falls on the turn. Once again, the cutoff checks to Ladouceur, and he bets 19,500. The cutoff tanks for about a minute before tossing his cards into the muck and Ladouceur scoops the pot.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur - 142,000