Wednesday, July 3, 2013 4:16 PM Local Time
Rabstov and Maglio Butt Heads
Kirill Rabstov opened the action by raising to 40,000 on the button. Vincent Maglio opted to reraise from the big blind to 79,000. Rabstov called.
The flop came down and Maglio led for 82,000. Rabstov called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river, where both players checked again.
Maglio showed for an air ball and Rabstov took down the pot with his for a pair of tens.
| Vincent Maglio | 1,230,000 | -110,000  |
| Kirill Rabtsov | 719,000 | 119,000  |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 4:09 PM Local Time
"Did You Think I Was Trying to Steal Your Money?"
Mark Golub bet 122,000 into Josh Arieh after a flop. Arieh jammed for 211,000 more, and Golub made the call.
Golub:
Arieh:
Arieh was in the lead, and both players added draws to their pairs when the turned. The river was a , leaving Arieh's jacks best and securing his double.
"Did you think I was trying to steal your money?" he asked Golub as he swept up the pot. Golub gave no response.
| Josh Arieh | 675,000 | 175,000 |
| Mark Golub | 200,000 | -657,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 4:00 PM Local Time
Alan Bertenshaw Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,342)
AJ Bertenshaw got all in preflop against Sebastien Comel.
Comel:
Bertenshaw:
Comel outflopped his opponent when hit the board, and his hand held through the and .
| Sebastien Comel | 2,200,000 | -75,000 |
| Alan Bertenshaw | 0 | -194,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:43 PM Local Time
Rabtsov Doubles Through Comel
Sebastien Comel opened to 40,000 from the hijack, and Kirill Rabtsov shoved for 276,000 in the big blind. Comel made the call.
Comel:
Rabtsov:
The flop came , giving Rabtsov a pair of tens. A turn and river completed the board, and he doubled up.
| Sebastien Comel | 2,275,000 | -275,000 |
| Kirill Rabtsov | 600,000 | 310,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:32 PM Local Time
Back From Break
Players took an extended break to fill out some information sheets and are now back in action.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:24 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast Episode #168: Private Public Cash Games feat. Greg Merson
2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the controversial tweet he released on Tuesday regarding private public cash games at Aria, and respond to criticism regarding the language of the tweet. Merson also discusses Macau, the potential return of online poker to New Jersey, and his friend Tony "End Boss" Gregg's win in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller.
You can subscribe to the PokerNews Podcast on iTunes here.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:22 PM Local Time
First Break
Players have five minutes left on their 20-minute break.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:20 PM Local Time
Final Two Tables Redraw and Counts
Table 409
| Seat | Player |
|---|
| 1 | AJ Bertenshaw |
| 2 | Nicolas Faure |
| 3 | Owen Crowe |
| 4 | Kirill Rabtsov |
| 5 | Chris Karambinis |
| 6 | Vincent Maglio |
| 7 | Mario Silvestri |
| 8 | Sebastien Comel |
| 9 | Empty |
Table 410
| Seat | Player |
|---|
| 1 | Alex Dovzhenko |
| 2 | Dan Owen |
| 3 | Nicolas Levi |
| 4 | Mark Golub |
| 5 | Sergey Lebedev |
| 6 | Nikolaus Teichert |
| 7 | Josh Arieh |
| 8 | Empty |
| 9 | Ricardo Fasanaro |
| Sebastien Comel | 2,550,000 | -50,000 |
| Nicolas Faure | 1,350,000 | -230,000 |
| Owen Crowe | 1,340,000 | 740,000 |
| Vincent Maglio | 1,340,000 | 0 |
| Dan Owen | 950,000 | -90,000 |
| Nicolas Levi | 900,000 | 0 |
| Mark Golub | 857,000 | 52,000 |
| Chris Karambinis | 592,000 | -208,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 500,000 | -50,000 |
| Sergey Lebedev | 475,000 | -163,000 |
| Alex Dovzhenko | 460,000 | -115,000 |
| Ricardo Fasanaro | 360,000 | -166,000 |
| Mario Silvestri | 335,000 | -65,000 |
| Nikolaus Teichert | 300,000 | -50,000 |
| Kirill Rabtsov | 290,000 | -319,000 |
| Alan Bertenshaw | 201,000 | -23,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:13 PM Local Time
Eric Kurtzman Eliminated in 17th Place ($26,342)
Eric "The Donkey" Kurtzman was eliminated shortly losing the huge flip we just posted. We didn't see how it happened.
| Eric Kurtzman | 0 | -35,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:11 PM Local Time
Fabian Deimann Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,342); Kurtzman Crippled
Fabian Deimann fired a bet after three small hearts flopped. Vincent Maglio raised, and Deimann shoved all in. Maglio called instantly, showing for the nut flush. Deimann turned over for two overs and a weaker flush draw, leaving him drawing dead.
At the other table, Eric Kurtzman and Nicolas Levi got it all in preflop. Kurtzman held , while Levi had . The board ran out , and Levi took nearly all of Kurtzman's chips.
| Vincent Maglio | 1,340,000 | 456,000 |
| Nicolas Levi | 900,000 | 138,000 |
| Eric Kurtzman | 35,000 | -440,000 |
| Fabien Deimann | 0 | 0 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:59 PM Local Time
Nicolas Faure Gets A Massive Double
After missing the preflop action, we caught up with Nicolas Faure and Nikolaus Teichert involved in a huge pot on a flop of . After a series of bets, Teichert had a reraise of 310,000 total in front of him. Faure had jammed all in for 736,000 total and very quickly Teichert called.
Teichert:
Faure:
Teichert's aces had lost a huge amount of value after Faure had flopped two pair. The turn and river were no help to Teichert and Faure was able to grab a massive double right when it mattered, going down to the final two tables.
| Nicolas Faure | 1,580,000 | 820,000 |
| Nikolaus Teichert | 350,000 | -295,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:53 PM Local Time
OJ Ojiri Eliminated in 19th Place ($21,326)
OJ Ojiri shipped it on the button after action had folded to him. Sebastien Comel called from the small blind, but Owen Crowe reraised to 241,000 from the big blind. Comel folded.
Crowe:
Ojiri:
The board ran out , and Ojiri, who entered the day as the chipleader, is done in 19th.
| OJ Ojiri | 0 | -160,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:49 PM Local Time
Rahul Byrraju Eliminated in 20th Place ($21,326)
Rahul Byrraju got all in preflop against Sebastien Comel.
Byrraju:
Comel:
Byrraju was miles behind but found some hope on the flop. He surged into the lead when the turned, but a on the river turned his fortunes right back around by giving Comel a better two pair.
| Sebastien Comel | 2,600,000 | 1,320,000 |
| Rahul Raju Byrraju | 0 | -345,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:43 PM Local Time
Dan Owen Doubles Into the Millionaire's Club
After grinding out a shorter stack from the start of the day Dan Owen has now joined the millionaire's club.
It happened on a board of . Owen had moved all in for a total of 339,000. In the seat to his left Eric Kurtzman was in the tank. After about two minutes of thinking it over, Kurtzman made the call, but he wasn't happy with what he saw.
Kutzman:
Owen:
Kurtzman had top pair with a good kicker, but it was no match for Owen's aces. The board bricked off with the on the river and Owen was able to double huge into the exclusive millionaire's club.
| Dan Owen | 1,040,000 | 840,000 |
| Eric Kurtzman | 475,000 | -225,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:35 PM Local Time
Ojiri Surviving
OJ Ojiri continues to grind a short stack. He pushed his last 64,000 all in after a raise from Chris Karambinis, who called.
Karambinis:
Ojiri:
Ojiri's survival was assured by the turn since the board came down .
| OJ Ojiri | 160,000 | 50,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:29 PM Local Time
John Scaife Eliminated in 21st Place ($21,326)
Action folded to Nicolas Faure on the button and he raised to 32,000. John Scaife was in the small blind and he jammed all in for the rest of his chips. The big blind folded, but Faure didn't, he called quickly and the hands were put on their backs.
Faure:
Scaife:
The flop came down putting a stranglehold on the hand for Faure as he had paired his live card and Scaife didn't have a club. The turn was the leaving Scaife drawing dead. The river was dealt the giving Scaife a pair, but it didn't matter as Faure had a better pair.
Sacife didn't leave empty handed though, he still collected $21,326 for his finish.
| Nicolas Faure | 760,000 | 140,000 |
| John Scaife | 0 | -135,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:20 PM Local Time
River Monsters
OJ Ojiri put his last 44,000 in after Rahul Byrraju raised under the gun. Everyone else folded, and Byrraju called.
Ojiri:
Byrraju:
The flop came , and the turn a . Things looked over for our former chipleader, but a came on the river and Ojiri pumped his fist and yelled in celebration.
At another table, Eric Kurtzman got it all in preflop with , and he was a bit behind the of Mario Silvestri. The flop was , keeping Kurtzman behind. The turn was a , and Kurtzman was down to his last card. The dealer burned and turned the though, and Kurtzman survived as well.
| Eric Kurtzman | 700,000 | -132,000 |
| Mario Silvestri | 400,000 | 131,000 |
| Rahul Raju Byrraju | 345,000 | -845,000 |
| OJ Ojiri | 110,000 | 35,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:15 PM Local Time
Joseph Ward Eliminated in 22nd Place ($21,326)
Joseph Ward, John Scaife and Nicolas Faure were all in preflop. Faure was the big stack of the three and Scaife was the short stack.
Ward:
Scaife:
Faure:
Scaife found what he wanted when the board fell . Scaife tripled up and Ward was eliminated in 22nd Place.
| Joseph Ward | 0 | -290,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:05 PM Local Time
Karambinis Doubles Through Ojiri
The fall has been as swift as it's been hard for OJ Ojiri, who came into Day 3 with a big chip lead. He's down to a mere six big blinds after a recent pot.
Rahul Raju Byrraju opened under the gun, and Ojiri three-bet to 65,000. Chris Karambinis reraised all in for around 370,000 from the small blind. Ojiri called after Byrraju folded.
Ojiri:
Karambinis:
Ojiri looked like he might be back on track until the flop came . The turn was a and the river a , and Ojiri was left crippled.
| Chris Karambinis | 800,000 | 500,000 |
| OJ Ojiri | 75,000 | -685,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 1:56 PM Local Time
Teichert Doubles Through Scaife
We came to the table just as Nikolaus Teichert's chips were being counted. The board read with Teichert showing and John Scaife .
| Nikolaus Teichert | 645,000 | 325,000 |
| John Scaife | 135,000 | -225,000 |