Matias Gonzales Ayesa bumped it up to 5,000 from the button, and David Coleman defended from the big blind.
Coleman check-called a continuation-bet of 3,000 from Ayesa on the J♠Q♦5♦ flop. Both players checked the 6♠ turn and the 7♦ river.
Coleman tabled the "Dolly Parton," 9♣5♥, for bottom pair, which was enough to drag in the pot.
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Emil Gramatikov all in and at risk for 73,000 in from under the gun against Shobu Oda on the button.
Emil Gramatikov: A♠Q♥ 
Shobu Oda: A♣K♦
The board ran out A♥9♥5♠3♣K♥ and the ace-king held up for Oda to eliminate Gramatikov early in the day.
On a completed board of K♣Q♠6♣A♥6♦, Patrick Bell paid off a bet worth 6,500 by Nicholas Caouette and was shown the A♠A♦ for aces full of sixes. Pretty much everyone at the table agreed that was a "Nice hand," even Bell, who only lost a fraction of his stack.
Xianglong Li opened to 6,000 in early position before Arthur Dore three-bet to 18,000 from the hijack, and Li called.
On the K♣Q♥6♦ flop, Li check-called a bet of 14,000 from Dore.
The K♠ turn checked through to the 10♥ river, which saw Li lead for 25,000. Dore then tossed out a raise to 75,000, and Li called instantly. However, he got the bad news as Dore tabled K♦Q♣ for a full house to win the pot. Li flashed KxJx as he mucked his hand, and a big one was sent to Dore.
Sebastian Mortensen got his stack of 104,500 in from middle position against Fabio Guimaraes in the big blind, being the player at risk.
Sebastian Mortensen: A♣K♣
Fabio Guimaraes: J♥J♦
Mortensen found a pair on the K♦3♦5♦ flop, and improved to a straight on the 4♠2♠ turn and river to double up.
Noam Tsaitlin raised to 5,500 in early position and called when Matthew Gross three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind.
Gross continued for 25,000 on a K♦9♦3♣ flop, and Tsaitlin called again.
The K♠ turn saw Gross continue to apply pressure, betting another 40,000. This time Tsaitlin decided to let go of his cards, seeing the pot pushed to Gross.
There was an early position raise to 5,000 before Lee Chau three-bet to 16,000 from the hijack. Guillaume Walch ripped it in for around 25,000 from the button, and only Chau called.
Guillaume Walch: 6♥6♠
Lee Chau: A♠K♣
Walch was flipping for his tournament life and came out on the right side of it as the 4♦5♦J♥4♣9♠ runout kept his pocket sixes in front, earning him a double to stay alive on Day 3.
Heads-up to the K♠Q♥J♦6♣ turn, David Murphy checked to Brian Hastings, who bet 20,000 in the cutoff. Murphy then check-raised to 60,000, and Hastings sent his cards into the muck.
One table over, the board showed A♣Q♠6♣10♠ when Brett Coltman checked. Terrance Reid bet 22,000, and Coltman reluctantly folded with the words, "That is a very good bet size."
Paul Quiring opened to 5,000 from the hijack before Zhen Lu chose to three-bet to 15,000 on the button. Quiring stuck around with a call.
The 10♥Q♦A♣ flop led to a check from Quiring. Lu continued for 15,000, and Quiring made the call.
Both players checked the J♦ turn to bring the 5♦ river. Quiring took the initiative with a bet of 15,000. Lu gave it some consideration before he flicked in the call.
Quiring showed A♠Q♣ for top two pair, but it was no good as Lu tabled J♠J♣ for a set.
In one of the first hands of Day 3, Matthew Metallic moved all in from under the gun for his remaining 26,000. He had a long sweat around the table as players folded one-by-one until Chang Huang called on the button. The blinds folded, and he was left to see his fate as the cards were flipped.
Matthew Metallic: A♣10♠
Chang Huang: 8♠8♦
Metallic said, "It's a race, perfect!" once he saw that he had two overcards to Huang's pocket eights.
He didn't have to wait long to pick up a pair on the 5♦10♥6♣ flop, and he held to lock up the double after seeing the Q♦ turn and 6♠ river.
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