At table 60, we just saw Jean Francois Bouchard solidify his position, doubling up at the expense of Giancarlo Palleschi.

We joined the hand a little late, with the flop a , and a relatively small amount in the pot, perhaps 150K. There were three players in the hand at first, and the table checked around on the flop. A came down on the turn, at which point Daniel Dubeau (the third player in the hand) opened with a 50,000 chip bet. Jean Francois  called, but Giancarlo raised it to 175,000.

Giancarlo’s bet pushed Daniel out of the hand, but Francois was game, and the river was dealt a . Francois shoved with his smallish stack of 275,000 remaining chips, and Giancarlo called.

Francois:

Giancarlo:

Francois had made his flush, and extended his tournament life.

Players are presently on their first break of the day, and after a quick chip count we have discovered that David Quang has catapulted himself into the chip lead with a staggering 4,665,000 chips.

Indeed, all the players at the final three tables can boast an impressive chip count, but there are really only three other in the same vicinity at the moment, listed below. With only 20 players remaining, the action is heating up!

Julien Perouse just had his WPTDeepStacks Day 3 experience ended at the hands of David Quang. David and Julien got their chips in preflop, and David’s pair of Kings cracked Julien’s pair of 8’s.

Julien played an excellent tournament, and will head home with $8,150 for his 21st place finish.

Mattyeu Provost just busted in 22nd place, taking home a prize of $8,150 for his efforts. Congratulations on a well-played tournament!

Although we missed the hand, Tony Tran, who has been a force all throughout the tournament, just busted in 23rd, taking home a prize of $8,150.

According to those playing at his table, He went up against Daniel Dubeau, going all in on a J-9-4 flop. Tran had made a pair of Jacks, but Dubeau was hiding a pocket pair of Aces that brought Tony down. It was an excellent run for Tony, and the poker continues!

We are entering the final stretch here in the WPTDeepStacks Day 3, as we just lost a player, Karim Kamal, who finishes the tournament in 24th place. He takes home a prize of $8,150, and now the players are being re-shuffled into three 8-handed tables.

The hand that busted Karim Kamal played out in the following manner. When we arrived at the table, some cards had already been dealt.

Board:

Karim’s opponent in the hand, Balakrish Patur, opended with a bet of 100,000. Karim called it, and the river was dealt a . Balakrish opened with an all in shove, and he had a much larger stack. Unable to let the hand go, Karim called, flipping over his middle pair . It wasn’t enough to best Balakrish, who had a .