L.A. ... Not Gavin Smith's Cup of Tea

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

Esfandiari Climbs Above 400,000

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

On a board of A108JA, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari bets 100,000 from middle position, with 50,000 in the pot. His opponent on the button folds and Esfandirai now has 410,000.

Dan Harrington Eliminated

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

Dan Harrington and his opponent get it all in preflop and turn up their hands: Harrington: Q8 Seat 3: AK Board: KQ943 Harrington is eliminated on the hand.

Gavin Smith Eliminated

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

Gavin Smith has been eliminated from the tournament.

Thay3r Takes a Hit.... On the Felt

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

Thayer Rasmussen calls a preflop all in with pocket fours and his opponent shows K-2. Unfortunately for the online professional, there is a king in the door and he has to ship 29,000 across the felt. He is now sitting with 57,000.

Billy Pilossoph Eliminated

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

Billy Pilossoph was eliminated by Kenna James shortly before the break. James now has 104,000.

Blinds Increase

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

The players return from break to increased blinds of 1,200-2,400, with a 400 ante. With 113 players remaining, the average chip count is about 117,700.

Chip Movers

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

Nam Le is off to a good start here on Day 3 nearly doubling his starting stack to 148,000, up from 85,000. Svetlana Gromenkova is also off to a great start in Level 12, up to 204,000 from 128,000. Unfortunately for LAPC Season IV Champion, Alan Goehring, his morning wouldn‘t start off so well, ending Level 12 with 88,000, down from 129,000. Antonio “ The Magician” Esfandiai didn’t have any tricks up his sleeve either in Level 12, down to 185,000 from 261,000. Jennifer Tilly was another player who had a rough start here on Day 3, down from nearly 200,000 to 70,000. Mark Seif hasn‘t found any early luck either today, down from 145,000 to just under 90,000. Leaderboard Daniel Fuhs - 344,000 Phil Ivey - 304,400 Kyle Burnside - 289,000 Yury Parad - 264,000 Joe Schulman - 253,300 Level 12 Eliminations Jon Friedberg Fred Goldberg Farzad Bonyadi Steve O’Dwyer Robert Mizrachi David Benyamine

Break Time

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Early Eliminations

Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante

The following players have been eliminated during the early part of day 3: David Benyamine, Fred Goldberg, Farzad Bonyadi, Robert Mizrachi