Renniel Galvez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($44,005)
The action started with a button raise to 160,000 by Akshay Kapoor and Renniel Galvez then pushed all-in from the small blind.
Alexander Puchalski in the big blind seemed interested and asked for an exact count on the shove, which was for 2,225,000 total. He then pushed all-in himself and Kapoor shot out of his seat.
"How much is that?" Kapoor immediately inquired and once it was deemed to be for 3,935,000, he called to put two players at risk and potentially end the tournament right there.
Renniel Galvez: 
Alexander Puchalski: 
Akshay Kapoor: 
The rail gathered closer to the table and Zurvan Tumboli joked "I can see the queen of diamonds" while glancing at the feature table.
On a flop of 
, Kapoor retained his lead but Puchalski had two outs and Galvez had one overcard, back door clubs and a gutshot at his disposal.
The 
turn catapulted Puchalski into the lead and he pumped a fist for a second. Now it was Kapoor who had two outs and Galvez still had four outs to a wheel.
Nothing changed on the 
river and Galvez was eliminated in third place for $44,005 while Kapoor's stack was reduced to fewer than 15 big blinds. There will now be a short break prior to the heads-up duel between Puchalski and Kapoor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,175,000
6,025,000
|
6,025,000 |
|
1,165,000
-4,035,000
|
-4,035,000 |
|
Busted |