Christopher Collins Eliminated in 3rd Place ($24,330)
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Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Christopher Collins opened to 32,000 and was re-raised by Joey Couden to 96,000. Collins made the call and the dealer put out a flop of 
. Couden led out for 65,000 and was called by Collins.
The turn was the 
and Couden bet 118,000 this time. Collins again made the call.
The river was the 
and Couden didn't think too long before announcing that he was all in. He was snap-called by Collins who turned over 
for a flopped open-ended straight draw that turned into top pair on the river. The Queen on the river gave Couden two pair though as he had 
. Collins was eliminated in 3rd place and Couden goes into heads up play with a slight chip advantage over John Michalak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,345,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
1,175,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
Busted |