Lauri Varonen Eliminated in 3rd Place
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Lauri Varonen called from the small blind and Ben Tollerene raised to 3,000. Varonen called, and the flop fell . Varonen checked and Tollerene bet 3,000. Varonen made it 15,000, and Tollerene shoved for 30,000 or so effective.
Tollerene:
Varonen:
Varonen held the lead with top two, and the turn was a , improving neither player. On the river, a hit, giving Tollerene a straight and knocking Varonen out. He informed the other two players he would not be reentering.
On the first hand of heads-up play, Isaac Haxton flopped top boat with and got paid off for 10,000 on the river on a board of . He now has the lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Haxton |
110,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
Ben Tollerene |
90,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Lauri Varonen | Busted |