Teodor Evstratiev Eliminated In 3rd Place (￡23,730)
Teodor Evstratiev complete the small blind and Tuan Le raised to 100,000 from the big blind. Evstratiev reraised to 260,000 and Le four-bet to 575,000. Evstratiev called and action went to the flop.
The flop came 8?5?3?. Evstratiev checked, Le bet 450,000 and Evstratiev made a huge shove all in. Le quickly called and had Evstratiev slightly covered.
Teodor Evstratiev: J?9?
Tuan Le: A?A?
Evstratiev had a flush draw with overcards to the board. Le had pocket aces.
The turn came the Q? to bring backdoor straight options for Evstratiev and sweats for Le. The river fell the K? and Le held up.
The two big stacks had clashed in a mammoth pot. Evstratiev was eliminated in third place for ￡23,730. Le goes into the heads-up with a huge chip lead over Ali Zia.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,360,000
6,360,000
|
6,360,000 |
|
1,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |