Jesse Sylvia Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$216,811)
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #46: Jesse Sylvia moved all in from the button and [Removed:17] quickly folded the small blind. Mike Leah was in the big and thought for about 30 seconds before making the call.
Sylvia:
Leah:
The flop kept the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up firmly in the lead, but then disaster struck when the dealer burned and turned the . Leah became a dominating favorite, and suddenly Sylvia needed one of the two remaining fives on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . The repeat king improved Leah to a full house and Sylvia took his leave in third place to a nice round of applause.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Leah |
3,340,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
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[Removed:17] |
1,765,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | Busted | |
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