Ramana Epparla Eliminated in 3rd Place ($42,366)
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From the small blind, Robert Scott opened to 130,000, and Ramana Epparla shoved all in for about 750,000. His two previous shoves had gotten through, but Scott snap-called this one, and the spectators leaned in as the cards were turned up.
"I don't have much," Scott admitted.
Showdown
Scott: 
Epparla: 
Epparla was well in front in his bid to double, but there were still five cards to come.
"One ace," Scott pleaded, but the dealer spread a blank 
flop. The turn 
was a blank as well, and both men were standing up and pacing nervously as the dealer burned the final card.
"Ace of diamonds, one time!" came a cry from Scott's cheering section.
River: 
Sheesh! That'll do it as the oracle in the stands calls the river card. Scott improves to aces up, locking up the pot and the knockout.
Ramana Epparla came into the day with a massive chip lead, but he was worked down to less than one big blind in the early going. Epparla recovered remarkably well, however, running his stack all the way to a third-place finish. That's good for more than $40,000 -- not bad for your first career cash.