Maurice Hawkins Eliminated in 3rd Place ($119,555)
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins limped in from the small blind and Ryan Eriquezzo made it 230,000 from the big blind. Hawkins called and the dealer spread the flop of 
. Both players checked and the 
landed on the turn.
Hawkins led out for 200,000 this time and Eriquezzo called to see the 
pair the board on the river. Hawkins knuckled the table and Eriquezzo moved all in. Hawkins had just 505,000 chips remaining and wasted little time to call it off. Eriquezzo tabled 
and Hawkins showed 
.
Eriquezzo's jack-kicker was good enough to send Hawkins home in third place. The final two players are taking a small break to set up for heads-up action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
3,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted | |