Alexander Kostritsyn Eliminated in 3rd place (tie, $214,289); Ernst Schmejkal Advances to Finals

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Alexander Kostritsyn - eliminated in semifinals

Well, that was a stark contrast to Ernst Schmejkal's last match with Vanessa Rousso which took nearly four hours, as his semifinal contest with Alexander Kostritsyn has ended within just 30 minutes.

In the final hand, Kostritsyn opened with a raise to 40,000, Schmejkal reraised to 116,000 total, and Kostritsyn called. The flop came {K-Clubs} {2-Spades} {K-Diamonds} . Schmejkal bet 80,000, and Kostritsyn made the call.

The turn was the {5-Spades} . This time Schmejkal checked, and Kostritsyn pushed out a bet of 210,000. Schmejkal then check-raised to 450,000 total, sending Kostritsyn into the tank. After a couple of minutes the Russian made a decision -- he was reraising to 750,000 total, leaving himself just 450,000 behind.

Schmejkal didn't waste much time reraising all in, and Kostritsyn called. Kostritsyn shook his head with a look of disappointment as he saw the cards being tabled.

Kostritsyn {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}
Schmejkal {K-Spades} {4-Diamonds}