Joseph Elpayaa Eliminated in 4th Place ($125,387)
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Stuart Rutter opened to 70,000 from under the gun only to have Joseph Elpayaa three-bet to 205,000 from the small blind.
With action on Joshua Tieman in the big blind, he four-bet to 580,000 total to prompt a quick fold from Rutter. Elpayaa deliberated for a few moments before moving all in for 2,530,000 total to put Tieman to a tough decision.
As Tieman sat there with his brain working overtime the thirty-strong rail kept their silence before after nearly three minutes he reached for his remaining chips and slid them into the pot to put Elpayaa at risk.
Elpayaa: 
Tieman: 
With Elpayaa needing to win the race to stay alive, the 
flop would keep Tieman out in front and leave Elpayaa needing one of the remaining Aces or Jacks to take the lead.
The 
on the turn gave both players a sweat with a four now seeing them chop the pot, but when the dealer burned and turned the 
on the river, Elpayaa made his way round the table congratulating the remaining three players on a well-played tournament.
Although hoping for a better then 4th place finish, Elpayaa isn't going home empty handed as he heads to the cage to collect $125,387 for his efforts.