Johnny Chan Eliminated in 3rd Place ($100,000)
Howard Lederer raised from the small blind to put Johnny Chan all in, and after hollywooding for a bit, Chan made the call for his last 49,000.
Chan:
Lederer:
The audience cheered for all kinds of cards as the dealer laid out the flop. That was a pretty good one as far sweats go. Lederer hit top pair, but Chan picked up an open-ended straight draw. The wasn't any help to him though. And much to the disappointment of his family and friends on the rail, the didn't save him either.
We're taking a brief break now to prepare for the heads-up match between Lederer and Huck Seed.