Fernando Brito Eliminated in 3rd Place ($282,676)
Fernando Brito just went on a surge, that for a short while looked like it was driving him into contention in this three way battle. But if he was really going to get serious he needed to win a big showdown and when it mattered the most, the cards let him down.
Brito shut down both Weissman and then Quehen with three-bets pre flop before he was facing one himself. It was Weissman who pulled it out of the bag and Brito called bringing us to a flop of . Weissman bet 400,000 and Brito moved all-in.
"What do you have?" puzzled Weissman before folding.
So the momentum was very much with Brito when he once again three-bet pre flop. Once again it was Weissman and he moved all-in. Brito called and we had the showdown that Brito needed to cement his progress with an accumulation of serious chips.
Weissman | |
Brito |
The flop brought some oohs and aahs from the crown when some of them mistook the queen for a jack - . The turn card was the and the crowd once again was maniacal. This time, however, Weissman remained unmoved. The river card was the and it was over for Brito. A very sporting Weissman heading over to Brito to console him before heading to the rail for the jubilant high-fives (and the low paw for the mutt).
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joey Weissman |
8,400,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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Jeremy Quehen | 3,600,000 | |
Fernando Brito | Busted |