Everett Carlton Eliminated in 3rd Place ($224,455)
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #182: After Polychronopoulos opened for a raise from the small blind, Carlton shipped his last 2.45 million into the middle, and Polychronopoulos snap-called with , putting him in dominant position over Carlton's .
With his rail now screaming for a clean board, the dealer spread a flop of .
Although Carlton had not found a six, he picked up chop possibilities if the board paired up, but the turn () and river () did not cooperate, sending the WSOP Circuit grinder to the rail in 3rd place.