John Esposito Eliminated in 3rd Place ($466,407)
Level 25
: 200,000/400,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
John Esposito potted for 300,000 from the small blind and Josh Arieh called in the big.
Esposito potted again on the flop, making it 600,000. Arieh responded with a maximum raise and called when Esposito moved all in for 2,840,000.
Esposito:
Arieh:
Esposito had aces but he was in bad shape against Arieh's two pair. Esposito needed an ace, eight or a runner-runner pair or flush to stay in the tournament.
The turn narrowed his outs to eight cards and the river wasn't any of them.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Josh Arieh |
16,200,000
3,300,000
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3,300,000 |
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Phillip Hui |
6,000,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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John Esposito | Busted | |
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