Christopher Kruk Eliminated in 3rd Place (�185,000)
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
JC Alvarado moved all in from the small blind and Christopher Kruk called out of the big blind for his last 645,000.
Christopher Kruk: 
JC Alvarado: 
The 
flop gave Alvarado the lead with a pair of jacks and the 
turn and 
river failed to improve Kruk, who was eliminated in third place for �185,000. Kurganov has a comfortable lead, heading into the heads-up for the trophy as almost 2-1 favorite.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,350,000 | |
|
||
|
1,850,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
Busted | |