Level 40
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
In the very first hand of the heads-up duel, Damian Salas limped in and Brunno Botteon made it 1,750,000 to go. Salas gave it some consideration and made the call to see a flop of 
. Botteon continued for 1,225,000 and that shut down the resistance of Salas.
Botteon then raised to 1,100,000 on the button and Salas called. The 
flop was checked by Salas and Botteon continued for 1,000,000, which Salas called. The 
fell on the turn and Salas checked once more. Botteon fired a second barrel for 3,000,000 and that earned the second pot in as many hands in heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,825,000
-4,350,000
|
-4,350,000 |
|
||
|
18,450,000
4,350,000
|
4,350,000 |
flop.
turn gave Salas an open-ended straight draw on top and Ruivo calmly added "could be worse." It indeed came worse as the 
river improved Salas to a flush and sent Ruivo to the rail in 3rd place for $728,177.
flop and 
river for 700,000 and Damian Salas eventually called.
and that won the pot, as Salas mucked.
