Ben Heath Eliminated in 3rd Place ($805,024)
Level 22
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Phil Ivey limped in on the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs came along from the small blind. Ben Heath ripped all in for 3,300,000 in the big blind and Ivey called after getting a count. Ponakovs got out of the way and the two hands were tabled.
Ben Heath:
Phil Ivey:
The dealer fanned the flop of and Heath's ace-high was still in the lead. However, the rolled off on the turn and Ivey nailed a pair of queens. The completed the board and Heath was ousted in third place, leaving Ivey to battle heads-up with Ponakovs.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Aleksejs Ponakovs |
21,275,000
4,975,000
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4,975,000 |
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Phil Ivey |
15,925,000
2,225,000
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2,225,000 |
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Ben Heath | Busted | |
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