Kasra Khodayarkhani Eliminated in 15th Place ($20,332)
It took about a half hour for the first elimination to occur here on Day 3, and the unfortunate victim was Kasra Khodayarkhani.
Lee Abramson opened for 90,000 from early position and watched the field fold around to the small blind. It was then that Dale Roesel three-bet to 210,000, prompting Khodayarkhani to four-bet all in for 680,000 from the big blind. Abramson got out of the way and Roesel snap-called.
Roesel: 
Khodayarkhani: 
It was a bit of a cooler for Khodayarkhani as he had run his big pocket pair into one of the three bigger ones possible. The 
flop wasn't anything special, and neither was the 
turn. Khodayarkhani needed a jack on the river to survive, but it was not in the cards as the 
peeled off.
Khodayarkhani exited in 15th place to a nice round of applause.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000 | 820,000 |
|
Busted |