Artyem Perlov raised to 200,000 with the button. Adam Bitker defended his big blind, and the flop came . Bitker checked, Perlov continued for 275,000, and Bitker called.
The turn was , Bitker checked again, and Perlov fired a second bullet worth 380,000. Bitker folded.
Adam Bitker raised to 200,000 with the button, Andrew Sherman-Ash three-bet to 375,000 from the big blind, Bitker moved all in for 2.395 million, and Sherman-Ash snap-called.
Bitker:
Sherman-Ash:
Bitker was dominated, and did not improve as the board ran out .
He is eliminated in 3rd place, and will receive $70,000 for his efforts.
There will now be a short break before heads-up play begins.
Andrew Sherman-Ash begins heads-up play with a slight chip lead, and if he wins he will earn $138,864. If Artyem Perlov wins the match, he'll take home $108,864.
Artyem Perlov opened to 200,000 with the button, Andrew Sherman-Ash called, and the flop fell, . Sherman-Ash checked, Perlov continued for 225,000, and Sherman-Ash called.
The turn was the , Sherman-Ash checked again, and Perlov fired 360,000. Sherman-Ash quickly called.
The completed the board, Sherman-Ash checked a third and final time, and Perlov knuckled behind.
Sherman-Ash tabled for trip fours, and won the pot.
Artyem Perlov raised to 200,000 on the button, Andrew Sherman-Ash three-bet to 375,000, and Perlov four-bet to 565,000.
Sherman-Ash moved all in for effectively 3.405 million, and Perlov re-checked his cards one last time before going deep into the tank. He looked down at his stack for 30 seconds or so, then folded.