Parssinen won a pot against Watson and regained the lead before finishing up the job to send him to the rail in third place for $498,713.
Parssinen opened for 2 million from the button before he called a jam for nearly 15 million from the small blind by Watson.
Michael Watson:
Eelis Parssinen:
Parsinnen paired up on the board and it was the end of Watson's good run.
Meanwhile, Parsinnen held a nearly 3:1 chip advantage to start heads-up play against Davidi Kitai.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Eelis Parssinen |
42,058,470
22,246,634
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22,246,634 |
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Davidi Kitai |
16,031,630
-539,900
|
-539,900 |
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Mike Watson | Busted | |
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