Matthew O'Brien Eliminated in 3rd Place ($102,898)
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In a battle of the blinds, Jim Harnden opened to 125,000 from the small, and Matthew O'Brien reraised to 265,000 in the big. Harnden made the call to see the flop.
The dealer spread out 
, and Harnden checked to the raiser. When O'Brien bet 325,000, though, Harnden check-raised to 750,000. O'Brien made the call there, and he called another 500,000 behind the 
turn. The river came the 
, and Harnden wasn't slowing down now. He stacked up 1.1 million and slid it into the pot, but his bet drew an all-in shove from O'Brien. It was 4.485 million total, and Harnden snap-called.
"You're good," O'Brien lamented, and he was forced to show his 
. Harnden's 
had filled up on the river. When the stacks were counted down, Harnden had O'Brien covered by just 20,000 lonely chips.
In that monster pot, we've bid farewell to Matthew O'Brien in third place. He'll pocket six figures with a check for $102,898, and we're heads-up with a huge chip discrepancy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,060,000 | 6,560,000 |
|
|
Busted |