William Shaw Eliminated in 3rd Place ($107,340)
Level 40
: Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
William Shaw had moved back into second place after Fishman lost a pot to Yuriy Kudrynskyy. Shaw open-jammed from the button and Baruch Fishman called off from the big blind for around 59,000,000.
Baruch Fishman: K♠J♦
William Shaw: A♣9♦
Shaw was the slight favorite to win until the Q♠J♥8♦ flop paired Fishman. Shaw found no help on the 3♣2♦ runout, and he was left short.
The next hand, Yuriy Kudrynskyy raised to 10,000,000 on the button, Shaw jammed for 15,000,000 from the big blind, and Kudrynskyy called.
William Shaw: K♦8♥
Yuriy Kudrynskyy: Q♣J♥
Shaw was blind, but he actually ahead. However, the A♣Q♦3♦ flop paired Kudrynskyy. Shaw found no help on the 9♥7♦ runout, and his run ended in third.