Nicolas Levi Eliminated in 3rd Place (€270,000)
From the button, Nicolas Levi raised all in for around 1.5 million. Martin Finger snap-called from the small blind and David Boyaciyan folded from the big blind. Hands please.
Finger: 
Levi: 
The flop came down 
and Levi took the lead with a pair of eights. Wait one second, though. Finger did have a world of outs with two overs and a flush draw holding the ace of clubs in his hand.
The turn 
smacked Finger with the lead. Then, as Levi began to put on his jacket in preparation, but really in hopes of jinxing Finger's chances, the river landed with the 
. That finished things off and Levi was eliminated in third place for €270,000.
Levi shook the hands of the two remaining players, wished them luck and headed to the payout desk. He had a big smile on his face the entire time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,250,000
1,790,000
|
1,790,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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of Martin Finger.
flop was a good start. Usero picked up the flush draw, and he'd add one extra out when the 
was the blank that ended his day.
flop. Check-check, and the 
, and Finger bet 160,000. Boyaciyan called quickly, and Finger checked to him after the 
hit fourth street. Now it was Boyaciyan doing the betting, and he made it 280,000 to go. Finger called with just a moment's hesitation, and the 
completed the board. Trading roles again, Finger led back out with 300,000, and Boyaciyan grumbled and made the call.
, and his two pair were good. Boyaciyan mucked, and he's slipped back down around 800,000 now, perhaps a bit lower. Finger's closing in on the ten-million-chip mark, but we've got him eyeballed at just a smidge less than that.
flop. In position, Usero bet 185,000, and Finger check-raised to 370,000 -- the minimum. Usero made the call, and the two men checked through the 
turn. On the river 
, Finger figured it was time to make a bet, and he settled on 700,000. It took a minute or two, but Usero eventually made the call for a significant chunk of his stack.