Romans Lihacovs Eliminated in 3rd Place ($200,000)
Level 28
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Before this hand, Boris Kolev was winning most posts uncontested preflop. When it folded to Kolev in the small blind, he shoved to put Romans Lihacovs all in in the big blind. Lihacovs looked at his cards and called for his last 23,000,000.
Romans Lihacovs: 9♥9♠ 
Boris Kolev: J♥4♦
Lihacovs had a found a monster at the right time and looked poised to keep the tournament three-handed.
The flop came A♠8♠2♦ and Kolev needed to find a jack. The J♣ hit the turn to propel Kolev into the lead with a pair of jacks. The 7♦ fell on the river and Lihacovs was out in third, meaning the event was now heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000,000
38,000,000
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38,000,000 |
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Busted | |