Phil Ivey Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,080,000)
Level 23
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jesse Lonis jammed from the small blind, and Phil Ivey called for his stack of 19,200,000 from the big blind.
Phil Ivey: A♣6♦ 
Jesse Lonis: A♥9♥
Lonis had the better kicker with his ace, and a clean runout would see Lonis go into heads-up with a slight advantage.
A flop of J♠10♠8♣ came down, keeping Lonis out in front. The 3♠ on the turn meant Ivey was one card away from elimination. The 5♥ dropped on the river to give Lonis the winning hand with ace-nine high, and Ivey was out in third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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47,300,000
20,400,000
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20,400,000 |
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Busted | |
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