Cristhian Rico Eliminated in 3rd Place ($23,300)
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Deddi Orpaz limped in from the small blind and Cristhian Rico raised to 290,000 from the big blind. Orpaz countered with a three-bet to 905,000 and Rico four-bet ripped all in for 1,580,000. Orpaz quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Cristhian Rico: A♠J♠
Deddi Orpaz: Q♦J♦
Rico started off in a dominating position but the flop of 9♥7♦6♦ gave Orpaz a flush draw. The 10♥ on the turn made things a little more sweaty and the 5♦ on the river completed the flush for Orpaz. Rico was eliminated in third place in devastating fashion, leaving the two non-Brazilian players to battle heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,375,000
1,235,000
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1,235,000 |
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Busted | |