Jon Persent Eliminated in 3rd Place (ZAR 400,000)
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Alexandre Blanc opened on the button to 600,000 and Jon Persent three-bet small to 1,300,000 out of the big blind. When it was back on the French player, Blanc four-bet small to 2,800,000, Persent checked his cards again and then pushed all-in to get snap-called.
Jon Persent: A♣7♦
Alexandre Blanc: A♠K♣
The kicker played on the Q♥9♦4♣2♣3♥ board and both stacks were counted. Blanc covered by only 400,000 nearly sixteen hours after the day started, the field was reduced to the final two players. Persent finished in third place for ZAR 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,800,000
13,800,000
|
13,800,000 |
|
|
7,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
Busted |