Martin Zamani Eliminated in 3rd Place ($148,829)
Hand #1: Martin Zamani opened to 500,000 on the button and received a call from Kenneth Payne, who defended his big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Payne checked to Zamani, who made a continuation-bet of 2 million, nearly double the pot. Payne thought for a few moments and called.
The turn came
and Payne checked. Zamani immediately said he was all in. Two minutes later, Payne found a call for 9 million.
"You got me, good call," said Zamani as he tabled ![]()
.
Payne showed ![]()
, prompting a response of surprise from Zamani.
The river
left Payne out in front and he earned the double as a result, leaving Zamani with 5.6 million.
Hand #2: On the following hand, Zamani raised his option over a small-blind completion from Payne and the two went to a flop of ![]()
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. Payne check-called a bet, and proceeded to do the same on the turn
. Payne checked again on the river
and Zamani shoved his remaining chips into the pot. Payne called.
Zamani was caught bluffing while Payne had ![]()
for a full house, giving him the second won all-in pot against Zamani in as many hands, with this one leaving Zamani dry on chips to make him the third-place finisher in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,500,000
20,100,000
|
20,100,000 |
|
|
5,575,000
2,575,000
|
2,575,000 |
|
|
Busted |