Teodor Evstratiev Eliminated In 3rd Place (£23,730)
Teodor Evstratiev complete the small blind and Tuan Le raised to 100,000 from the big blind. Evstratiev reraised to 260,000 and Le four-bet to 575,000. Evstratiev called and action went to the flop.
The flop came 8♠5♦3♦. Evstratiev checked, Le bet 450,000 and Evstratiev made a huge shove all in. Le quickly called and had Evstratiev slightly covered.
Teodor Evstratiev: J♦9♦
Tuan Le: A♠A♦
Evstratiev had a flush draw with overcards to the board. Le had pocket aces.
The turn came the Q♥ to bring backdoor straight options for Evstratiev and sweats for Le. The river fell the K♠ and Le held up.
The two big stacks had clashed in a mammoth pot. Evstratiev was eliminated in third place for £23,730. Le goes into the heads-up with a huge chip lead over Ali Zia.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,360,000
6,360,000
|
6,360,000 |
|
1,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |