Leon Sturm Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,322,000)
Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Jason Koon limped the button. Leon Sturm opted to limp the small blind as well, leaving himself just 50,000 before seeing Masashi Oya check his option in the big blind to bring out the 8♥7♠K♥ flop.
Sturm put in his last 50,000 and got called by both Oya and Koon before seeing the 10♠ hit the turn.
Action checked through to the J♥ river on which action checked through once more to showdown.
Koon turned over the Q♥J♣ which was good enough to take the pot down and send Sturm home in third place for $1,322,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,500,000 | -1,250,000 |
|
18,100,000 | 1,800,000 |
|
Busted |