Cooper Li Eliminated in 3rd Place ($99,500)
Blinds: 800/1,600
Cooper Li raised to 3,200 from the button and Niklas Astedt three-bet to 12,800 which Li called.
The flop came 
, Astedt bet 9,150 and Li called.
The turn was the 
and Astedt shoved with the bigger stack. Li contemplated for a while before opting to make the call for the 50,252 he had behind.
Cooper Li: 
Niklas Astedt: 
They both held a pocket pair but Astedt was ahead with the higher one while Li also had a gutshot to a straight.
The river completed the board with the 
for Astedt to improve to a full house for his spot in the final against Mirza Muhovic while Li claimed $99,500 for finishing in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 59,280 |
|
Busted |