Hand #69: Edward Ochana Eliminated in 3rd Place ($368,891)

Edward Ochana raised to 125,000 from the button, Joe Commisso folded from the small blind, and Richard Lyndaker called from the big blind.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}

. Both checked. The turn was the {9-Hearts}

. Lyndaker checked, and Ochana bet 130,000. Lyndaker peeked at Ochana out of the corner of his eye, then raised to 310,000. Ochana thought a moment, then made the call.

The river was the {10-Diamonds}

. Lyndaker didn't take long to move all in. Ochana, with 520,000 behind, looked back at his cards and sat in contemplation. He picked up a couple of chips and smiled at Lyndaker, who simply stared at the board.

Finally, Ochana made the call.

Lyndaker turned over {J-Clubs}

for the jack-high straight. Ochana showed {Q-Clubs}

for a pair of tens. Ochana has been eliminated in third place.

We are now going to take a moment to prepare for heads-up play.

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