Hand #219: Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 3rd Place ($4,130,049)
John Racener has the button.
Joseph Cheong moves all in from the small blind for 17.5 million. Jonathan Duhamel makes the call after getting a count. Cheong is all in and at risk with the 
against the 
for the chip leading Duhamel.
The flop comes down 
and Cheong misses, but he does add a gunshot. The turn pairs the board with the 
and everyone grows eager for the river, especially Racener who is standing and watching anxiously. The river completes the board with the 
and that does it! Cheong is eliminated in third place, earning $4,130,049 for his finish. Both Racener and Duhamel are mobbed by their fans as they've made it to Monday's heads-up battle for the most coveted piece of gold jewelry in the poker world: a WSOP Main Event bracelet!
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