Royce Matheson Eliminated in 7th Place ($32,198)
Level 42
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #76: Preston Lee raised to 35,000 from the hijack. Royce Matheson sat in the small blind and when it folded to him he three-bet to 116,000. Lee called and they saw a flop appear.
The flop was 
and Matheson continued with a bet of 105,000. Lee called again and the turn was the 
. This time the bet from Matheson was 275,000. Lee called again to see the 
river and now it checked to Lee.
Lee decided to push all-in. It was effectively 436,000 since he covered Matheson. Matheson went into the tank and took his time to think out his decision. After a couple of minutes, Matheson decided to go with the call and opened up 
, but that wasn't good enough to beat Lee's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,252,000 | 932,000 |
|
Busted |