Horacio Chaves Eliminated in 3rd Place ($72,152)
Level 33
: 250,000/500,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 125,000-250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000
Daniel Strelitz raised on the button, and Horacio Chaves three-bet from the small blind. Strelitz made it four bets to go, and Chaves called.
Both players drew two, and Chaves moved all in for his final 100,000. Strelitz called to put him at risk.
On the second draw, Chaves took one and Strelitz stood pat. The same occured on the third draw, and Chaves was drawing for his tournament life.
Horacio Chaves: 8x7x6x2x
Daniel Strelitz: 9x7x6x4x2x
Chaves had outs, but needed a three four or five to stay alive. The Jx he pulled was no help, as he left the tournament with it being the deepest WSOP run of any Paraguayan, beating his own record set by his 6th place finish in the 2013 $1,500 Ante Only No-Limit Hold'em.