Edzevit Alitovsky busted in sixth place for $18,500.
The next to go was Lucas Drolet who open shoved pocket tens and received a call from Tu Kham Tran in the big blind holding AK. Tran spiked a king on the flop and an ace on the river which ended the day for Drolet, finishing in fifth place for $22,000.
After Drolet’s exit, Tu Kham Tran limped his button only to see Xiaoming Su open shove from the small blind. David Guay made the call in the big blind and Tran folded. Su had picked up a premium with his pocket queens and Guay made the call with an ace in the big blind. Guay had wheel outs on the 245 flop but didn’t get any more help on the turn or river. Guay had a huge rail who all clapped as he exited in fourth place for $27.000.
Here are the chip counts for the final three players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tu Kham | Tran | Table 20 - Seat 7 | 7,885,000 |
| Xiaoming | Su | Table 20 - Seat 8 | 4,340,000 |
| Aaron | Olshan | Table 20 - Seat 6 | 5,475,000 |
The tournament was paused and the players had the floor work out the ICM chop numbers, but in the end Tran said “no deal, let’s just play on since we all have locked up good money”.
The floor then asked if the players would like to adjust their seating positions and spread out; Tran again said “no, I like being so close, this way I can smell when they try to bluff me”.
The final three:
