Hand #157: Young Eum Eliminated in 3rd Place ($354,000)

Photo:  Lara Eisenberg and Young Eum hug following Eum’s elimination in third place.

Young Eum raises from the button to 4,000,000 with , Lara Eisenberg moves all in from the small blind for 75,600,000 with , and Eum calls allin for 40,000,000.

It’s a race situation, and Eum needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket jacks hold up for Eisenberg to win the pot and eliminate Eum in third place.

Young Eum  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($354,000)

The final two players will take a roughly 20-minute break before heads-up play begins.

Lara Eisenberg  –  119,600,000  (60 bb)
Stephen Song  –  43,800,000  (22 bb)

Photo:  Lara Eisenberg and Stephen Song fist bump after a roller coaster three-handed battle.