Hand #80: Matthew Wantman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($280,000)

Photo:  Matthew Wantman

HAND #80  –  Matthew Wantman moves all in from the small blind for about 1,500,000, and Joshua Pollock calls from the big blind with .

Wantman turns over and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Pollock wins the pot with two pair, tens and nines, to eliminate Wantman in third place.

Matthew Wantman  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($280,000)

And here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Joshua Pollock  –  19,275,000  (64 bb)
Ray Qartomy  –  12,675,000  (42 bb)