Hand #88: Kai Paulsen Eliminated in 3rd Place (PHP 1,827,200 / $38,870)

Jan 7, 2016

Kai Paulsen

Hand #88  –  Ying Lin Chua limps from the button for 60,000, Kai Paulsen (pictured) completes the small blind, and Markus Garberg checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes Club JDiamond 10Diamond 8, and it checks to Chua, who bets 100,000. Paulsen moves all in for about 1 million, and Garberg folds.

Chua calls with Spade 10Club 10 for a set of tens, and Paulsen turns over Diamond 6Diamond 5 for a diamond flush draw. Paulsen needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the Heart 9, putting a gutshot straight draw on the board and giving Paulsen additional outs to a chop.

But the river card is the Club 9, giving Chua a full house (tens full of nines) to eliminate Paulsen in third place.

Kai Paulsen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  (PHP 1,827,200 / $38,870)

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