Alexandr Merzhvinskii Eliminated in 3rd Place (�631,500)
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Alexandr Merzhvinskii shoved all in from the button for 3,575,000 and Artem Kobylynskyi quickly folded his small blind. Paul Michaelis snap-called from the big blind.
Alexandr Merzhvinskii: 
Paul Michaelis: 
The flop came 
for them both to flop a pair but keep Michaelis ahead with the higher pair of nines.
The turn was the 
to not change the situation.
The river completed the board with the 
which meant that Merzhvinskii was eliminated in 3rd place and will take home �631,500 home with him after the three remaining players had agreed to a deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,525,000
4,350,000
|
4,350,000 |
|
||
|
11,700,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |
|
Busted | |