Adria Balaguer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($245,197)

One hand after after doubling with against Kennii Nguyen's
, Adria Balaguer raised to 100,00 in the small blind and Cliff Goldkind three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind. Balaguer fired back with a four-bet to 635,000, Goldkind pushed all in, and Balaguer called off for around 2,600,000.
Balaguer:
Goldkind:
Balaguer was in fantastic shape to take the chip lead. But poker can be a cruel, cruel game. The dealer tabled a flop of and Goldkind's rail exploded when they saw his flopped full house. The
turn and
river were no help to a dejected Balaguer, who will take $245,197 back to his home in Malta. We'll have the official heads-up chip counts for you momentarily!
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |