Liang Xu Eliminated in 3rd Place (�288,090)

Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger folded his button and small blind Andras Nemeth shoved all in. Big blind Liang, Xu, with 660,000 total, thought about it for a bit before he called.
Andras Nemeth:
Liang Xu:
Xu asked for a queen, which prompted Nemeth to ask the dealer for a nine.
"Ok, nine," Xu said jokingly.
The flop of wasn't doing anything yet, but the
on the turn helped Nemeth jump in the lead. The
on the river was a blank and Xu exited in third place for �288,090 ($326,275).
Nemeth and Eibinger are now guaranteed �451,350 ($511,174), playing heads up for the trophy and �653,000 ($739,552).
Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,775,000
1,835,000
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1,835,000 |
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3,225,000
-675,000
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-675,000 |
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Busted |