Richard Yong Eliminated in 3rd Place (HK$16,720,000)
Level 20
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Richard Yong raised to 165,000 in the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 500,000. Yong moved all in for 1,945,000 and Badziakouski quickly called.
Yong: 
Badziakouski: 
Badizakouski was ahead and Yong wasn't able to pull ahead on the 
flop. The 
turn left him drawing to a queen but he wasn't able to spike any of his three outs as the river fell 
.
Richard Yong was eliminated in third place, taking home HK$16,720,000 ($2.13 million) for his efforts.
Badziakouski and Chan Wai Leong took a short break before the heads-up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,600,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
||
|
2,150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted | |