Tyler Rueger Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,928,887)
Level 24
: 350,000/700,000, 85,000 ante
Down to the final three players, Wenling Gao opened the button to 1.4 million and Tyler Rueger then three-bet to 4.395 million in the big blind. Gao opted for a four-bet to 9.8 million and without using his time bank, Rueger pushed all in for the 48,697,202 he had behind.
Gao called within one second to create a pot of almost 98 million.
Tyler Rueger: 
Wenling Gao: 
On a board of 
, Rueger found no help and became the third-place finisher. That comes with a handsome payout of $1,928,887 and Gao will now enter heads-up against Stoyan Madanzhiev in which both players have more than 200 big blinds at their disposal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,136,208
5,222,500
|
5,222,500 |
|
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|
141,725,463
50,149,702
|
50,149,702 |
|
Busted | |