Mark Castaldo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,708)
Holding the button, Mark Castaldo opened for 34,000 and Joseph Stiers defended his big blind by flatting.
The flop rolled out and Stiers tapped the table, prompting Castoldo to c-bet for 45,000. Stiers wasted little time in using his big stack to bully, and he announced all in with authority in his voice.
When he heard Castaldo snap-call, Stiers was resigned to his fate and flipped up his expecting to have run into a higher straight. At the sight of Castaldo's , Stiers perked up just a bit, as he realized his draws were still live.
Turn:
Just like that one of those draws was delivered, and Stiers' two pair put Castaldo on the brink. The river blanked off with the , and despite waking up with the best preflop hand in Hold'em, Castaldo was sent to the rail with a 3rd place finish.
Stiers now holds an overwhelming chip lead entering the heads-up contest against Brian Cavaliere.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Stiers |
1,190,000
381,000
|
381,000 |
Mark Castaldo | Busted |