Michael Pesek Eliminated in 3rd Place ($70,000)
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When Jason Mercier folded his button, Michael Pesek moved all in for 75,000 from the small blind. In the big, Eugene Katchalov took just a minute to make sure before he made the call for almost all of his own chips too. Cards up, gents.
Showdown
Pesek: 
Katchalov: 
There was a muted nervousness in the sparsely populated studio as everyone inched toward the edges of the stage to catch a glimpse of the flop.
It came 
, a disaster for Pesek's ace. He was now in a big hole with two cards to come, needing some help to stay alive.
The turn opened the door a bit as the 
gave him another set of outs to try and chase down. He was now looking for any club (except the five) or any six to double up, and a queen or seven for the chop. The river was the blank 
, though, and that's a miss.
That's all she wrote for Pesek, relegated to the rail in third place. He'll take home $70,000.