John McDonald Eliminated in 3rd Place ($34,535)
The flop came down and McDonald led for 80,000. Hale raised all in and McDonald snap-called! Hale had McDonald's 363,000 remaining chips covered.
Showdown:
Hale:
McDonald:
The turn was the and filled up Hale, eliminating some outs for McDonald. The river was then the and that was it, McDonald would be out in third place. He shook the hands of Meierotto and Hale, collecting $34,535 for his finish.