Giovanni Marcacci Eliminated in 3rd Place ($129,760)
Tichelman was first to act and he moved all in. Marcacci stood up and paced around the stage, baffled. After about two minutes, Marcacci eventually called. The players showed:
Marcacci:
Tichelman:
Marcacci was in the lead but Tichelman was far from dead with an open-ended straight draw and an overcard. The turn came the catapulting Tichelman into the lead. Marcacci needed an eight to win the pot, but the river brought the . Tichelman stacked the pot and has an enormous chip lead headed into heads-up play. Marcacci was eliminated in third place and leaves with $129,760.