Gionni DeMers Eliminated in 8th Place ($36,074)

Gionni DeMers raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Aleksei Altshuller called from the small blind, and Eric Hicks called from the big blind.

The flop came , and Altshuller checked. Hicks checked as well, and DeMers bet 85,000. Altshuller check-raised to 435,000, Hicks quickly folded, and DeMers and Altshuller got the rest of the chips in, putting the cards on their backs.

DeMers:
Altshuller:

Altshuller was ahead with a set of threes, and DeMers needed to improve in order to survive. The turn and river changed nothing, and Altshuller took the pot to end DeMers' run in this tournament.