$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool: $2,070,585 | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 2,937
Josh Hillock raised from the small blind to 3,500,000, Johnny Bromberg reraised from the big blind to 10,000,000, and Hillock thought for a while before he reraised to 25,500,000.
Bromberg paused for a moment before he five-bet all in, and Hillock said, “Alright, let’s do this,” and he called all in for about 58,000,000 with 
.
Bromberg turned over 
, and Hillock needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Hillock turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Bromberg won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Hillock in third place.
Josh Hillock – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($131,000)
Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:
Johnny Bromberg – 207,900,000 (173 bb)
Duc Vu – 85,800,000 (72 bb)
1st: $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $176,000
Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.
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