Event 17: Victor Figueroa – 3rd Place ($27,605)

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 288

Victor Figueroa
Victor Figueroa

Victor Figueroa moved all in from the button for about 975,000, and Marco Townsend called from the big blind with 6s6c.

Figueroa turned over 5d5c, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ac9d6hJs3h, and Townsend flops a set of sixes to win the pot and eliminate Figueroa in third place.

Victor Figueroa  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($27,605)

And here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Marco Townsend  –  2,975,000  (50 bb)
Nelson Resendiz  –  1,375,000  (23 bb)