Championship Day 3: Michael Yaw Eliminated by Paul Volpe

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Michael Yaw
Michael Yaw

Michael Yaw was all in from the hijack with QsQd, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Paul Volpe’s AhKs on the button.

The board came Qh9h8c4h7h — Yaw flopped a set of queens, but Volpe caught a runner-runner heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Yaw from the tournament.

Paul Volpe  –  1,150,000  (48 bb)
Michael Yaw  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($25,000)

With 30 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 907,000 (38 big blinds).