Event 17: Matthew Sloan Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,403)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 186

Matthew Sloan
Matthew Sloan

Matthew Sloan open-shoved the button for about 240,000, and Harrison Gimbel called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Sloan: As8d
Gimbel: AhKh

The board ran out Ad4h3s2cJs, and Gimbel’s kicker played to earn him the knockout pot. Sloan was eliminated in third place.

Gimbel is now heads up with Seth Davies for the trophy, and the stacks are nearly even as the duel begins.

Harrison Gimbel – 1,180,000 (59 bb)
Seth Davies – 1,060,000 (53 bb)
Matthew Sloan – Eliminated