Event 40: Luke Brereton – 3rd Place ($31,400)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 345

Luke Brereton
Luke Brereton

Michael Graffeo raised from the button to 160,000, and Luke Brereton moved all in from the small blind for about 805,000. Carlos Chadha Villamarin called from the big blind, and Graffeo folded.

Brereton turned over As8s, but he was dominated by Villamarin’s Ah9h, needing to improve to stay alive.

The board came QhQc5sKc7c, and Villamarin’s nine kicker played to win the pot and eliminate Brereton in third place.

Luke Brereton  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($31,400)

Here are the updated chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Carlos Chadha Villamarin  –  5,775,000  (72 bb)
Michael Graffeo  –  1,125,000  (14 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $71,150 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $48,600

3rd:  Luke Brereton  –  $31,400
4th:  Fred Goldberg  –  $20,700
5th:  Mitchell Halverson  –  $16,000
6th:  Perla Ojeda  –  $13,200
7th:  Michael Cox  –  $11,100
8th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $9,090
9th:  Valerie Novak  –  $7,110