Steve Sung Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,880)

Hand #62: Frank Stepuchin raises to 1,530,000 from the small blind and Steve Sung calls all in for 775,000 from the big blind.

Stepuchin:
Sung:

Sung was flipping for his tournament life but held the slight advantage before the flop lands .

Sung would now need to fade an ace, king, queen, ten, or nine to stay alive, and when the fell on the turn, Stepuchin would make his straight.

Now needing to find a jack or seven, the river lands the , and Sung is eliminated in third-place for a $259,880 payday.

Frank Stepuchin – 8,655,000
Shannon Shorr – 1,460,000
Steve Sung – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,880