Hand #102: Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,798,700)

Photo:  Andrew Lichtenberger

Andrew Lichtenberger completes the small blind to 2,500,000, Dan Sepiol raises from the big blind to 8,500,000, and Lichtenberger limp-reraises to 32,500,000.

Sepiol uses one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he moves all in for 165,700,000, and Lichtenberger quickly calls all in for 142,300,000 with .

Sepiol turns over , and Lichtenberger needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Sepiol wins the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Lichtenberger in third place.

Seat 2.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($2,798,700)

Photo:  Andrew Lichtenberger (left) and Dan Sepiol (center) watch as the dealer puts out the river card

There will be a break before heads-up play begins. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the final table payouts:

Seat 3.  Dan Sepiol  –  310,500,000  (124 bb)
Seat 5.  Georgios Sotiropoulos  –  72,600,000  (29 bb)

1st:  $5,678,000*
2nd:  $3,772,200

3rd:  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  $2,798,700
4th:  Chris Moorman  –  $2,095,300
5th:  Ben Heath  –  $1,583,100
6th:  Artur Martirosian  –  $1,207,000

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into next year’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Photo:  Andrew Lichtenberger (left) and Dan Sepiol (center)