George James Eliminated in 83rd Place by Erik Lemarquand in 3-Way Pot

With 83 players remaining (only the final 81 get paid), Erik Lemarquand (pictured) raises from middle position to 15,000, George James moves all in from the button for 58,000, and Jeff Madsen moves all in over the top for about 325,000.

Lemarquand tanks for a while before he calls all in for 116,500, creating a three-way all-in situation. Here are their hands in descending order of chip counts:

Jeff Madsen:  
Erik Lemarquand:  
George James:  

The board comes , and the pocket queens hold up for Lemarquand to win the pot, doubling thru Madsen and eliminating James in 83rd place.

Erik Lemarquand  –  360,000  (60 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  205,000  (34 bb)
George James  –  Eliminated in 83rd Place

As hand-for-hand play is about to begin with 82 players left, there is an all-in situation in progress at another table …