Hand #130: Yulian Bogdanov Eliminated in 3rd Place ($440,000)

Photo:  Yulian Bogdanov

HAND #130  –  Robert Mizrachi completes the small blind to 400,000, and Yulian Bogdanov checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes , Mizrachi bets 400,000, Bogdanov raises to 1,150,000, and Mizrachi three-bets all in.

Bogdanov calls all in for about 5,800,000 with for a pair of sevens with a gutshot straight draw, and he needs it to hold to stay alive against Mizrachi’s — a pair of fives with an open-ended straight draw.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Mizrachi wins the pot with an eight-high straight to eliminate Bogdanov in third place.

Yulian Bogdanov  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($440,000)

Photo:  Yulian Bogdanov