Dec 8, 2021
Photo: Paul Snead (left) shakes hands with Andrew Ostapchenko after eliminating him in third place.
HAND #147 – Andrew Ostapchenko moves all in from the button for 1,700,000, and Paul Snead calls from the big blind with .
Ostapchenko turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Snead wins the pot with two pair, kings and deuces, to eliminate Ostapchenko in third place.
Paul Snead – 8,525,000 (34 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($110,085)
Ostapchenko was the last contender for the WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year race, but he needed to win this event to win it.
With Ostapchenko’s elimination, Albert Knafo officially becomes the WPTDeepStacks North American Player of the Year!