Hand #164: Adam Hendrix Eliminated in 3rd Place ($175,000)

Photo:  Adam Hendrix

James Mackey moves all in from the button, and Adam Hendrix uses two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute in the big blind before he calls all in for 2,950,000 with .

Mackey turns over , and Hendrix needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Mackey pairs his ace on the flop and his five on the turn to win the pot with two pair and eliminate Hendrix in third place.

Seat 4.  Adam Hendrix  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($175,000)
Seat 5.  James Mackey  –  24,750,000
Seat 6.  Eric Afriat  –  5,400,000

Photo:  Adam Hendrix and James Mackey embrace after Hendrix’s elimination.