João Maureli Eliminated in 3rd Place ($174,510)

João Maureli’s run has come to an end. The Brazilian won his seat via a ticket drop in a $22 buy-in tournament and has spun it up into a huge payday.

He came unstuck after going all in with in the small blind for 14.2 million and running into Daniel Smyth’s . The board didn’t help him but he takes a six-figure sum that includes $32,449 in bounties. Meanwhile, Daniel Smyth will start heads up with the chip deficit but he has added another $16,974 to his pay packet after that elimination, plus $66,000 more is locked up for making it this far.

Daniel Smyth – 37.3 million
Manig Loeser – 65.6 million
João Maureli – Eliminated