Steffen Sontheimer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($169,280)
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Steffen Sontheimer raised to 300,000 on the button and Jesus Cortes announced all in from the big blind. Sontheimer quickly called for roughly another 350,000.
Jesus Cortes: 
Steffen Sontheimer: 
Sontheimer held a dominating lead and the flop of 
changed nothing. However, the 
on the turn was one of Cortes' three outs and the 
completed the board. Sontheimer headed to the payout desk in third place, leaving Cortes to battle with Justin Bonomo in an even matchup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
2,300,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
Busted | |