John Hesp Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,600,000)

Level 40
: 800,000/1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Hand #135: John Hesp raised all-in for 11,950,000 from the cutoff and Benjamin Pollak moved all-in over the top from the small blind. Ott folded his big blind and the cards were tabled for the remaining two players.
Hesp:
Pollak:
The flop came , giving Hesp a straight draw to go with his two live cards. The
on the turn was no help and the
on the river ended Hesp's tournament. Pollak won the hand with ace-high and Hesp was eliminated in fourth place.
The remaining three players are guaranteed $3,500,000 when they return on Saturday, July 22 at 5:30 p.m. local time.
Here is what Hesp had to say after his journey ended.

Player | Chips | Progress |
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226,450,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
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88,375,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
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45,850,000
12,750,000
|
12,750,000 |
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Busted |