Felipe Ramos Eliminated in 3rd Place (HK$419,000)

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Niveau 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

After having to forfeit his big blind twice, Felipe Ramos was down to just five big blinds and raised to 70,000 from the button. Maksim Shuts folded in the small blind and Ka Kwan Lau checked his cards. "I won't fold," Ramos said and then added "I have 34,000 behind."

Lau just called with the words "let's see a flop", which came . Lau bet enough to set the PokerStars Team Pro in and Ramos called.

Felipe Ramos:
Ka Kwan Lau:

The turn improved Lau to two pair, and a blank river sent Ramos to the rail in 3rd place for a payday of HK$419,000 (~$53,930). Both remaining players then headed into a quick five-minute break and Lau holds an almost 2-1 lead over Shuts for the upcoming heads-up.