Tony Basile Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$266,000)
![Tony Basile - 3rd Place](https://s.pnimg.net/i9QEM4i1NxVPIYFlzWcW6QtdgNFYF3DegOVgoAKxsvs/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC85/LzcveDRkY2QzZjdm/YmUuanBn.webp)
It took Martin Rowe about three seconds to shove all of his chips into the middle, more than 5 million. He had Basile well covered.
"Wow," said a shocked Basile. He peeked at his cards a second time and then went into the tank. After about a minute, he made the call. With a total of 5.2 million chips in the middle, it was the largest pot of the tournament.
Rowe:
![{K-Clubs}](/img/cards/kc.gif)
![{K-Diamonds}](/img/cards/kd.gif)
Basile:
![{A-Diamonds}](/img/cards/da.gif)
![{K-Hearts}](/img/cards/kh.gif)
Basile picked up a three-handed monster, but was up against an even bigger monster. The board bricked out
![{J-Diamonds}](/img/cards/jd.gif)
![{4-Clubs}](/img/cards/4c.gif)
![{9-Hearts}](/img/cards/9h.gif)
![{6-Clubs}](/img/cards/6c.gif)
![{Q-Clubs}](/img/cards/qc.gif)