Rui Sousa Eliminated in 3rd Place (�607,400)
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Simon Brandstrom raised to 525,000 from the button with 
and Rui Sousa defended his big blind holding 
.
The flop came 
for Sousa to hit top pair. Sousa quickly checked and Brandstrom continued with a bet of 500,000. Sousa looked at Brandstrom and then announced he wanted to raise to 1,400,000 before putting the chips in. Brandstrom glanced at the board and Sousa a few times before announcing he was all-in. Sousa looked at his cards once more and then made the call for the 6,625,000 he had behind.
The Sousa-rail aksed for the 
but instead, the turn was the 
which kept Brandstrom ahead.
The river completed the board with the 
to seal the deal to send Sousa out of the Main Event in third place for �607,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,625,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
28,000,000
6,900,000
|
6,900,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |