Event 7: 3rd Place – Richard Hope

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante

Richard Hope
Richard Hope (Dade City, FL)
$4,593

Richard Hope opened for 130k from the small blind.  Manny Minaya called from the big.  The flop came 9c8d3c and Richard bet 150k.

Manny shoved  and Richard snap-called, showing Tc7c for an open-ender and flush draw.  Manny rolled over Ac8c for middle pair, and the nut flush draw, leaving Richard looking for a non-club Jack, seven, or Ten.

The last two fell AdAs and Manny took the pot with Aces-full.  He doubled up to nearly 1.9 million while Richard was left with only 145k.

Richard managed to double-up once, but then busted out, finishing 3rd for $4,593.

Heads-up play began with John Pappas holding ~560k and Manny holding 2.7 million.