Hand #69: Brandon Takao Eliminated in 4th Place ($54,000)

Photo:  Brandon Takao

HAND #69  –  Gregory De Faria limps from the button for 300,000, Trent Hopper raises from the small blind to 1,000,000, and Brandon Takao moves all in from the big blind for about 2,700,000.

De Faria folds, and Hopper calls with . Takao turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the queens hold up for Hopper to win the pot and eliminate Takao in fourth place.

Brandon Takao  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($54,000)

And here are the updated chip counts for the final three players:

Seat 1.  Trent Hopper  –  17,500,000  (58 bb)
Seat 2.  Nico Betbese  –  7,400,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Gregory De Faria  –  13,925,000  (46 bb)