Hand #187: Naj Ajez Eliminated in 3rd Place (AUD $310,675)

Photo:  Naj Ajez

HAND #187  –  Po Ho raises from the button to 1,000,000, Naj Ajez moves all in from the big blind for 7,600,000, and Ho calls with .

Ajez turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Ho pairs his four on the flop and rivers trips to win the pot and eliminate Ajez in third place.

Naj Ajez  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  (AUD $310,675)

Here are the updated chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the remaining payouts:

Po Ho  –  21,000,000  (42 bb)
David Tang  –  14,500,000  (29 bb)

1st:  AUD $647,470*  (~US $425,712*)
2nd:  AUD $421,635  (~US $277,225)

Reminder:  During heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

NOTE:  For worldwide consistency across all WPT events, the amounts on the Payouts page are in U.S. dollars. For this event, payouts have been converted using a rate of AUD $1.00 = US $0.6575.

* First-prize amount includes an AUD $15,000 prize package that includes travel to Las Vegas and the winner’s US $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.