Hand #3: Richard Sysko Eliminated in a Tie for 76th Place by Patrick Braga

May 15, 2024

Richard Sysko and Patrick Braga
Photo:  Richard Sysko (far left, standing) was eliminated by Patrick Braga (far right, seated in tan).

In Hand #3 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, the board shows Spade ADiamond KSpade 8Diamond Q on the turn. Richard Sysko is all in for 179,000 with Club ASpade Q for two pair, aces and queens, but he needs to improve to stay alive against Patrick Braga’s Diamond ASpade K.

Sysko needs to catch a queen on the river to stay alive, but the river card is the Club K. Braga wins the pot with a full house, kings full of aces, to eliminate Sysko from the tournament. Braga also appears to be the Day 1D chipleader with 1,033,000.

However, there was an elimination at another table during this same hand, so Sysko will chop 76th place with Nirosh Jeyananthan to earn CAD $1,000 each.

Patrick Braga  –  1,033,000  (103 bb)
Richard Sysko  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 76th Place (CAD $1,000)

Patrick Braga
Photo:  Patrick Braga

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