Pedro Goncalves Eliminated in 7th Place (€9,506)

Omar Lakhdari raised to 60,000 under the gun and Paul Marius called in the next position. It folded to Pedro Goncalves in the cutoff who three-bet all in for 455,000. Lakhdari called and Marius folded.

Lakhdari:
Goncalves:

There was an eight in the window of the flop which came . Lakhdari returned to his seat having wandered off, muttering to himself in French as the turn came the . However, the river was the giving Lakhdari a bigger set and eliciting an explosive reaction from Goncalves who composed himself before shaking the hands of his competitors at the table.

This seventh place finish in the Main Event caps off a successful week of poker for the 40-year-old from Portugal who works in real estate. Goncalves, who is married with one child, has played poker for 12 years and this was his second final table of the week, after finishing sixth in the WPTDS Bounty tournament.

He takes home €9,506 for his efforts.