Tyler Kenney Eliminated in 3rd Place ($170,000)
Dan Shak opened to 200,000 from the small blind, and Tyler Kenney three-bet shoved his 1.625 million into the middle from the big. Shak made the quick call, and Kenney was at risk as the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Shak:
Kenney:
The news was not good for the at-risk Kenney as he was dominated and needing to catch a card to stay alive. The flop made things even worse for Kenney as his outs were reduced by one. The turn meant that he couldn't even double up now, drawing dead to a chop. He needed to find one of the non-heart queens to stay in contention, but the river was the . That completed Shak's flush, plenty good enough to snag the rest of Kenney's chips.
It was a fine run for the lesser-known Kenney brother, and he'll depart with a third-place paycheck worth $170,000.