Rick Swain Eliminated in Third Place ($37,868)
Sep 09, '13
The flop read 10
8
6 when Rick Swain moved all in again on his short stack, this time from the small blind. Harvey Vandeven called on the big blind. The two players then revealed their hands.
Vandeven: JJ
Swain: 8
7
Turn and River: 32
Swain was eliminated in third place, good for $37,868, and Vandeven will take 3,730,000 into the heads-up final against TK Miles (1,410,000).
Player Tags: Harvey Vandeven, Rick Swain
Rick Swain Crippled then Doubles
Sep 09, '13
There was 485,000 in the pot and the board read 966 when Harvey Vandeven shoved all in for 1,185,000 on the big blind and Rick Swain check-called on the small blind. Harvey held A8
and Swain had A7. The turn and river fell JA and Vandeven doubled up to take the chip lead with 2,950,000. Swain was crippled with just 195,000 after the hand.
He moved that stack into the middle preflop a few hands later from the button and TK Miles called on the big blind. Swain held 108 and Miles flipped over A2. The board ran out K86JK and Swain doubled up to survive with 425,000. Miles was down to 1.8 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Harvey Vandeven, Rick Swain
Updated Chip Counts
Sep 09, '13
The play has slowed between the final three players, who began three-handed play nearly even in chips.
TK Miles – 2,200,000
Richard Swain – 1,625,000
Harvey Vandeven – 1,350,000
Player Tags: Timothy Miles, Harvey Vandeven, Rick Swain
Updated Chip Counts
Sep 09, '13
Current chip counts for the final three players:
TK Miles – 2,200,000
Harvey Vandeven – 1,750,000
Richard Swain – 1,500,000
Player Tags: Timothy Miles, Harvey Vandeven, Rick Swain
