Barry Donovan Eliminated in 3rd Place (£10,000)

Barry Donovan (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 25:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries:2/190
Prizes:£100,000

Chris Yong raised to 160,000 from the button, and Barry Donovan defended the big blind.

On the 987 flop, Donovan checked, and Yong slid out a bet of 175,000.

Donovan check-raised to 390,000, and Yong called.

The J hit on the turn, and Donovan fired out a bet of 875,000.

Yong jammed for 3,400,000 with the covering stack, and Donovan snap-called for his 1,300,000 remaining stack.

Barry Donovan: K6
Chris Yong: Q10

It was another action board, Yong with the nut straight and Donovan with a wrap and flush draw.

The 3 river was a brick, and the tournament is now at heads-up, Yong holding a healthy lead over Daniel Smith.

The players have taken a 15-minute break before heads-up play commences.

Chris Yong – 6,890,000
Daniel Smith – 2,605,000
Barry Donovan – 0

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