Jonathan Brassard was the chip leader not too long ago when a deal was struck 3-way, however he has just made his exit after losing two big pots to Chan An Luong.
In the first hand, Chan An made a questionable call in a limped pot with middle pair for the remainder of his chips, and got lucky in the process. On a flop of , he called off his stack with , and was up against the of Jonathan. He spiked a second pair on the turn, as it brought the , and held on for the win with the river being a blank ().
Several hands later, Chan opened his button to 500,000, and called Jonathan’s 3bet of 1,175,000. On the flop of , he pushed all-in after Jonathan c-bet 1,175,000. Jonathan made the call with his draw, and they were virtually flipping.
Chan An:
Jonathan:
Chan An filled up with the running , and Jonathan, who was barely covered in the hand, made his exit in 3rd place. He collected $90,000, as agreed during the 3-way deal.
3rd place: Jonathan Brassard – $90,000 (part of 3-way deal)