Following a 3-way deal, Cassidy Battikha found a big double-up through Karim with over to take over the chip lead. Moments later, Cassidy and Kevin found themselves in the biggest pot of the tournament.
With the board showing , a raising war occurred resulting in a pot of roughly 63-million chips, or 80% of the chips in play! Cassidy tabled for the nut-flush draw, while Kevin turned over for a pair and a smaller flush draw. The brought no change on the turn, however Cassidy took the lead on the river to win the pot, and eliminate Kevin in 3rd place.
Along with his locked-in prize money from the ICM deal, Kevin also won a $20,000 bonus for winning the partypoker Golden Chip Last Longer.
Action is now heads-up between Cassidy and Karim, with Cassidy holding the majority of the chips in play.
3rd place: Kevin Zeidler – $53,450.00 + $20,000 Golden Chip Last Longer bonus