Thomas Ward Eliminated in 2nd Place (NZ$104,000), Minh Nguyen Wins!
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It's all over!
It took four hands of going all in blind for Minh Nguyen to be crowned the champion.
The first hand of the flip fest was the most exciting of all.
Thomas Ward had 
and was dominating Minh Nguyen’s 
, with Nguyen the at risk player.
The flop came down 
keeping Ward in front. The 
gave Nguyen outs to a straight and that’s exactly what the dealer delivered when the 
spiked on the river. With that, Nguyen's rail went wild as he now had Ward extremely short stacked.
The second hand saw Ward’s 
dominating Nguyen’s 
and he was able to hold as the 
board ran out.
The third hand saw Ward’s 
hold against Nguyen’s 
when the board ran out 
.
In the final flip Ward moved in with the best hand for the fourth straight time, this time having just a little less in chips than Nguyen. Ward's 
was in front of Nguyen’s 
until the flop came down 
. Then Nguyen secured the victory and the title when the dropped on the turn giving him an unbeatable two pair. The meaningless 
was just a tease for Ward as it completed the board and with that, the tournament was over!
A great run from Ward whose luck ran out right at the end of the tournament.
Ward pockets NZ$104,000 as per the private deal, while Nguyen takes NZ$111,600 total after winning the extra NZ$10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,350,000 | 2,350,000 |
|
Busted |