Truong vs. Conley
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
In one of the last hands before the level went up, action folded to Tam Truong on the button and he put in a standard raise. Justin Conley then moved all in from the small blind for 37,500, the big folded and Truong made a hesitant call.
Truong: 
Conley: 
Conley got it in good but Truong was drawing to two live cards. The 
flop contained one of those cards and gave Truong the lead with a pair of queens. The 
turn was no help to Conley, and he needed an ace on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned and put out the 
, the last card Conley would see here in Event #40: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
Busted |
. His opponent had 
and even hit a jack on the flop, but would not improve beyond that: 
| 
.
. The big blind shoved all in for a little over 50,000 and Hamby, with some doubt in his voice, made the call almost immediately.
. The 
on the turn was a safe card for Hamby but the 
on the river was not. He shook his head a couple of times, counting out the chips he owed in the mean time.
, and the 
. After winning that hand, Dorneles Neto is back up to 250,000.
, and both players checked to see the 
completed the board. The under-the-gun player bet out 15,500 and Lybaert folded after some thinking.
. "Oh nice hand. I set you up for the squeeze but you found a real nice hand" the player on the button said.
. He could feel the bad news coming though. Ladouceur predicted a six on the turn, which would give his opponent an open-ended, but in fact the 
would pop up giving the button a pair. Ladouceur could still hit a king or spade for the double up but he would fail on that mission. The 
on the river was a complete blank and Ladouceur made his way to the exit in 83th place.