Nguyen Backdoors The Nuts To Stay Alive
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Thad McNulty saw action fold to him in the cutoff and open-jammed for 915,000 with 
. Luan Nguyen was in the small blind with 
and called all in for less.
McNuty was able to fade jacks, but running clubs on a board of 
backed Nguyen into the nuts and scored him the double, bringing him to just shy of 1 million while McNulty is now the shortest stack in the tournament with six still remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
990,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
475,000
655,000
|
655,000 |