Nguyen and Ciccone Fall to Cervantes
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
On a completed board of 
, Thi Xoa Nguyen leveled herself into calling all-in when facing the push by Jaime Cervantes and flashed her 
for the top pair. However, she ran smack dab into the 
for the flopped nuts and was sent to the payout desk.
Only one hand later, Riccardo Ciccone pushed for 86,000 from under the gun and Cervantes called from two seats over while all other players folded.
Riccardo Ciccone: 
Jaime Cervantes: 
The board ran out 
and the suited overcards missed for Cervantes to score the next knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 | 293,000 |
|
600,000 | 351,000 |
|
80,000 | -137,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |