Tommy Nguyen Eliminated in 13th Place ($86,000)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Tommy Nguyen shoved a little over ten big blinds all in from the small blind and Chino Rheem called from the big blind.
Tommy Nguyen: 
Chino Rheem: 
The flop was 
and Nguyen already put on his jacket. He stood up on the 
turn and zipped his jacked close after the 
river was dealt, ending his deep run in the Main Event in 13th place.
Nguyen came into the penultimate day as the chip leader but after losing a big coinflip against Daniel Strelitz he was relegated to a short stack. The WSOP Monster Stack champion managed to score a pay jump and received $86,000 for his run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
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. Altman checked. Hakim bet 120,000. Altman check-called.
and was checked to the 
and Altmand revealed 
to win the pot.
, Ladouceur checked and subsequently check-raised from 65,000 to 150,000, Strelitz called. They headed to the 
turn and Ladouceur check-folded to a jam by Strelitz.
turn, and Wellenbach made a pair of nines with the 
river for good measure to end Barer's run in 12th place. He takes home $86,000 for his efforts and all remaining 11 players are now guaranteed at least $96,080.
. Daniel Strelitz, in the small blind, three-bet to 260,000 with 
. Vogelsang called.
. Strelitz bet 275,000. Vogelsang called.
river. Strelitz moved all in for 1,680,000. Vogelsang took a minute of reflection but proceeded to let it go.
. The 
turn and