Nguyen Survives
Picking up the action on a flop of 
, Phong Vip Nguyen in the big blind was involved in a pot with a player on the button. Nguyen checked and his opponent led out for 4,000. Nguyen gave his decision some thought before opting to push his remaining 10,600 into the middle. The button player called with the larger stack to put Nguyen at risk.
Phong Vip Nguyen: 
Button Player: 
Nguyen was ahead with his cowboys, remarking that he had 'gone with my read' when deciding to risk it all despite the overcard on the flop. Still, he was not out of the woods yet, having to fade clubs, queens and eights with two cards to come. The 
turn did remove some of his opponent's outs with the 
river failing to change anything, thereby handing Nguyen a crucial double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
flop with his opponent following suit to send the action to the turn. 
turn Perez decided to seize the betting lead, pushing 7,500 into the middle. That bet alone was enough to convince his opponent to fold, sending a small pot towards Perez.
flop with the cutoff deciding to fire off 6,500. Dickstein promptly moved all in with the middle position folding just as quickly to send the action back to the cutoff. It did not take long for them to muck, giving a healthy boost to Dickstein's stack.
flop kept him ahead, with the 
turn changing nothing. The river bricked out 
flop to the 
river saw both players check with Blumenfeld showing down 
, good enough to take down the pot.
a player in the big blind was all in and at risk against Ray Salzberg from under the gun. 
river. That pot moved his stack above the 150,000 mark, a remarkable achievement given that, according to other players at the table, he had had 17,000 just a few hands ago.