Nguyen Comes From Behind; Redding Holds to Leave Tibebu Short
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dat Nguyen moved all in for 300,000 in middle position, Masoud Shoja reshoved in the cutoff, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Dat Nguyen: A♣9♥
Masoud Shoja: A♠K♠
Shoja remained in the lead on the 8♥J♥10♥ flop, but Nguyen picked up straight and flush draws. The 9♠ turn gave Nguyen a pair and the lead, while the 5♦ fell on the river to secure his double up.
At another table, Solomon Tibebu moved all in from the big blind on a flop of 8♣2♣3♠ and Mark Redding snap-called ofr 730,000 in middle position.
Mark Redding: A♠A♥
Solomon Tibebu: K♣10♣
Tibebu was looking to complete a flush draw to crack Redding's aces, but Redding remained in the lead on the 8♥ turn and 2♠ river to earn the double up.