Nguyen Leaves Alexander on Fumes
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jason Nguyen moved all in for 695,000 in the hijack and John Alexander reshoved for 900,000 on the button. Wooyang Lin tossed ace-seven into the muck from the small blind. "Had me beat," Alexander told him.
Jason Nguyen: K♥10♣ 
John Alexander: A♦6♥
Nguyen hit top pair on the K♠4♣J♥ flop to take the lead, while the rest of the board came Q♦6♦ to earn him a double up, leaving Alexander nursing a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |