Jason Nguyen Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,855)
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michael Cohen opened to 180,000 from the cutoff, Jason Nguyen shoved for 1,075,000 from the small blind, and John Alexander called from the big blind. Cohen shoved for 1,255,000 and Alexander, who had Cohen slightly covered, called to put both players at risk.
Jason Nguyen: A♠J♦
Michael Cohen: Q♣Q♦
John Alexander: A♠K♥
The board ran out 6♠9♠5♣Q♠4♥. Cohen was best at showdown with a set of queens to take almost the entire pot, Nguyen was eliminated, and Alexander was left with less than one big blind after taking the considerably smaller side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
40,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
Busted |