Thanh Bui Eliminated in 18th Place ($7,338), Foxen Finds Dream Spot
Level 23
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Thanh Bui opened to 200,000 from early position. He immediately found a caller in Collin Ball on his direct left. Action ramped up, though, when Kristen Foxen raised to about 2,000,000 from the cutoff.
She would find plenty of action. Both Bui and Ball made the call. To their dismay, though, that wasn't all they had in common this hand. Ball had the 
and Bui had the 
. To make matters worse, Foxen had the 
. She had Bui covered but couldn't quite say the same about Ball.
Ball and Bui were looking for some miracle since neither would be making a set. The board offered no such magic as the 
showed Bui the payout line and left Ball with a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000 | 800,000 |
|
880,000 | -2,020,000 |
|
Busted |