Men Nguyen and Mike Rogers got all of the chips in the middle preflop with Nguyen being at risk for around 370,000. Nguyen tabled and was up against the of Rogers. Nguyen was happy to hear that Larry Hirons also folded to improve his odds.
The board ran out jack-high and Nguyen held on for another big double up.
Will Pengelly opened to 70,000 and Joe Elpayaa shoved his last 380,000 in the middle on his left. Jeff Banghart re-shoved all in on the button and Pengelly threw his into the muck.
Jeff Banghart:
Joe Elpayaa:
The board ran out and Banghart's ace-king held on to eliminate Elpayaa in 18th place.
Mike Rogers opened to 65,000 and Larry Hirons called on the button. Hoan Nguyen shipped all in for 163,000 in the big blind and both Rogers and Hirons called.
The flop fell and Rogers led out for 200,000. Hirons gave it some thought but decided to let his hand go. Rogers flipped over for a set of tens while Nguyen was in rough shape with .
The on the turn and the on the river improved Rogers to a full house to eliminate Nguyen in 19th place. With that, the final 18 players will now gather at the final two tables.
Jeff Banghart made it 80,000 in the small blind and Will Pengelly three-bet to 200,000. Banghart called and the flop came . Both players checked to the . Banghart checked and called 175,000 and checked the . Pengelly checked back.
"I have the nut flush," Banghart said with a sigh, tabling . "Good check."
On a completed board of , Mykel Comroe bet 30,000 from the small blind. Phil Osborne put in 150,000 in the big and Comroe instantly announced all in for 466,000 more effective. Osborne thought only briefly and folded.
The action folded to Men Nguyen on the button who piled his last 175,000 into the middle. Brian Green looked down at his cards in the big blind and instantly made the call.
Men Nguyen:
Brian Green:
Green was in a dominating position and the flop of didn't change much. The on the turn gave Nguyen a flush draw and the on the river completed it for him.
"Yeah baby," Nguyen yelled as he jumped up from his seat.