11-16-2008 16:07 UTC-7

Tay Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($40,653)

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Tay Nguyen

Tay Nguyen open shoved for his last 51,000 as action folded around. Mike McClain, on the button, called quickly and tabled {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{A-Clubs}

.

Nguyen, short stack by a big margin, made his stand with {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

. The flop kept the underdog Nguyen optimistic as it was spread {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{8-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

, and the turn kept the anticipation alive as it hit {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

.

With the {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

leaving Nguyen's draw coming up short, he received a big round of applause from the gallery for his best finish to date. Nguyen will take home $40,653 marking his accomplishment.

Tags: Tay Nguyen