Manh Nguyen opened to 150,000, and Tuan Phan called out of the small blind. The flop fell , and Phan immediately said, "All in."
"Call," Nguyen said instantaneously.
Showdown
Phan:
Nguyen:
Phan looked like he'd been sucking on lemon for an hour when Nguyen called. "Three!" he pleaded to the dealer.
The on the turn was a brick, and there was a beat before the dealer delivered the river - the !
The fans exploded in a chorus of cheers and groans. Nguyen had been eliminated in 5th place, earning him $47,684, while Phan crossed the 7 million-chip mark.
Larry Riggs started the action by opening for 150,00 and brought Tuan Phan and Hao Le along with him. The flop came , Phan checked, Le bet 200,000 and Riggs folded. Phan called to see the come on the turn. He checked a second time and Le pushed out 400,000. Phan called and the fell on the river. Both players checked and Phan turned up for a pair of fives. Le showed him bad news when he tabled for a pair of jacks.
Tuan Phan opened on the button for 150,000 and Marc Andre Roy called from the big blind. The flop came , Roy checked and Phan bet 150,000. Roy called and the turn produced the . Both players checked to the river.
The river came , Roy checked and Phan bet 300,000. Roy snap-shoved and Phan called even faster.
Roy:
Phan:
Roy's two pair was bested by Phan's full house and Roy made the long walk to the cage to collect his third place payout.
After Marc Andre Roy's elimination Tuan Phan and Hao Le agreed to take the dinner break with 24 minutes remaining in the level. We'll be back in action in an hour.
There have been very few flops, and a lot of raise-folding thus far. We did see one flop when Tuan Phan opened to 150,000 with the button and Hao Le defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , both players checked, and the turn was the .
Le checked, Phan fired 200,000, and Le check-raised to 500,000. Phan tank-folded, and Le took the pot.
Hao Le started the action by making it 200,000 to go from the button. Tuan Phan popped it to 600,000 and Le called. The flop came and Phan continued out with 600,000. Le took a few moments to measure his action and raised to 1.6 million.
As Le was putting his chips in the middle Phan folded and sent 1.2 million of his stack over to Le.