Huy Nguyen was probably one of the betting favorites to win this thing despite his short stack — until just a moment ago when he met his demise.
Nguyen was down to 68,000 when he stuck it in with . In the next seat over, Stephen Ma made the call with his monster stack, and the rest of the table folded out of the way. Ma showed up , a small favorite to earn the knockout.
Nguyen flopped about as good as he could hope for as the dealer spread out . The turn was a blank, and he was one card from the double. But the river was a cruel . It took Nguyen and the rest of the table an extra beat to realize that he'd been beaten by trips, and he wished his table luck as he headed toward the cashier.
As he left, the table was giving him respect out of earshot. Everyone was in agreement about the high level of Nguyen's game, but his run for another ring has come up just a bit short this time around.
Casey Cavanaugh opened up for 18,000 from under the gun and Jeremy Jagoda called from the button. The flop came , Cavanaugh bet 20,000 and Jagoda called. The turn came and Cavanaugh made it 35,000. Jagoda thought for a moment and then kicked his cards back to the dealer.
Cavanaugh flashed to the table before he collected the pot.
Becky Makar opened the action to 25,000 from late position, and Steve Kats three-bet shoved next door. It was about 145,000 total, and Makar tanked and called for a good chunk of her own stack. She was right, though.
Showdown
Makar:
Kats:
Makar held strong as the board ran out . Kats was unable to get over the hump, and he's been eliminated in 17th place.
Jim Devaney started the action with an opening raise to 20,000 and Becky Makar called from the big blind. The flop came , Makar bet 50,000 and Devaney smooth called. The turn came and Makar pushed out 50,000 again. Devaney flatted a second time and the river fell . Makar moved all in and Devaney wasted no time announcing a call.
Devaney turned up for full house and Makar showed .
Charles Moore opened the pot to 26,000, then called a three-bet of 78,000 from Sean Moore. Between them, they give the Moore's about a 13% chance of winning this thing. Anyways, "Woody" called the three-bet from Sean, and it was heads-up to the flop.
The dealer spread out . Woody was first to act, and he reached for betting chips. "Seventy-eight thousand," he said, copycatting his opponent's preflop action with 78,000 of his own chips. Sean wasn't going anywhere, though, and he quickly raised all in for 168,000 total. Woody asked for the count, tanked for just a minute, then folded.
. In the next seat over, Stephen Ma made the call with his monster stack, and the rest of the table folded out of the way. Ma showed up 
, a small favorite to earn the knockout.
. The 
turn was a blank, and he was one card from the double. But the river was a cruel 
. It took Nguyen and the rest of the table an extra beat to realize that he'd been beaten by trips, and he wished his table luck as he headed toward the cashier.
and Cavanaugh made it 35,000. Jagoda thought for a moment and then kicked his cards back to the dealer.
to the table before he collected the pot.
. Kats was unable to get over the hump, and he's been eliminated in 17th place.
, Makar bet 50,000 and Devaney smooth called. The turn came 
and Makar pushed out 50,000 again. Devaney flatted a second time and the river fell 
