Easy Come, Easy Go for Nguyen
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Nguyen opened to 175,000 in middle position and Brian Craig defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Craig checked to Nguyen who continued for 175,000. Craig check-raised to 475,000 and Nguyen called.
The turn brought the 
and Craig led out for 525,000. Nguyen shoved all in for 1,535,000 and Craig tanked for a couple of minutes before folding.
In the next hand, Nguyen raised it up again to 180,000 and Scott Vener three-bet to 450,000. The action folded back to Nguyen who four-bet shoved all in. Vener instantly called off his stack of 2,560,000 and the cards were on their backs.
Nguyen tabled 
but ran into the 
of Vener. The board ran out 
and Vener's pocket kings held on for the double up and Nguyen fell below 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
2,230,000
1,956,000
|
1,956,000 |
|
920,000
544,000
|
544,000 |