Tommy Nguyen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($31,176)
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #120: Tomym Nguyen raised to 100,000 on his button and Shankar Pillai three-bet to 350,000 from the small blind. Nguyen called.
The flop came down ![]()
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and Pillai continued for 250,000. Nguyen called again, leaving himself with less than a pot-sized stack.
The turn was the
and Pillai checked. Nguyen tanked for a couple of minutes and counted his stack in the process. Then he shoved for 965,000 and Pillai snap-called.
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Pillai: ![]()
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Pillai was ahead with the blades and Nguyen needed a jack or a six to stay in the tournament.
The dealer flipped the
and Nguyen was eliminated in third place.