Brandt Sends Out Nguyen
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Manh Nguyen raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and Alex Rocha called in the small blind. Lawrence Brandt then three-bet to 32,000 in the big blind, and only Nguyen called.
The flop came 5♥3♥A♦ and Brandt moved all in. Nguyen called for his last 80,000.
Manh Nguyen: A♥Q♣9♥8♣
Lawrence Brandt: A♠K♣10♠9♣
Both players had flopped top pair, while Brandt was ahead with his king-kicker. The K♠ turn improved him to two pair, and the 9♦ river sealed Nguyen's bustout.