Thao Nguyen Eliminated in 7th Place ($76,747)
Livello 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Steve Merrifield started the action by raising to 65,000, Andy Frankenberger three-bet to 150,000 on the button, and Thao Nguyen moved all in for 600,000 from the small blind. Merrifield released, and Frankenberger instantly called.
Nguyen:
Frankenberger:
Nguyen was in terrible shape, but the kept him alive a little longer. The on the turn increased his outs, and he could now double with any queen for trips, or a ten for a straight.
The river was a brick however - the - and Nguyen was eliminated.
Frankenberger took down the pot, recorded the knockout, and is now above 2.5 million chips.