Thu Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place ($26,160)
Aug 25, '09
After taking a major bad beat when his pocket jacks lost to pocket tens, Thu Nguyen found himself all in just a few hands later.
Prahlad Friedman raised to 30,000 and Nguyen shoved for 130,000. Friedman immediately called with pocket kings and was way ahead of Nguyen’s K
Q
.
The board ran out K
Q
9
4
10
and Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament.
Nguyen finished third in this event in 2007, but fell short of the final table this time around.
Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Thu Nguyen