Amidst a flurry of all-ins, Trilok Ghanshyam was the first casualty in the money in 14th place followed closely by Thomas Nguyen in 13th.
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Level 16: Blinds 6k/12k/12k
After losing a big pot by doubling up Thomas Nguyen, Gunther Nguyen moved all in preflop and was called by Ethan Machen who covered.
When the action finished on the other table, the players were instructed to table their cards.
Gunther Nguyen: [AcJs]
Ethan Machen: [AhKc]
Nguyen needed some help to stay alive, but the board of [5h10h10d3s2d] did him no favors and he was eliminated from the tournament on the stone bubble, putting the remaining players in the money.
Level 15: Blinds 5k/10k/10k
Ethan Machen opened to 20,000 preflop and was called by
Gunther Nguyen in the big blind.
The flop came out [2dQc10d] and Nguyen checked over to Machen who continued for 30,000. Nguyen then decided to check-raise all in for 117,000 and put the pressure back on Machen.
After getting an accurate count and an assessment of his own chips, Machen decided on a fold and Nguyen was awarded the pot.
Gunther Nguyen: 230,000
Ethan Machen: 220,000
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