Event 7: Tom Nguyen Eliminated 4th ($21,759)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 50,000/100,000/10,000 Ante

Tom Nguyen (Tampa, FL)
Tom Nguyen (Tampa, FL)

The board was 8d7d6h2h. Mike Laake was in the small blind in a heads-up pot against Tom Nguyen in the big blind. Laake checked. Nguyen bet 500,000. Laake moved all in and Nguyen called off his stack.

Laake: AsAh for an overpair
Nguyen: Kh8h for top pair

Fifth street was the 9s. Laake’s aces held and he eliminated Nguyen 4th. The deep run earned Nguyen $21,759 while Laake added to his chip lead.