Nguyen Gets the Field to the Bubble
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Joseph Malebranche raised to 13,000 from the hijack and Vivian Nguyen opted to shove from the button. The player in the big blind called for around 40,000. Malebranche asked for a count of Nguyen's stack and the dealer confirmed Nguyen had 86,000 behind. Malebranche folded.
Big Blind: 
Vivian Nguyen: 
The board ran out 
for Nguyen to flop top pair to eliminate the big blind and get the field down to 33 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
113,000
|
113,000 |