Hoan Nguyen's Elimination Brings the Tournament Down to Two Tables
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Mike Rogers opened to 65,000 and Larry Hirons called on the button. Hoan Nguyen shipped all in for 163,000 in the big blind and both Rogers and Hirons called.
The flop fell 
and Rogers led out for 200,000. Hirons gave it some thought but decided to let his hand go. Rogers flipped over 
for a set of tens while Nguyen was in rough shape with 
.
The 
on the turn and the 
on the river improved Rogers to a full house to eliminate Nguyen in 19th place. With that, the final 18 players will now gather at the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
Busted |