Event 12: Phong Nguyen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($14,526)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 139

Phong Nguyen

Phong Nguyen moved all in for 22,000 in the small blind, and Jordan Meltzer called to put him at risk from the big blind.

Nguyen: Ah7s
Meltzer: Td5s

The board ran out Th7d2cQc6h, and Meltzer won the pot and the bounty with a pair of tens. Nguyen was eliminated in third place.

Meltzer and Josias Santos are now heads-up for the trophy in Event 12, and Santos begins the duel with about a 3:1 chip lead.

Josias Santos – 1,253,000 (125 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 415,000 (42 bb)
Phong Nguyen – Eliminated in 3rd place ($14,526)