Championship: Ky Nguyen Knocks Out a Player

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 1,110

Ky Nguyen
Ky Nguyen

Ky Nguyen raised from middle position to 10,000, James Mackey called from the hijack, Stanley Lee called from the small blind, and the player in the big blind moved all in for 65,000.

Nguyen moved all in over the top for 97,000, and Mackey and Lee both folded.

The big blind turned over AsQh, and needed to improve to stay alive against Nguyen’s QdQc.

The board came AcQs6c2d10s, and Nguyen flopped a set of queens to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Ky Nguyen  –  187,000  (37 bb)

The tournament clock shows 180 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 246,000 (49 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).