Event 26: Ha Nguyen Shoves the River Against Sebastian Toro Henao with a Straight on the Board

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 4,017

Ha Nguyen

Tomas Brokl raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Ha Nguyen reraised from the hijack to 650,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao min-reraised cut to 1,050,000. Brokl quickly folded, and Nguyen called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 9h8d5c7h, Nguyen checked, Henao bet 600,000, and Nguyen called fairly quickly.

The river card was the 6c, putting a nine-high straight on the board, and Nguyen moved all in for 3,600,000. Henao went into the tank for a very long time, eventually asking if Nguyen would show, but Nguyen seemed non-committal.

Henao eventually folded, and Nguyen showed AcQc to simply play the board. Henao tapped the table in apparent respect of the bluff as Nguyen took the pot.

Ha Nguyen  –  7,475,000  (60 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  5,400,000  (43 bb)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 4,375,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,600 each.