Event 5: Long Nguyen – 7th Place ($1,800)

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 76

Limit Hold’em

Ari Engel raised to 20,000 from the hijack, Tal Avivi called in the cutoff, and Long Nguyen three-bet to 30,000 from the small blind. Both Engel and Avivi called.

The flop was 8d4s3s, Nguyen bet 10,000, Engel called, and Avivi called.

The turn was the 7d, Nguyen bet 20,000, Engel called, and Avivi raised to 40,000. Nguyen called all in for less and Engel called.

The river was the 3d, Engel checked, and Avivi checked behind.

Engel:  AdTd
Avivi:  8h7h
Nguyen: QdQc

Engel’s ace-high flush was best, ending Nguyen’s tournament in seventh place.

Ari Engel  –  670,000  (34 BB)
Tal Avivi  –  270,000  (14 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,800)

With six players remaining from a field of 76 entries, the average stack is about 253,000 (13 BB). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,050.