Hoang Van Nguyen Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,880)

Hoang Van Nguyen

Ji Jun Xu raises to 250,000 from a middling position and table short stack Hoang Van Nguyen calls out of the small blind with a mere 315,000 behind. Xu grins and motions at his opponent why he didn’t push, while Nguyen smiles back.

Both players check the flop and Nguyen also checks the turn. Xu moves all-in and Nguyen sigh-calls after using one time bank.

Hoang Van Nguyen:
Ji Jun Xu:

Nguyen can only chop with an ace but finds no miracle on the river to become the first casualty of the day.

Ji Jun Xu – 2,000,000 (20 bb)
Hoang Van Nguyen – Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,880)