Tung Tran Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,652)
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Hand #22: Shane Buchwald raised from early position. Nancy Nguyen called in the small blind and Tung Tran defended his big blind.
The flop came 
. Nguyen checked and Tran bet. Buchwald raised, Nguyen folded, and the remaining two pairs got the rest of Tran's stack in the middle.
Tran: 
Buchwald: 
Tran had flopped a set of eights, but Buchwald had flush outs, and the 
on the turn was one of them. Tran needed the board to pair but the river was the 
, meaning he exited in ninth place for $11,652.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
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Busted | |