Trinh Straight Flushed Out
The floor person and dealer standing behind Table 2 were waving their arms furiously and calling for the cameras, so we wandered over to see who was all in. When we approached, we could see that Yong Hyun Yoo had moved his stack in on a flop of , and Dan Gia Trinh had made the call to put himself all in with fewer chips. Vinson Shi Guxin still had cards as well, but he only considered for another moment before folding, letting Trinh go heads up for his tournament life.
Showdown
Yoo:
Trinh:
Trinh held a small lead, but not for long. The money card, the dropped on fourth street giving Yoo the unbeatable straight flush!
"Pair the board!" pleaded Trinh, not quite realizing the severity of the situation yet. The filled out the board, and that's another player down. The big board shows 52 players remain.