2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$181,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$640,200
Entries
132
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Tay Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($40,653)

Tay Nguyen
Tay Nguyen
Tay Nguyen open shoved for his last 51,000 as action folded around. Mike McClain, on the button, called quickly and tabled {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} .

Nguyen, short stack by a big margin, made his stand with {10-Clubs} {K-Clubs}. The flop kept the underdog Nguyen optimistic as it was spread {9-Spades} {8-Clubs} {9-Clubs}, and the turn kept the anticipation alive as it hit {8-Hearts}.

With the {7-Diamonds} leaving Nguyen's draw coming up short, he received a big round of applause from the gallery for his best finish to date. Nguyen will take home $40,653 marking his accomplishment.

Tags: Tay Nguyen