Hand #15 - Phung Ngo Eliminated in 8th Place ($87,484)
Max Greenwood raises to 50,000. Curt Kohlberg folds, and Rene Mouritsen reraises to 170,000. Action comes to Phung Ngo in the small blind, and he moves all in for a total of 250,000. Greenwood ducks out, and Rene Mouritsen makes the call for the additional 90,000.
Mouritsen:
Ngo:
Ngo is all in, and at risk of elimination, racing for his tournament life. The dealer runs out the board: . Mouritsen catches his pair on the flop, and Ngo can't find another eight. He is eliminated in eighth place, and will pick up a check for nearly $90,000 for his work over the last three days.