Thanh Tung Nguyen

Hand #8: Thanh Tung Nguyen jammed for 345,000 from early position and Matthias Lipp jammed over the top for 680,000 from the small blind. After the rest of the table folded, the cards were shown

Thanh Tung Nguyen: A 7

Matthias Lipp: 6 6

Nguyen was in a race with the suited ace against Lipp's two sixes.

Nguyen found no help on the Q 9 8 flop, and the 5 turn meant only a six, or ace on the river would save him.

The 5 completed the board and Nguyen was the first elimination of the final table, earinng TWD 1,758,100 (~USD 56,350) for a ninth-place finish.

Thanh Tung Nguyen Elimination