WARM-UP ($565)

Hoang Duy Nguyen raised from under the gun, and Tan Tan, from the big blind, shoved all-in for his tournament life. Nguyen called, putting Tan at risk of elimination.

Tan Tan: 3♦ 3♥

Hoang Duy Nguyen: A♦ Q♦

The flop came 5♥ A♣ 5♠, giving Nguyen a pair of aces and leaving Tan praying for a miracle. The turn 5♦ completed Nguyen’s full house, making Tan’s draw dead. The river 8♠ was just a formality as Tan was eliminated from the tournament.

Bien Mai raised from under the gun and was called by Jian Lin and Tan Tan in the big blind.

The flop came 3♥ 5♣ J♣. Both Tan and Mai checked the action to Lin, who bet 11,000. Tan didn’t want to take any more heat and folded.

On the 9♣ turn, Mai check-called Lin’s all-in shove, putting himself at risk of elimination.

The river J♥ hit the board, and Lin revealed 7♣ 3♣ for a flush. Mai mucked and exited the tournament floor.

Neeraj Gajria raised to 1,000 and was called by an unknown player to his left. Tan Tan in cutoff re-raised to 4,000. Garjia called, but the unknown player four-bet all-in, prompting Tan to five-bet all-in, forcing Gajria out of the hand and setting the stage for a showdown.

Unknown Player: 9♣ 9♠

Tan Tan: Q♥ Q♦

When the flop came down K♠ A♦ K♦, the unknown player immediately stood up and walked out, unwilling to wait for the board to run out. Tan’s queens held firm through the runout of 8♥ 5♠, securing the pot and eliminating the unknown player.