Minh Nguyen Continues to Scrap
Level 27: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Minh Nguyen has been on the short stack all day but always manages to survive when it counts. Here is the latest edition of his stories of survival: Nguyen moves all in for 21,600 and David Pham calls. Pham shows pocket tens and Nguyen shows A
9
. The board rolls out 8
7
4
A
5
and Nguyen doubles up once again.
Sorted In:
Minh Nguyen, David Pham, Legends of Poker, The Bicycle Casino, Season VI
10:23 PM, 08/27/07
David Pham Takes A Hit
Level 27: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Seat 1 raises to 6,100 and Yosh Nakano makes the call. David Pham reraises to 16,100 and seat 1 goes into the tank. He is short stacked and has a tough decision. Eventually, he decides to push all in for 20,600 total. Nakano reluctantly folds and Pham calls the additional 4,500. Pham shows J
J
and his opponent shows A
Q
. The board comes A
10
6
10
2
and Pham takes a hit to his stack.
Sorted In:
David Pham, Legends of Poker, The Bicycle Casino, Season VI
06:55 PM, 08/27/07
Showdown at the Bicycle Corral
Level 27: 150,000-300,000, 30,000 ante
Seat four makes it 2,200 to go under the gun and David Pham raises to 8,000 right behind him after a long period of consideration. Barry Shulman returns from a quick break as Pham moves his chips in and asks, "Are you still raising?" The flop rolls out Q
7
3
and seat four checks. Pham fires out 7,100 and seat four goes into the tank. Seat four attempts to stare down "The Dragon" through his sunglasses while pondering his move. He then raises to 11,000 and another stare down, show down ensues. The Dragon eventually backs down and throws his cards into the muck.
Sorted In:
David Pham, Barry Shulman, Legends of Poker, The Bicycle Casino, Season VI
05:21 PM, 08/27/07