Calvin Chan Eliminated by Thu Nguyen's Aces; Nguyen Up to 762K
May 28, 2017
Photo: Chipleader Thu Nguyen
After a flop of 
, Calvin Chan is all in from the cutoff with 
(top two pair), and he needs it to hold to stay alive against Thu Nguyen’s 
on the button.
The turn card is — the 
.
Nguyen turns a set of aces to clinch the pot, and the meaningless river card is the 
. Nguyen wins the pot to eliminate Chan from Day 1K.
Chan lets out a few expletives, and then apologizes to the table for his language. He points to Nguyen and says something along the lines of, “I busted him earlier in this tournament, and then this happens.” Chan is out, and Nguyen leapfrogs into the chip lead.
Thu Nguyen – 762,000 (127 bb)
Calvin Chan – Eliminated
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