Hand #79: Kou Vang Eliminated in 5th Place ($204,430)

HAND #79  –  Joe McKeehen raises from the cutoff to 400,000, Kou Vang (pictured) moves all in from the big blind for 4,250,000, and McKeehen waits for an exact count before he calls with .

Vang turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and McKeehen flops a set of eights to win the pot and eliminate Vang in fifth place.

Joe McKeehen  –  18,500,000  (93 bb)
Kou Vang  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($204,430)