‘WPT BPO Championship’
Level 16: (2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 198
Avg. Chips: 176,000
Phong “VIP” Nguyen
Jeremy Meacham raises to 10,000 and Vip Nguyen makes the call. Brian Altman reraises to 35,000 and Meacham gets out of the way. Nguyen calls and they go heads up to the {4d}{9c}{8c} flop.
Nguyen leads out with a bet of 45,000 and Altman moves all in for 241,500 on top. “I have a really big hand Brian, I don’t know if I can fold this” Nguyen says. After thinking about it for a few more moments Nguyen calls and the hands are shown.
Altman: {6c}{7c}
Nguyen: {8s}{8h}
Altman is holding an open ended straight flush draw and Nguyen middle set in the biggest pot of the tournament. The turn brings the {7d} and the {2h} completes the board. Nguyen lets out a fist pump as he rakes in the massive pot eliminating Altman in the process.There are now just four hands left in the night and Nguyen is playing a chip leading stack of 720,000