Hand #1: Money Bubble Bursts! Manh Hung Nguyen Eliminated by Vu Tuan Khanh Truong

Feb 15, 2025

Vu Tuan Khanh Truong and Manh Hung Nguyen
Photo:  Vu Tuan Khanh Truong (standing in red) fist-bumps unfortunate bubble finisher Manh Hung Nguyen (standing in black) after the hand.

In Hand #1 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Manh Hung Nguyen is all in from the button for about 113,000 with Spade QDiamond Q, and he needs it to hold to stay alive against the Spade AClub K of Vu Tuan Khanh Truong in the hijack.

The board comes Diamond KHeart 8Club 3Spade 10Club A, and Truong pairs his king on the flop and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair and eliminate Nguyen on the Money Bubble.

Vu Tuan Khanh Truong  –  372,000  (37 bb)
Manh Hung Nguyen  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 59 players are now bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, which begins on Monday at 11:30 pm.

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