button in SafariNguyen Cracks Eyzaguirre's Kings
Ricardo Eyzaguirre opened on the button to 12,000 before Vy Nguyen made it 50,000 from the small blind. Eyzaguirre responded with an all-in for 187,000. Nguyen went into the tank for a considerable amount of time as he agonized over the decision. Nguyen counted out how much it would cost and took an inventory of how many chips he would have should he lose.
Eventually, Nguyen made the call to put Eyzaguirre at risk.
Ricardo Eyzaguirre: K♦K♣
Vy Nguyen: A♦Q♦
Eyzaguirre was well ahead, but he needed to fade the dreaded ace with five cards to go.
The flop was safe when it fanned out 9♥9♣8♦ to keep Eyzaguirre in the lead.
That changed in a hurry when the A♠ peeled on the turn to vault Nguyen into the lead, leaving Eyzaguirre with just two outs with one card to come.
The 2♥ river was the final card Eyzaguirre would see in the tournament as he was eliminated from contention.