Duy Toan Pham started the day as the chip leader but in the early going tonight he managed to lose about a quarter of his stack while other players chipped up and moved past him into the chip lead in the tournament. A recent hand played against Simon Assouline (who also started with a healthy stack) was another step in the right direction and then some for Pham – while seeing Simon exit the event.
Pham made a big open raise preflop and action folded around to Simon, who thought for a few seconds before declaring “all-in”. The others in the hand folded and Pham instantly threw a chip to indicate his call.
Pham: 
Simon: 
Simon was dominated and found no help on the flop of 
. The 
on the turn may have lifted his spirits a little bit, but any hope he had was dashed by the 
on the river. Simon was eliminated while Pham chipped up to 390K (approximately).
Players are now on a break while tournament staff removes the black T100 chips from play.
