Two hands after doubling up to nearly 6 million, Cong Son Dao was eliminated out of the Main Event.
In the first hand following the double up, Cong opened from utg, and called the 3bet of Jonathan from the big blind. Jonathan c-bet 1,075,000 the flop, and then tank-called the all-in from Cong, who had him covered.
Cong:
Jonathan:
Jonathan’s pair of kings held in the hand, as the running cards were the and , and he doubled up to just over 8.5 million, leaving Cong with around 1.5 million.
On the very next hand, Kevin MacDonald moved all-in for 1,690,000 from the cutoff in an unopened pot, and Cong called off his remaining chips from the big blind.
Kevin:
Cong:
Kevin picked up just enough to win the pot and score the elimination, as the board ran , and he now holds around 3 million.
6th place: Cong Son Dao – $23,780