Devesh Thapar Eliminated by Chi Do Nguyen in 24th Place

May 17, 2024

Photo: Devesh Thapar

At the same time Abel Ouellet-Clark was being eliminated on another table, Chi Do Nguyen bets 350,000 from the button on a board of Club 10Heart 9Heart KSpade 3 and Devesh Thapar calls in the big blind.

The river is the Heart 4 and Thapar moves all in for 680,000. Nguyen uses several time banks before he calls.

Thapar shows Spade QHeart 5 for a bluff and Nguyen turns over Spade JDiamond J to win the pot and send Thapar to the rail.

“Game-changing call,” tablemate Sebastian Aube tells Nguyen.

“It was a great bluff,” Nguyen says.

Chi Do Nguyen- 2,200,000 (44 bb)
Devesh Thapar- eliminated in 24th place (CAD $8,400)

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