Val Wood Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,745)
Aug 04, '13
Thao Truong open shoved for 565,000 from under the gun and Val Wood called for his last 450,000 from the button.
Truong: A
A
Wood: A
Q
Board: 1083
39
Wood was eliminated as the 12th place finisher for $16,745.
Player Tags: Val Wood, Thao Truong
Doug Paxton Eliminated
Aug 04, '13
Doug Paxton moved all in for 82,000 and Thao Truong called from the small blind. Paxton showed K10 but was behind to Truong’s AQ.
The board rolled out 86524 and Paxton was eliminated.
Player Tags: Thao Truong
Tim Batow Eliminated in 66th Place ($2,989)
Aug 04, '13
Tim Batow got the last of his chips into the middle with 99 on a turn reading K638 and Thao Truong called with AQ. The river delivered the 7 and Truong won the pot with the nut flush to grow his stack above half a million. Batow was eliminated in 66th place and took home $2,989 in prize money.
Player Tags: Timothy Batow, Thao Truong
Thao Truong Eliminated in Ninth Place ($20,837)
Aug 05, '13
Thao Truong got the last of his chips into the middle with pocket nines in the hole against Lou Barlow, who held pocket aces on a flop reading Q65. The turn and river fell Q5 and Truong was the first player to fall at the final table in ninth place. He will take home $20,837 in prize money. Barlow increased his chip lead past four million after the hand.
Player Tags: Thao Truong
Final Table Bio: Thao Truong
Aug 05, '13
Seat No. 6: Thao Truong – 1,230,000
Thao Truong is a 38-year-old Sub Contractor from nearby Sachse, Texas. He is married with two daughters. He is a self-taught poker player that has been playing the game since 2004. He is playing his favorite form of poker, no-limit hold’em, at today’s final table. Truong had the most interesting morning of any final table contestant. He got a work crew started on a construction project around 6 a.m. this morning and then came to the Choctaw Casino Resort to play at the final table.
Player Tags: Thao Truong
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