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2024/25 WSOP Circuit - Grand Victoria Casino (Illinois)

Thursday, April 03, 2025 to Thursday, April 03, 2025

WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 30K Opener

  • Buy-in: $400
  • Prizepool: $156,420
  • Entries: 474
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATE

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:46 PM Local Time
Hand #155 - Michael Ruane Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,576,003)

 

Qui Nguyen raises to 2,700,000 under the gun, and Michael Ruane (pictured) three-bet shoves for 15,700,000 in the small blind. Nguyen asks for the count, then calls to put Ruane at risk.

Nguyen:   
Ruane:   

The     flop is a miss for Ruane, so he's drawing to six immediate outs for his tournament life. The turn is the  , adding a gutshot straight draw to his list of outs.

"You've got ten cards, bro," Jack Effel says, as the crowd builds to a frenzy.

Ruane needs to find a ten, queen, or king to stay alive, but he can not. The   completes the board, giving Nguyen the pot with jacks up. Ruane is eliminated in fourth place, earning $2,576,003.

Qui Nguyen - 178,400,000 (149 bb)
Michael Ruane - Eliminated in 4th place ($2,576,003)

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