Dinh Pham Eliminated in 2nd Place (AU$45,955/$31,445)
Following that big chip lead switch in the previous hand, Pham was on the back foot for the rest of the heads-up confrontation, which lasted a further six hands.
The next hand was a limped pot which Truong took down on the turn with a bet after Pham checked twice. The second saw Truong win with a pre-flop raise, the third saw Pham take the blinds with a button raise and he also won the fourth with a pre-flop three-bet to 180,000 when Truong raised to 60,000 from the button.
The fifth hand saw made it all the way to the turn after Pham made it 60,000 on the button and Truong made the call, with the dealer spreading a flop of 
.
This saw Truong check the action over to Pham, who led out for a tickly little 35,000 bet, with Truong check-raising to 150,000 in total, which Pham called to swell the pot to 420,000. The arrival of the 
turn brought in a possible diamond flush and Truong now led for another 150,000.
Pham rechecked his cards a couple of times and looked as though he was thinking of getting the rest of his stack in, before shaking his head, flashing Truong the 
and folding. Truong returned the favour by showing the 
as he raked in the pot to pull further ahead.
The next hand, it was all over: Truong raised the button to 60,000 and Pham made the call to bring in the 
flop, with the action going check, bet 60,000, call.
All the chips went in on the 
turn, with Pham check-raising all-in over the top of Pham's 150,000 bet for a further 365,000 more in chips. After asking for a count Truong slapped down the calling chips and the cards were turned over.
Dinh Pham: 
Tam Truong: 
Truong held the lead with his jacks, but Pham had plenty of outs with any spade and any ace. The 
river saw Pham jump out of his chair as he made a gutshot straight, before Truong pointed out that he also made a straight, and his went all the way up to the jack.
A slightly crestfallen Pham reached over to shake Truong's hand, and the latter then turned to celebrate with his watching rail, before posing for the obligatory winner's shot with his new jewellery, while Pham headed off to collect the AU$45,955 on offer for second place.
End of day wrap to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,425,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
Busted |