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On one of those bust outs, Duc Bien Nguyen was up against Okruzhnoy Alexander for his tournament life. The flop was 5♥ Q♦ 8♦ with both stacks shoved at this point. Nguyen 8♠ 5♠ two pair, Alexander A♥ Q♥ top pair. The turn K♣ was clean for Nguyen but the Q♠ improved Alexander to trips and he was sent packing early.