10-01-2009 19:48 UTC+10

Savage Savaged

[user92162]

Ben Savage is on life support

Ben Savage has been left with just 33,500 after taking a suck out against Bruce Nguyen.

Preflop, Savage limped in with {k-Hearts}

{k-Hearts}

{k-Diamonds}

from the under the gun and it folded to the blinds who both opted to take the flop.

The flop came {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{4-Spades}

and William Skountzos led 20,000 from the small blind. Bruce Nguyen moved all in for 55,000. Action was then on Savage who flat called, before Skountzos folded.

Nguyen tabled {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

for top pair, but promptly improved to two pair on the {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

turn. The river couldn't bring the re-suck for Savage, bricking the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

.

Nguyen rolls up to 140,000 as he starts to recover. Savage has just 33,500.

Tags: Ben Savage Bruce Nguyen William Skountzos