Nguyen Wins First Big Pot After Dinner
Soi Nguyen raised it up to 80,000 on the button, and it folded to Edmund Liu in the big blind. He cut out a reraise to 200,000, and slid it forward. Nguyen came along, and they saw a flop of 
. Both players checked, and the same happened when the 
hit the turn.
On the river, the 
, Liu checked a third time, and Nguyen fired out 175,000. Liu instantly folded, and Nguyen took the pot to get back up over two million. Meanwhile, Liu is left with less then 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,080,000 | 210,000 |
|
780,000 | -145,000 |