2013 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$331,190
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Don Nguyen Wins One With Fourth Pair, Deuce Kicker

Level 3 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Don Nguyen
Don Nguyen

With more than 200,000 already in the pot, and the board reading {8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, Don Nguyen moved all-in for his last 225,000 or so chips.

Craig Bergeron went into the tank for over a minute, before ultimately electing to look Nguyen up with {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for bottom pair, good kicker.

Perhaps surprised by being called so light, Nguyen hesitated a moment before opening up the {8-Clubs}{2-Spades} for fourth pair, no kicker, an inferior holding that somehow proved to be good.

Bergeron was agitated by Nguyen's delay in revealing the winning hand, asking "why don't you just turn it over when you're good there?"

"Because I have eight-deuce and I can't possibly be good when you call," replied Nguyen, with a smile spreading slowly across his face.

The frustration continued for Bergeron on the next hand, when he moved all-in before the flop for his last 130,000. After thinking it over for a moment or two, Nguyen released, and Bergeron's cards went sailing towards the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Don Nguyen us
Don Nguyen
815,000 335,000
Craig Bergeron us
Craig Bergeron
145,000 -335,000