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11-15-2008 18:19 UTC+8

Nelson Can't Crack Aces

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Hyoungjin Nam and Lee Nelson went to war. Nelson had the worse hand, tabling {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{K-Spades}

preflop after all the chips were in. Nam had him crushed, tabling {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{A-Hearts}

. The board ran out {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{2-Diamonds}

{6-Spades}

{J-Hearts}

{9-Diamonds}

. As a result, the 130,000-chip pot went to Nam. Nelson still retains about 105,000 chips.

A few hands later, Nelson was at it again, getting all in with short stack Lou Pacia. Nelson held {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{Q-Spades}

, which was racing against Pacia's {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

{10-Clubs}

. Pacia was the victor on a board of {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

{A-Diamonds}

{7-Hearts}

{9-Spades}

, making a full house, tens full of sevens. He now has 65,000, and Nelson is down to roughly 75,000.