Nelson Wins a Big Pot Early

Catching up with the action on the river, there were approximately 5,000 chips in the pot and a completed board of {8-Diamonds}

. Lee "Final Table" Nelson was the first to act of the two players in the pot. He fired a bet of 4,000 after taking about a minute to decide on his play. Action fell to the other player seated in the cutoff seat. He took a minute as well and then raised to 9,000. Another long pause followed before Nelson tossed in a single T5,000 chip to make the call.

His opponent tabled {6-Hearts}