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03-01-2008 15:14 UTC-8

Hansen Eliminates "The Prince of Poker"

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"I can't lay down two eights this time, baby," said Scotty Nguyen to his second round opponent Gus Hansen before calling Gus' pre-flop all in bet. Hansen tabled K-9 offsuit and the two were off to the races.

By the turn, the board read {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{7-Hearts}

{A-Spades}

and according to Gus, Scotty had 17 outs to win the hand with one card to come, as he held the {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

. Despite his many outs, Scotty came up short when the dealer laid the {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

down on the river, locking up the hand for Gus.

Tags: Gus Hansen