Roller Coaster for Nguyen
Phil Mader open-shoved on the button for 171,000, and Will Nguyen looked him up from the big blind.
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flop gave both players a pair, and Nguyen remained in the lead. The
on the turn was a brick, but the
fell on the river, giving Mader two pair.
He doubled to 360,000 chips, while Nguyen dropped down to 195,000.
A few hands later, after unknown action, Nguyen was all in and at risk with ![]()
. Brant Hale had him at risk with ![]()
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Nguyen doubled back up to 420,000 chips, while Hale dropped down to 1.275 million.