Featured Table: Scotty Nguyen Takes an 8.1 Million Pot From Tuan Lam
, Lam checks, Nguyen bets 500,000, Lam raises to 1.5 million, and Nguyen quickly calls. There is now 4.1 million in the pot. The turn card pairs the board with the
, Lam bets 2 million, and Nguyen thinks for more than a minute before he calls. There is 8.1 million in the pot. The river card is the
, and the crowd reacts to the third diamond hitting the board. Lam checks, Nguyen bets 2 million, and Lam thinks for about a minute before he folds, leaving himself with about 13.8 million. The crowd explodes into applause as Scotty Nguyen wins the pot. Nguyen stands up and receives a congratulatory slap on the back from Raymond Rahme as he collects the pot.