07-12-2008 18:14 UTC-7

It's 50-50: Either You Win or Lose

Shamus

Mark Wilds was all in with {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{Q-Spades}

, up against Tri Nguyen's {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

{8-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

and Nguyen was ahead. The turn was a {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

, and Wilds was in trouble. But the {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

spiked on the river, and Wilds is still alive with 500,000 chips.

"Ahh . . . fifty-fifty," said Nguyen afterwards (although some may want to debate whether it was ever 50-50 on this one). "You win some and you lose some. And I lost." Nguyen tumbles to 300,000.

Tags: Mark Wilds Tri Nguyen