Small Pot for Nguyen
Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Shaun Deeb raised to 320,000 in the cutoff and James Calderaro called on the button, as did Ben Yu in the big blind. The flop fell 
and the action checked to Calderaro, who bet 500,000. That ended up winning the pot without showdown.
Deeb raised to 320,000 first to act the very next hand and Scotty Nguyen called in the big blind to see a flop of 
. Nguyen checked and Deeb checked back to head to a turn of 
. Again both checked and did so again on the 
river.
Nguyen was first to show and turned over the 
, which ended up winning the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,200,000 | 800,000 |
|
7,500,000 | -400,000 |
|
4,800,000 | 300,000 |
|
4,300,000 | 1,200,000 |
flop and Deeb snap-called.
turn gave Koon a bunch of straight outs but the 
river was not one of them. Deeb's two pair held and Koon was eliminated in fifth place.
and Koon checked, Yu checked back. Koon also checked the 
on the turn and Yu's bet of 225,000 ended the hand right there.
completed the board on the river, Yu led out for 400,000 and Nguyen folded.
flop, Calderaro and Koon checked to Deeb, who bet 400,000. Calderaro called and Koon let go, sending two players to the 
fell on the river and both players checked. Calderaro flashed a 
and Deeb had that beat with 
for trips queens to rake in the big pot.
.
turn.