Nguyen Takes Chip Lead in Last Hand of the Night
Daniel Rezaei and Tam Nguyen were just involved in a huge hand that resulted in the latter nabbing the top spot in the counts. The chips were being counted out as PokerNews arrived on the scene but the players at the table ran through what had unfolded.
It began with a 28,000 open and two flats, including one from Rezaei in the cutoff, before Nguyen three-bet to 100,000. Only Razaei called and they saw a flop of 
. It went check-check, taking them to the 
turn. At this point, Rezaei took the betting lead, making it 105,000 to go and Nguyen put in the chips.
The river card was the 
and Razaei set Nguyen all in. It was a call from Nguyen who turned over 
and Rezaei couldn't beat it, with 
in the hole. That monster pot puts Nguyen in the top spot, ready to return tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,284,000 | 916,000 |