Nguyen Shows Incredible Bluff
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Long Nguyen and Collin Ball arrived at the river, with just under 200,000 chips in the middle. The 3♥J♦9♦3♦10♥ board completed straights, the diamond flush, and was paired, too. Nguyen threw in four green 25,000 denomination chips, which was more than enough to put Ball all in.
Ball took a decent chunk of time before deciding that it wasn't worth risking his tournament life, and he mucked. It seemed as though Nguyen was going to show, and he did. He flipped over 6♠5♠ which had the other players, especially Ball, in disbelief, as it was completely contrary to the image he had garnered at the table. Ball offered him a "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |