Nguyen Wins With a Pair of Nines
Level 6
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Roland Israelashvili raised from an early position and then called a three-bet by Scotty Nguyen in the hijack. The 
flop was check-called by Israelashvili, who then check-called another bet on the 
turn. Both opted to check the 
river which Nguyen did by saying "pot is big enough, baby".
Israelashvili announced ace-high and Nguyen earned the pot with the 
. "Oh, I needed the nine," Israelashvili chimed in when he saw the cards on the other side of the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
80,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
75,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
64,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
53,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
33,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |