The Rich(ey) Get Richer

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

A clash of two big stacks just occurred, with longtime professional Brett Richey clashing with Christopher Nugent in what can only be described as a post-flop cooler.

Nugent opened for 60,000 from the button and next to act, and Richey defended his small blind by flatting to see the flop. After the dealer fanned the across the felt, Richey check-called a bet of 150,000 and an arrived on the turn.

Another check from Richey prompted an all-in wager of about 240,000 from Nugent, and Richey snapped the bet off while tabling for the stone cold nuts. Although he had flopped Broadway and had a hammerlock on the hand, Richey was still fading outs when Nugent rolled over his for middle set.

River:

The board failed to pair and Nugent's set could not be built into a boat, leaving Richey's nut straight in the lead. With over $1.3 million in reported live earnings, Richey is one of the more experienced players left in the field, meaning the 1.25 million chips at his disposal will be wielded by a player who knows just how to use them.

Following his exit Nugent took to Twitter to provide his own postmortem, graciously bowing out after making an impressive run to the money: