The Biggest Pot of the Tournament
Level 28
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
From the cutoff seat, Ramana Epparla opened to 130,000, and Kenny Nguyen called on the button. From the big blind, Ari Engel squeezed in a reraise, all in for 1.475 million. Epparla quickly folded, but Nguyen tanked for a couple minutes before calling all in for 1.4 million on the dot. It was the right call.
Showdown
Nguyen:
Engel:
The flop wasn't much help to Engel, looking for a five to notch the knockout. The turn sent the pot the other way, though, locking up Nguyen's double and leaving Engel dead to the river.
After the biggest pot of the tournament, Engel is down to just 75,000, and Nguyen is now in command of the big stack with 2.975 million heaped in front of him.