Scotty Nguyen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($182,213)
Joe Cassidy raised on the button and Scotty Nguyen re-raised all in for 200,000 total. Cassidy called and the hands were revealed:
Cassidy:
Nguyen:
The flop came down giving Cassidy top pair to Nguyen's bottom pair with the same low draw. However, the hit the turn to give Nguyen a leading two pair. Cassidy picked up a broadway draw and got there when the hit the river to win the tournament.
Scotty Nguyen's valiant effort came up just short with a second-place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joe Cassidy |
3,845,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Scotty Nguyen | Busted | |
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