Strange Heads-Up Action
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Some interesting events have just played out during the heads-up battle.
It started with a hand that saw Edison Nguyen limp the button. Corey Kempson then raised it up to 4 million. Nguyen moved all in and Kempson folded, leaving himself with 400,000 behind.
The next hand, Nguyen shoved the button with 
and Kempson called with 
. The tournament was looking like it might just about be over, but then a 
board was spread on the felt and Kempson had doubled up
Obviously this type of play was quite suspect and APPT President Danny McDonagh and Crown Poker TD Joel Williams paused the tournament for a moment while they discussed. Eventually McDonagh questioned the players about the play and it was made somewhat apparent that some sort of deal for Nguyen to take home the trophy may have been made. McDonagh implored the two players to rethink that deal in respect to the integrity of the game. Both Nguyen and Kempson seemed to understand what was being said and so the cards started being dealt again.