Nguyen Wins the Flip
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Andy Debrito raised from under the gun and it folded to Nathan Nguyen in the small blind. Nguyen moved all in for 94,000 and Debrito called.
Nathan Nguyen:
Andy Debrito:
It was a classic coinflip situation with Nguyen at risk for his tournament life. Nguyen stood up from his chair and said, "One time!" just as the dealer fanned the .
Nguyen's "one time" did the trick as he spiked his ace in the window to take the lead. The turn and river were no help to Debrito and Nguyen doubled his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nathan Nguyen |
197,500
107,500
|
107,500 |
Andy Debrito |
170,000
65,000
|
65,000 |