Ben Nguyen Doubles Thru Alex Greenblatt

Ben Nguyen (pictured) raises from the button to 75,000, and Alex Greenblatt calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Greenblatt checks, Nguyen bets 275,000, and Greenblatt moves all in.

Nguyen calls all in for 509,000 with , and he needs it to hold to stay alive against Greenblatt’s (pair of eights).

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and the pocket queens hold up for Nguyen to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ben Nguyen  –  1,208,000  (50 bb)
Alex Greenblatt  –  2,500,000  (104 bb)